'Sounds have left imprints on my memory every bit as vivid as anything I've seen'
with the most glorious induction noise. Most come by once or twice a day, each driver revelling in up- and down-shifts, chasing the throttle and enjoying every moment of their drive home. At the most basic level it’s just good to hear people enjoying their cars.
Apparently it’s down to psychoacoustics, which in the case of squealing tyres is associated with the immediate prelude to a car crash. This sparks an evolution of the primal fight-or-flight response, complete with a flood of adrenaline and thudding heart. Handy when we lived in caves and feared being eaten by sabre-tooth tigers; less welcome if you’re quaffing a gin snifter in your garden.
In a less unsettling way, sounds have left imprints on my memory that are every bit as vivid as anything I’ve seen. A decade ago when I was competing at the Bonneville Speed Week withUK I can recall standing at the side of the long course – a seven-mile stretch of groomed salt – where the really quick stuff would run at 300 or maybe even 400mph.
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