Generator Rant

Go to a race circuit expect noise. Go to one in Europe especially big meets like GPs and Wskb and expect more even noise. has been my experiance. Without doubt the worst one was the A1 Ring in Austria Wskb. BIkes were brough purely to bounce them off the limiter untill the engines exploded. Then the guns were got out when they had run out of bikes. That was a night of chaos. 🤣
 
Done a few race circuits in the past in UK and France. Worse one for noise I found was British 500GP at Donnington. Much more rowdy behaviour with drunken bike rides through tents at night. The Paul Ricard or Le Mans had rowdy bits but generally camping parts were better than UK tracks. That was 80's and 90's though so could be different now.

Chaining a genny to someone else's vehicle I have never seen though unless it was someone else in your group.
 
Done a few race circuits in the past in UK and France. Worse one for noise I found was British 500GP at Donnington. Much more rowdy behaviour with drunken bike rides through tents at night. The Paul Ricard or Le Mans had rowdy bits but generally camping parts were better than UK tracks. That was 80's and 90's though so could be different now.

Chaining a genny to someone else's vehicle I have never seen though unless it was someone else in your group.

I remember the drunken Bikers at Donnington in the 80's Neil.

Living just down the road at Kegworth at the time and the village was rammed with them. The landlord at my local had to have doormen so that the pub didn't get overwhelmed and locals were given priority.
 
Nothing changes! In the seventies we had the Hells Angels at Santa Pod, and at bike meetings around the country. But after the British GP it was quiet as the grave in Silverstone car park and nobody bothered us.
 
I remember the drunken Bikers at Donnington in the 80's Neil.

Living just down the road at Kegworth at the time and the village was rammed with them. The landlord at my local had to have doormen so that the pub didn't get overwhelmed and locals were given priority.
I remember the pi55 circle having got caught in the storm once. Not very pleasant when sober but good fun when your pi55ed.
 
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Once on a very large aire in France we needed our gennie running to use the microwave for tea and SWMBO to use the hairdrier.
I parked on the opposite side of the aire and must have been a good 50 - 60 yards away from anyone then set the gennie up on full view at the side of us to warn people.
15 minutes or so into it another Brit came onto the aire and parked right at the side of us a couple of yards away.
He got out marched over and barked ..... how long are you running that fekking thing for pal ?
With an attitude like that PAL, all fekking night PAL and if you couldn't see the fekking bright red Honda on full view then you should be driving PAL .......i answered.
He got back in his motorhome, blasted his horn, gave me the finger and drove off.
 
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