Musical F1...? Oh yes.
12-19-2002, 03:19 AM
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Musical F1...? Oh yes.
I got this from another web board I post on...just thought I'd share. (No, I'm not Mike.)
F1 sing-a-long
passing along the email lists...
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According to Tim Blair in Oz, the Asiatech folks have programmed
their F-1 engine to play music. I quote:
Load the link and press play.
<a href="http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3" target="_blank">http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3</a>
First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750 horsepower Asiatech F1
engine being warmed up. Then it performs a rousing version
of "When The Saints Come Marching In", to the delight of
assembled pit staff and journalists.
Here's how the magic was achieved (technical/musical details
via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five combustions per
revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per
minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the
revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply
the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz 'A', for example,
you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm,
and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine, despite its name,
is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their
engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the
correct sequence. The result is delightful. And think of the
possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir performing "The
Star Spangled Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the
frequency per second would be 60/(4 x revs), which means
you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15 instead of 12: 'A'
would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F' at 5,238rpm,
etc.
Mark my words, someone will be getting rich at Daytona next
year selling a CD of NASCAR patriotic anthems. Send some of
the royalties my way.
That's straight off my e-mail list. It's pretty cool-sounding,
really, and it says a LOT about exactly how much control the
pit guys really have over the cars and engines these days. Give
it a listen. I don't know if they take requests, but Jordan/
Honda and BAR/Honda could probably do "Purple Haze" in honor of
their ever-grenading motors!
Mike
PS: I like the idea of a NASCAR sing-along, but if "A" arrives
at 6600rpm on a V8, I don't think they'll be hitting the high
notes. I guess "Free Bird" will be out of their repertoire...
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F1 sing-a-long
passing along the email lists...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
According to Tim Blair in Oz, the Asiatech folks have programmed
their F-1 engine to play music. I quote:
Load the link and press play.
<a href="http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3" target="_blank">http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3</a>
First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750 horsepower Asiatech F1
engine being warmed up. Then it performs a rousing version
of "When The Saints Come Marching In", to the delight of
assembled pit staff and journalists.
Here's how the magic was achieved (technical/musical details
via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five combustions per
revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per
minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the
revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply
the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz 'A', for example,
you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm,
and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine, despite its name,
is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their
engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the
correct sequence. The result is delightful. And think of the
possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir performing "The
Star Spangled Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the
frequency per second would be 60/(4 x revs), which means
you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15 instead of 12: 'A'
would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F' at 5,238rpm,
etc.
Mark my words, someone will be getting rich at Daytona next
year selling a CD of NASCAR patriotic anthems. Send some of
the royalties my way.
That's straight off my e-mail list. It's pretty cool-sounding,
really, and it says a LOT about exactly how much control the
pit guys really have over the cars and engines these days. Give
it a listen. I don't know if they take requests, but Jordan/
Honda and BAR/Honda could probably do "Purple Haze" in honor of
their ever-grenading motors!
Mike
PS: I like the idea of a NASCAR sing-along, but if "A" arrives
at 6600rpm on a V8, I don't think they'll be hitting the high
notes. I guess "Free Bird" will be out of their repertoire...
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12-19-2002, 12:04 PM
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I'm going to host this on my site for the guys and gals on my University's Formula SAE Team... That just made my day... <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" /> 
Thanks!
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Thanks!
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12-19-2002, 01:35 PM
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Yeah, I think hearing the NASCAR guys doing the National Anthem would be a hoot - maybe even some seasonals, like Little E soloing on "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" 
Of course, they'd have to learn about the wonders of modern electronics and fuel injection first...
J/k, I know they use plenty of electronics when they can...
Of course, they'd have to learn about the wonders of modern electronics and fuel injection first...
J/k, I know they use plenty of electronics when they can...
