diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 402ee021..fccb6867 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -3651,8 +3651,8 @@ static void K_UpdateEngineSounds(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 {
 	const INT32 numsnds = 13;
 	INT32 class = ((player->kartspeed-1)/3) + (3*((player->kartweight-1)/3)); // engine class number
-	INT32 numcloseplayers = 0;
 	UINT8 volume = 255;
+	fixed_t volumedampen = 0;
 	INT32 targetsnd = 0;
 	INT32 i;
 
@@ -3692,19 +3692,42 @@ static void K_UpdateEngineSounds(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
+		UINT8 thisvol = 0;
+		fixed_t dist;
+
 		if (!playeringame[i] || !players[i].mo || players[i].spectator || players[i].exiting)
 			continue;
-		if (((i == displayplayer)
+
+		if ((i == displayplayer)
 			|| (i == secondarydisplayplayer && splitscreen)
 			|| (i == thirddisplayplayer && splitscreen > 1)
 			|| (i == fourthdisplayplayer && splitscreen > 2))
-			|| (P_AproxDistance(P_AproxDistance(player->mo->x-players[i].mo->x,
-			player->mo->y-players[i].mo->y), player->mo->z-players[i].mo->z) <= 3072<<FRACBITS)) // engine sounds' approx. range
-			numcloseplayers++;
+		{
+			volumedampen += FRACUNIT; // We already know what this is gonna be, let's not waste our time.
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		dist = P_AproxDistance(P_AproxDistance(player->mo->x-players[i].mo->x,
+			player->mo->y-players[i].mo->y), player->mo->z-players[i].mo->z) / 2;
+
+		if (dist > 1536<<FRACBITS)
+			continue;
+		else if (dist < 160<<FRACBITS) // engine sounds' approx. range
+			thisvol = 255;
+		else
+			thisvol = (15 * (((160<<FRACBITS) - dist)>>FRACBITS)) / (((1536<<FRACBITS)-(160<<FRACBITS))>>(FRACBITS+4));
+
+		if (thisvol == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		volumedampen += (thisvol * 257); // 255 * 257 = FRACUNIT
 	}
 
-	if (numcloseplayers > 1)
-		volume /= numcloseplayers;
+	if (volumedampen > FRACUNIT)
+		volume = FixedDiv(volume<<FRACBITS, volumedampen)>>FRACBITS;
+
+	if (volume <= 0) // Might as well
+		return;
 
 	S_StartSoundAtVolume(player->mo, (sfx_krta00 + player->kartstuff[k_enginesnd]) + (class*numsnds), volume);
 }