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[chrisblades85]

Ok for me the v10 from the Ferrari late 90's mid 00's let's hear your faves

[lambylamby]

Ok for me the v10 from the Ferrari late 90's mid 00's let's hear your faves

i liked brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmm circa 1994.

[LittleChris]

BRM V16. Matras in the early 70's were also good. Not keen on the high pitched girly squeaking sounds since the turbos left

Edited by LittleChris, 05 September 2010 - 00:04.

[ashnathan]

McLaren mp4/15 and 16 (without TC) Mercedes HOWWWWWWWWWL as they ran their exhausts very close together through the diffuser it had a very distinct and high pitched scream. God i miss it!

For those who dopn't recognise the car names, 2000 and 2001 season.

Edited by ashnathan, 05 September 2010 - 00:44.

[arknor]

orgasmic downshift on this one

2:05 is pretty epic

Edited by arknor, 05 September 2010 - 01:12.

[OssieFan]

V12 Ferrari's from '94, '95. I still get goosebumps remembering them echoing around the Adelaide circuit at the last GP there.

[Dan333SP]

McLaren mp4/15 and 16 (without TC) Mercedes HOWWWWWWWWWL as they ran their exhausts very close together through the diffuser it had a very distinct and high pitched scream. God i miss it!

For those who dopn't recognise the car names, 2000 and 2001 season.

Agreed, right up there with the '89-'95 Ferrari V12s and the Matras.
http://www.youtube.c...k...=1&index=13
Love this vid of Hockenheim, you can't see the cars but you can just tell by the sound when the Mclaren comes past, it is so distinct. Makes me miss V10s...
http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

[nada12]

Must have been pretty epic to hear these live:

[Dan333SP]

While I'm hunting for vids, might as well share these-
http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
Senna in the '91 Mclaren with the V12 Honda and its very distinctive note. Some engines sound like animals shrieking at high pitches, this has a very metallic, mechanical sort of noise, nothing organic about it but it's still lovely. Also just a great lap to watch...
This was his competition, the Ferrari-

The later V12s sounded even more musical, the '92-'93 cars were IMO the best.

[Dan333SP]

Nice lap...

[Boomstix]

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

Williams BMW V10

15s to 24s gives me goosebumps.

[JackTorrance]

Yeah the BMW was awesome.

Still, the Ferrari V12 of 1994 through the woods of Hockenheim or Monza....orgastic.

Ow, and the Ford DFV of the end of the 60s/erly 70's. Defines classic racing for me.

Edited by JackTorrance, 05 September 2010 - 03:39.

[Andy Davies]

Although not a car, the sound of the Mclaren windtunnel is a pretty special...

[SimMaker]

Standing in the tunnel during the 2001 Monaco Gp. I can onyl explain the sound as follows.

Ok, it was loud... but as the cars passed, and the sound reverbed off the tunnel wall and then headed out to sea, it added a cymbal sound at the loudest point. So if you can imagine the screaming sound of the car and just as it passes, imagine someone crashing cymbals just behind your head on top of it all......Was enough to make me dizzy.

Same race, stood at the exit of the swiming pool complex. The armco and layout muffled the sounds of the approaching cars somewhat, but as they came into view (heading straight for you if you are on the outside of the exit) they gave of this weird dopplar artilery shell sort of noise. It really was awesome.

And not seen/heard in person, but I gather being at the end of the first long straight at the old Hocklenheim used to be special. As the cars accelerated up to top speed, all together in one pack, the screaming and dopplar shift was a unique sound.

[Callisto]

The 2005 mp4-20 V10

[wewantourdarbyback]

It has to be said at Spa the sound the McLaren was making through feeding the exhaust through the diffuser was rather nice.

[scheivlak]

Thread in TNF: http://forums.autosp...w...6&hl=sounds

[Tombstone]

Another vote for the BRM V16

On the whole though I too prefer the manly bass sounds to high pitch screamers.

All time favourite engine sound is Porsche's flat 12 from the 917.

[Disgrace]

Beat this.

[TURU]

Beat this.

TBH, it reminds me somehow of my old russian hairdyer.

Must have been pretty epic to hear these live:

Absolutely stunning Sooo deep and noble.

Edited by TURU, 05 September 2010 - 17:22.