AirVenture Cup Race results 2009

[Bob Axsom]

Race # Aircraft Tail Number Pilot Start Finish Total Time Statute Miles Avg. Speed MPH
Unlimited Class
28 Glasair III N824DC Jeff Ludwig & Peggy Colt 13:47:07 15:37:57 1:50:50 448.89 243.00
100 Pietenpol N8031 Ryan Malherbe & Tres Clements 6:13:00 448.89 72.20
Turbine Class
007 Turbine Legand N95007 Rene Dugas & Vernon Rogers 13:41:30 15:11:16 1:29:46 448.89 300.02
Sport Class
5 Lancair Legacy N138A Lee & Jay Behel 13:41:59 15:10:00 1:28:01 448.89 305.99
30 SX-300 N301E Harry Hinckley 13:44:06 15:14:12 1:30:06 448.89 298.91
10 SX-300 N53SX Keith & Tim Phillips 13:42:34 15:20:34 1:38:00 448.89 274.82
75 Glasair III N75Y Sarah & Bob Bean 13:44:44 15:24:57 1:40:13 448.89 268.74
60 SX-300 N6L James Cianci 13:43:26 15:25:36 1:42:10 448.89 263.61
50 Lancair Legacy N550BL Charles Bracken 13:48:36 15:32:09 1:43:33 448.89 260.09
55 Velocity XL-RG N55XL Jack Sheehan & Shahid 13:46:31 16:01:41 2:15:10 448.89 199.25
SeaSport Class
80 Seawind N80CC Keith Walljasper & Keith Doornbus 13:49:59 16:30:25 2:40:26 448.89 167.87
Sport FX Class
9 Questair Venture N94Y Tony Crawford 13:45:08 15:29:30 1:44:22 448.89 258.05
14 F1 Rocket C-FAUH Wayne Hadath 13:50:43 15:45:27 1:54:44 448.89 234.74
58 F-1 Rocket N158CF Mark Fredrick 13:51:18 15:48:34 1:57:16 448.89 229.67
4 Rocket F1 Evo N4XU Paul Siegel 13:47:48 15:55:42 2:07:54 448.89 210.57
33 RV-8 N233M Dick Martin 13:49:18 15:59:00 2:09:42 448.89 207.65
69 Lancair ES N82500 Michael Darder 13:55:54 16:13:24 2:17:30 448.89 195.87
Formula RG Turbo
31 Polen Special II N11DP Dick & Debbie Keyt 13:45:50 15:32:29 1:46:39 448.89 252.53
Formula RG Blue
38 Lancair 360 N3QU Mark Quinn 13:52:39 15:43:13 1:50:34 448.89 243.58
44 Lancair 360 N360ZR Ricardo Argente 13:53:53 15:52:39 1:58:46 448.89 226.77
2 Glasair Super II RG N550AC Alan Crawford 13:53:16 16:00:45 2:07:29 448.89 211.26
Formula FX Blue
91 Glasair I TD N91LH Bruce Hammer 13:54:19 15:40:27 1:46:08 448.89 253.76
73 Glasair I TD N73SH Larry Mueller & Steve Hammer 13:52:18 15:43:20 1:51:02 448.89 242.56
19 Glasair IISFT N901DW Dave & Susan Wilson 13:55:23 16:10:33 2:15:10 448.89 199.25
Formula FX Red
37 Wittman W-10 N374WT Red Hamilton & Marilyn Boese 13:55:08 15:59:45 2:04:37 448.89 216.12
46 Cozy Mk III N46WM Jeff Mallia & Vern Kokosa 13:56:19 16:02:37 2:06:18 448.89 213.24
93 Long-EZ N893LT Timothy Trainer & Rich Lamb 13:56:58 16:07:33 2:10:35 448.89 206.25
RV Blue
18 RV-8 N184JH John Huft 13:58:50 16:02:33 2:03:43 448.89 217.69
27 RV-8 N207RV Jon Ross 13:58:22 16:08:04 2:09:42 448.89 207.65
12 RV-8 N12AC Alan Carroll 13:59:07 16:11:26 2:12:19 448.89 203.54
21 RV-7A N621TM Tom Moore 13:57:20 16:36:17 2:16:37 448.89 197.14 fuel stop
39 RV-7A N37KV Jean-Pierre Verdier 13:56:37 16:20:50 2:24:13 448.89 186.75
799 RV-7 N799GH Gary Haley & Stephen Stephenson 13:57:52 17:30:25 2:48:43 448.89 159.65 fuel stop
RV Red
63 RV-3 N13BV Bob Vasey 14:00:57 16:31:25 2:30:28 448.89 178.99
61 RV-6 N601SC Steve Campbell & John Popel 13:59:40 16:48:51 2:49:11 448.89 159.19
Sprint Class
83 Long-EZ N83DT David & Matilda Adams 14:00:26 16:21:29 2:21:03 448.89 190.94
98 Midget Mustang N825J John Keich 14:00:01 17:31:38 2:46:28 448.89 161.88 fuel stop

[JDRhodes]

Bob, Am I reading correctly that the 2nd place unlimited was a Pietenpol at 72.2 mph???

[JDRhodes]

See link
http://www.airventure.org/news/2009/...cup_racer.html

72 mph actually sounds kinda fast for a Piet!

[Alan Carroll]

Bob - We missed seeing you at the race this year.

The weather conditions were excellent, except for headwinds all the way around the course. At 2000 feet (the race floor) it was about 10-15 knots headwind going to Freeport, decreasing somewhat after the turn northeast toward the finish line.

Fuel was an issue for the RVs, but a manageable one. At the fuel stops they re-started the timing as the aircraft took off (rather than allowing a fly-by), so making a stop did impose a slight time penalty.

Given the wind, I'm really impressed by the Pietenpol's 72 mph! Also interesting that the turbine-powered Legend was only second fastest overall (not a good day to go high).

[rv6ejguy]

An atmo engined Lancair beat the mighty turbine Legend! Think of what a turbocharged Lancair could do. Lee is very impressive at Reno, no surprise he does well here too.

[Bob Axsom]

Good video of race starts at:

http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=4b272a5d

Bob Axsom

[Bob Axsom]

Originally Posted by Alan Carroll

Bob - We missed seeing you at the race this year.

The weather conditions were excellent, except for headwinds all the way around the course. At 2000 feet (the race floor) it was about 10-15 knots headwind going to Freeport, decreasing somewhat after the turn northeast toward the finish line.

Fuel was an issue for the RVs, but a manageable one. At the fuel stops they re-started the timing as the aircraft took off (rather than allowing a fly-by), so making a stop did impose a slight time penalty.

Given the wind, I'm really impressed by the Pietenpol's 72 mph! Also interesting that the turbine-powered Legend was only second fastest overall (not a good day to go high).

We missed being in the race Alan and your report helps feel the experience in my mind. I saw in the "Start" video that the takeoff was to the south followed by a right turn on course. I didn't see #12 in it but I'm sure your RV-8 leaped off the runway as usual and screamed all the way to Lomira. Congratulations on RV Blue third place. Man I wish they would make those limited or no penalty fuel stop decissions in the beginning and not anounce it at the start line. I spent a lot of time and money developing the 3" tips for my tip tanks because of the anticipated head winds but in the end the major bump in the road of life made it no factor for us. If all works out well for us and Duncan and Carolyn Sutherland maybe teams 71 and 74 will be back in the hunt next year. No tip tanks needed from Mitchell, South Dakota if they start from there again.

Bob Axsom