AirVenture Cup race results

Whiskey Charlie · #1 07-23-2006, 07:47 PM

Anyone know the Air Venture Cup race results?

Chuck Stuhrenberg
http:rvparachutes.com

dan · #2 07-23-2006, 07:54 PM

All I know is that I was at KSQI (Rock Falls, IL) while the "pack" was turning over the airport. It was a very cool sight to see.

My favorite part -- the RV-10 whizzing by the canard flyer.

Kahuna · #3 07-24-2006, 05:09 PM

I was also at the SQI turn and watched em all come by. **** neat. The RV-10 was hauling @!@#. Lots of canards, and of course all the plastic planes were out front making noises that would raise the hair on the back of your neck. They were really smokin along. I sure do admire all of them.
Best,

tomwebster · #4 07-24-2006, 05:20 PM

I read the results a couple of hours ago.
See below:

http://www.airventure.org/2006/event...p/results.html

Tom

osxuser · #5 07-24-2006, 06:05 PM

I want to see the RV-4 that averaged 240+MPH...

Bob Axsom · #6 07-25-2006, 03:07 PM

The weather getting into Dayton was a semi challenge (not bad really) but the weather on Sunday couldn't have been better. We returned home today.

Bob Axsom

P.S. That 244 mph RV-4 is pretty special and I suspect he is crushed to have been beaten by the tail dragger fixed gear Glassair.

RWA

N941WR · #7 07-25-2006, 04:17 PM

I know you put a lot of work into your plane and a lot of planning into the flight(s).

Only 363 day's until next year's race. Time to start with the mods.

Just remember, racing is very simple. You want to go fast? How much $$$ do you have?

One question, where would my O-290 powered -9 fall in the race classes? Does it all depend on the average speed I submit?

(I know, it would fall WAY behind!)

aadamson · #8 07-25-2006, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N941WR

I know you put a lot of work into your plane and a lot of planning into the flight(s).

Only 363 day's until next year's race. Time to start with the mods.

Just remember, racing is very simple. You want to go fast? How much $$$ do you have?

One question, where would my O-290 powered -9 fall in the race classes? Does it all depend on the average speed I submit?

(I know, it would fall WAY behind!)

I think you can pick from a couple... go to www.airventurecup.com and there is a description of the classes...

gmcjetpilot · #9 07-25-2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osxuser

I want to see the RV-4 that averaged 240+MPH...

Here ya go Dave Anders N230A: http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pdf/RV-4.pdf

His last top speed was around 265 mph.......

Congrats to our Bob & Jeanine Axsom's RV-6A #71, racing is fun win or show

When you think of it a fixed gear plane we build in our garage can BLOCK +190 to 200 mph is pretty amazing.

As far as Dave Anders 2nd place in the Formula FX class he lost by 48 seconds on about 2 hours. That is within pilot variation. The Glasair guy has flown this race before. I don't think Dave had flown this before.

I know what Dave Anders has done since he is very open and friendly about what he has done if you talk to him. The Glasair guy, Steve Hammer, I would like to know what he does to make his plane go fast.

One common denominator in all the top finishers is not only a super clean airframe but the engine. You can bet none of them are stock. There is no tech inspection or rules, so their engines are highly modified. NO2 would not surprise me. The real fast unlimited planes are all turbo-ed. Klaus Vari-EZ and his "100 HP" O-200 continental is making who knows, 160HP plus? Hey it's all fair in racing. Do what you can to get an advantage. Any hot rod guy knows you tell the guy, Yea I have a little 283 in it, when you had a 396 rat, want-a race.

Bob Axsom · #10 07-25-2006, 07:28 PM

It is kind of arbitrary how an organization sets up their classes if they have any at all.

The Airventure Cup Race is all out racing with no handicaps but they have two classes that are set up specifically for RVs and nothing else and they are based on cubic inch displacement of the engine. The red class is 320 cu.in. max and the blue class is 360 max. With a 290 cu. in. engine you would be in the red class. I have to be very frank with you and say that you would have to work some kind of magic not to be dead last. There is one guy that comes out there every year and flys a Glastar in the race. He has absolutely no chance and the plane is so slow that he is allowed to take off before everyone else so he will clear the turn points during the race waiver and be at Fond Du Lac when all of the rest of the racers are there. I do not know the man but I suspect he has a higher moral standard than some of the rest of us and winning is not the "must do" motivator. He lines up at the end of the runway and accelerates when released, flies the 407 nautical miles, making two turns and hitting the finish line, just like everyone else. It seemed to me that he went a little faster this year. If you want to do it you would be in the RV red class.

This race is always on shakey ground, the funding keeps getting smaller and I suspect the participants are what keep it going. The 60 planes that flew this year are hard to ignore. Another race that would be better for you is put on by Some folks in an organization called U. S. Air Race Inc. It is handicapped so everyone theoretically has an even chance (certainly a chance) to win. Pat Purcell contacted me recently and said they are working on the race for next year already. They plan on starting at Wichita, Kansas but the route and finish line have not been set yet. An offer from Florida has been received. Their web site is http://www.us-airrace.org.

Bob Axsom