Custom Car – September 2019

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AUGUST 2019 CUSTOMCAR 5
NEATSTUFF
Doubletake
Hotrods,customsandrockabillywillbe
appearingatStonhamBarnsoverthe
BankHolidayweekend(23-25August)
whenKnucklebustersatTheBarnsreturns.
Themid-Suffolkhotrodandcustomcar
showishopedtoattractover5 00 vehicles
fortheSundayshow’n’shine,opentothe
publicfrom10amto5pm.
Weekendpasses,Fridaynightto
Mondaymorning,cost£40(campingis
available),whilstdayticketsare£ 10 for
adultswithkidsunder 12 free.
Afewweekslater,thesamevenue
playshosttoTheAmericanCarShow
onSunday29September.Musclecars,
hotrods,classicsandaparadeofWorld
War2vehicleswillbeonshow.
Specialguest,UncleSam,willbethere,
whilstrockabillyband,TheBlazin’Aces,
andDJNadgewillprovidethemusic.
Ticketscost£10foradultsand£5for
thoseagedbetween4and15.
http://www.stonhambarns.co.uk
Revivalofthefittest
Whenhopehadallbutdisappearedfor
YorkRaceway,thereappearstobean
opportunityforafreshstart.TheNomad
DragRacingClubhasannouncedthat
StraightlinerswillbestagingtheYork
RacewayRevivallaterthisyear.
Thetrackwillbeeighthmileanda
provisionaldatehasbeensetof3-4August.
KeepaneyeonNomadDRCon
Facebookforupdates.
T
hechancehearingofa
recentnewsitemgrabbed
myattentionasinitiallyI
couldn’tquitebelievewhatIwas
listeningto.Roadsideacoustic
cameras.Whatevernext?Ilooked
furtherintoitandyes,itisa
distinctpossibility.
Seemingly,abunchof
do-goodersareclaimingsomecar
ownersmodifytheirvehiclesto
amplifythesoundoftheengine,
andtheyarenotveryhappyabout
it.TheDepartmentforTransport
havetakennoticeofpressure
fromthesecampaignersandwill
betestingoutnoise-detecting
camerasinvariouslocationsover
thenextfewmonths.
Evidently,thecamerasoperate
inasimilarwaytospeed
detectionones.Ifamicrophone
inanacousticcameradetects
abreachoflegalnoiselimits,it
triggersthecameratotakea
snapshotofthevehicle’snumber
plate.Anoticeoffixedpenalty
finewillthendropontheowner’s
doormatashorttimelater.
Sofar,itwouldappearthe
legalnoiselimitshavenotbeen
determined,soquitehowthe
proposedtrialswillworkis
anybody’sguess.
Iguesstherealityissuch
cameraswillhavetobecost
effective–oratleastprofit
Edandshoulders
generating...–andthatcould
hopefullybetheirdownfall.
Everyvehiclehasthepotential
tobesnappedbyaspeed
camera,butonlyaverysmall
percentagewouldactivatean
acousticcameraandIcan’t
seetheDfThavingmoneyto
sparetofollowuponthose
offenders,soIsuspectthings
willgonofurtherthanthis
trialperiod.Icouldwellbe
wrongthough.
Thenagain,anacoustic
camerasetupinOldWarden
villageoveracertainweekend
inAugustmightproveanice
littleearner,thoughIsuspect
thatwouldbeadropinthe
oceancomparedtooneonan
averagesmalltownHighStreet
onaSaturdaynight.
DaveBiggadyke
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