RV-8s are Still the RV Speed Kings

[Bob Axsom]

Reference Taylor 100 Cross Country Air Race March 15, 2009
Race # Name Class Aircraft (MPH) (KTS)
146 Phil Goforth Twin1-T Merlin III 327.79 284.84
91 Bruce Hammer FX Blue Glasair I TD 256.11 222.55
18 John Huft RV Blue RV-8 231.64 201.29
158 Mark Frederick Sport FX EVO Rocket 227.64 197.82
12 Alan Carroll RV Blue RV-8 217.46 188.96
526 Dave Christman RV Blue RV-8 216.73 188.33
71 Bob Axsom RV Blue RV-6A 209.85 182.35
26 Mike Thompson RV Blue RV-6 207.64 180.43
41 Cam Benton RV Red RV-4 204.86 178.02
83 David Adams Sprint Long EZ 204.46 177.67
90 Dennis Collins Sprint Lancair 235 198.26 172.29
448 Jim Porter FAC3FX Cirrus SR-20 183.68 159.62
112 Stu Morse FAC4FX Grumman AA5B 174.17 151.35

[JonJay]

you are still the speed king bob.

[N941WR]

Bob,

You are moving on up! Keep at it.

[David-aviator]

Bob, your speed in the 6A is not at all shabby.

Congrats!

[pierre smith]

...and no RV is under 200 MPH either!

Very nice,

[Bob Axsom]

As Pierre points out none of the RVs were under 200 mph. To add to that the course had performance robbing turns. The first leg was 11 miles on a heading of 200 followed by a sharp left turn to 076 degrees. 46 miles later there was another sharp left turn to 292 degrees. Next after 17 miles a right turn to 359, then 15 miles later a sharp left turn back to 242 for 23 miles (through a few miles of rain) and finally another left turn to 203 degrees for a 13 mile dash to the finish.

Everyone did well.

Bob Axsom