AirVenture Cup Results

[Bob Axsom]

I saw the results posted tonight for this year's race and they are pleasing to me but for all you side-by-side builder/pilots out there - our airplane is an RV-6A not an RV-8A as is currently listed. I sent Eric and the EAA Hotline folks a message asking that it be corrected.

Bob Axsom

[JohnR]

Good job Bob! Your decision to climb looks like it was a good one.

[DaX]

Congrats Bob. I spoke with Lee & Jay Behel on Sunday night and they were very excited that they beat Eldredge in the NXT. They also chose to go high.

[Bob Axsom]

A lady from the EAA sent me a message that the information was corrected and I was able to verify it through the link she provided. Independently, I have not been able to find it and what I saw previously was only down through 3rd place. I'm sure the whole story will be shown soon but for now I can only guess how others have done in the non-RV classes. Dick Martin with a "390" in his RV-8 for example.

Bob Axsom

[LifeofReiley]

Originally Posted by Bob Axsom

A lady from the EAA sent me a message that the information was corrected and I was able to verify it through the link she provided. Independently, I have not been able to find it and what I saw previously was only down through 3rd place. I'm sure the whole story will be shown soon but for now I can only guess how others have done in the non-RV classes. Dick Martin with a "390" in his RV-8 for example.

Bob Axsom

Bob,

You all must have enjoyed that tailwind... !

[Alan Carroll]

I scanned the results sheet but don't know how to post it here - if someone else does let me know and I'll send it to you.

The speeds were highly dependent on whether pilots went high or low. I heard that Kevin Eldredge went very low in the NXT trying to get under some weather and that this slowed him down considerably. He and Lee Behel both took off together and both did a high-speed pass through the start, but the NXT made a shallow climb-out whereas the Legacy immediately pitched up to a high angle (eventually getting to 17,500).

Dick Martin also went low and was last in the Sport FX class at 231.63 mph. This was slower than the top two in the RV-Blue class, both of whom went high.

[Bob Axsom]

I received a PDF copy from Alan. I have to stop for dinner but will have it in place in a couple of hours at the latest.

Bob Axsom

[Bob Axsom]

2008 Air Venture Cup Results
Distance = 467.1909 statute Miles
Race results by class in ?race number- Aircraft type-Pilot-speed (mph)? order

Unlimited
T - Lancair IV - Paul Tackabury - 348.51
42 - Nemesis NXT - Kevin Elredge - 331.41
128 - Lancair IV - Pete Zaccignino - 305.91
54 - Cozy 540 - Chris Esselstyn - 270.70
28 - Glasair III - Jeff Ludwig - 263.83

Sport
5 - Lancair Legacy - Lee Behel - 334.90
30 - SX-300 - Harry Hinckley - 315.79
74 - SX-300 - Duncan Sutherland - 299,53
10 - SX~300 - Keith Phillips - 297.47
3 - SX-300 - Jim Vitale - 296.68
52 - Lancair Legacy - Jim Thomas - 284.97
50 - Lancair Legacy - Charles Bracken - 283.29
70 - SX-300 - Steve Platt - 278.41
24 - Velocity - Rich Guerra Jr - 214.23
80 - Seawind - Keith Walljasper - 182.99

SportFX
9 - Questair - TonyCrawford - 294.91
73 - Glasair ITD - Larry MuellerlSteve Hammer - 266.80
109 - F-1 Rocket - Tom Martin - 266.54
4 - F-1 Rocket - Paul Siegel - 255.49
14 ? F-1 Rocket - Wayne Hadath - 251.55
33 - RV-8 - Dick Martin - 231.63

RG Blue
31 - Polen Special - Dick Keyt - 313.26
38 - Lancair360 - MarkQujnn - 260.84
13 - Berkut - James Redmon - 245.50

FX Blue
91 - Glasair ITD - Bruce Hammer 265.11
81 - CozyMklV - LarryAberg - 233.95
19 - Glasair IISFT - Dave Wilson - 215.79

FX Red
93 - Long-EZ - RichLamb - 226.67
37 - Tailwind - Red Hamilton - 226.61
86 - Sidewinder - David Biesemeier - 222.00
791 - Mustang II - RobertWagner - 213.41

RV Blue
18 - RV-8 - John Huft - 249.91
27 - RV-8 - JonRoss - 233.14
71 - RV-6A - Bob Axsom - 223.89
12 - RV-8 - Alan Carroll - 222.97
21 - RV-7A - TomMoore - 217.97
8 - RV-7 -JohnMullaney - 216.54
60 - RV-8 -FredSchryver - 215.76
39 - RV-7A - Jean-Pierre Verdier - 212.74

RV Red
34 - RV-4 - Chris Murphy - 214.06
63 - RV-3 - Bob Vasey - 207.10

Sprint
111 - Vari-EZE - Klaus Savier - 258.51
79 - Vari-EZE - Gil Hutchison - 238.80
98 - Midget Mustang - John Keich - 128.25 (refueled)

Sprint Sportsman
64 -Sonerai I - Jeff Lange - 126.54 (refueled)

Chase Planes ? Non-racers
Chase 8 - Bonanza - Gene Keyt - 199.44
Chase 6 - TwinComanche - Sal - 197.64
Chase 7 - Glastar - Steve Wood - 161.72