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So no more 500+ mph laps in qualifying.
In the Unlimiteds, yes - Jet class...
Strega & Voodoo
Geez, who would have thought an 'old' Vampire would be up there; that's a surprise.....
I was always more interested in the 'warbirds' and listening to the sounds of radials and V12's.
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The jets do sound like a flushing toilet as they go by the grandstand, the only way you appreciate their sound if you're at one of the pylons where they have to fly low (used to be pylon 7). Aside from that, there's nothing like the sound of a radial or Merlin at high speed
I really miss Darryl Greenamyer. He went West 10/01/2018...RIP.I miss Lefty Gardner.
I miss Lefty Gardner.
The record is held by an L-29 with a RR Viper engine. Such a combination must be registered as experimental, and is no longer legal in the jet class.Strega & Voodoo
Geez, who would have thought an 'old' Vampire would be up there; that's a surprise.....
I was always more interested in the 'warbirds' and listening to the sounds of radials and V12's.
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No - I was a crew chief - I stuffed the pilot in the barrel and shot him out of the cannon.For the first time, I'll try and catch the jet class. I just never gave it much thought when all I saw were L-39's before (no disrespects if you were an L39 airframe driver).
ALL the jets racing are registered experimental regardless if they carry a factory stock engine or not.The record is held by an L-29 with a RR Viper engine. Such a combination must be registered as experimental, and is no longer legal in the jet class.
No - I was a crew chief - I stuffed the pilot in the barrel and shot him out of the cannon.
The jet class is mainly L39s, but there's a few L29s and this year a Vampire. At one time they allowed more aggressive modifications, that since ended.
you're correct but as you mentioned, it's a matter of availability and money. Despite that, the Vampire is doing great and I bet he's actually slowing down on parts of the course so he won't exceed the course "speed limit."I see it's a two-seat Vampire (big flat windshield, though sloped, but with a wider cross-section that goes with it) a single seater might do better(?) .....for somebody willing to spend what is clearly big money to race at Reno)).