http://www.tauzero.co.uk/other/Chauffe2.mp3 (http://www.tauzero.co.uk/other/Chauffe2.mp3)
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.
thats an urban legend or something.
that is awfull ......what they shoud do is just rev it till it blows then i can enjoy the sound of a £10,000.... 18,000 rpm piston going through the workshop roof :lol:
along with the quiet sound of a p45 being pushed through a mechanics letter box :lol: :lol: :lol: