Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

[Red Bonanza]

Merlin's Magic pulled out (see Wayne's post)

Odegaard aborted takeoff in Super Corsair; no word on why yet! I was really looking forward to seeing him race!

Will Whiteside in his NEW Yak 3 took an early lead- the Allison engine sounds Sweet!

Followed closely by Lady Jo

I'd love to have the view that the chopper filming thunder Over Reno has!

[Lowell]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

Any word yet on the F2G Corsair abort?

Maybe they just wanted to go home with a Suinday Bronze Trophy this year, or they needed the film/audio footage of it winning a Sunday race for the movie?

Will is doing a super job his first year with STEADFAST!

BTW, it is a Pratt & Whitney R-2000 radial making that music and not an Allison. That's okay though.
Jim McKinstry's Yak 3 does have an Allison V-1710. They qualified at 313.389.



P.S. Once you are done reading this post and from now on afterwards when you see "BTW" think "Blue Thunder Wins"

[Red Bonanza]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

I thought the anouncers said Steadfast had an Allison, but you're right, it's clearly a radial.

I didn't hear anything more on Super Corsair, but they ran it up a few times at the end of the day, so there's hope.

One other item I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else: Voodoo is done. I had hoped for better since Bob took it up for a test flight this morning at 7 am. I didn't hear what is wrong.

[Race5]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

I thought the anouncers said Steadfast had an Allison, but you're right, it's clearly a radial.

I didn't hear anything more on Super Corsair, but they ran it up a few times at the end of the day, so there's hope.

One other item I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else: Voodoo is done. I had hoped for better since Bob took it up for a test flight this morning at 7 am. I didn't hear what is wrong.

Voodoo strted making metal on the earky A.M. flight. Bob told me it is bearing damage simiar to what Strega had last year, but the motor s easily repairable, no ajor damage.

[Glenn Wegman]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

Interresting.............

So..........what they are saying is that it is allegedly having the same problem that "Strega" had last year with both engines, which is the same problem that the first "Voodoo" engine had earlier this month while running on the test truck that they blamed on Roush.

Only problem is, Roush never touched this crankcase!!

Can't wait till next year..... maybe Button will be sporting a new T-shirt that says "I don't know Jack about racing Merlins"!!!!

Glenn

[jason]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

Does anyone have pic on race 22.

[glider90]

Re: Saturday Bronze Unlimited Results

Warbirdaeropress does.