I got an email from Rare Bear Team Manager, Alby Redick with the straight up on the Bear...
"I don't post on Websites, but I have heard some scuttlebutt from fans that have stopped by the Bear Cave in the past few days, and I wanted to reply to some of the comments I heard about, or better yet, just give the fans a status report.. We are working on converting September Fury's engine with our Bear nosecase on it right now. The engine looks good, and has some good run-in hours on it, screens are clean and we are confident we can run the power we need. We've completed a number of mods that will help us to see the manifold pressure and temps we want to see, our telemetry is working flawlessly, so we can monitor the Bear closely, prop has been tweaked, and the inlet changes and venting system is aerodynamically optimized. The paint was completed by a local Reno hot rodder, Eric Collins, and the Bear has been smoothed, and is as clean as we can make it. We will be sporting a few race mods incorporated by Dave Cornell, that should add a few knots and we've lost some weight. The nitrous system is purged and ready. All in all we are confident in making the Race with the Bear in great race condition. To the race fans, thanks for your support and we'll see you at the Races! "
"I don't post on Websites, but I have heard some scuttlebutt from fans that have stopped by the Bear Cave in the past few days, and I wanted to reply to some of the comments I heard about, or better yet, just give the fans a status report.. We are working on converting September Fury's engine with our Bear nosecase on it right now. The engine looks good, and has some good run-in hours on it, screens are clean and we are confident we can run the power we need. We've completed a number of mods that will help us to see the manifold pressure and temps we want to see, our telemetry is working flawlessly, so we can monitor the Bear closely, prop has been tweaked, and the inlet changes and venting system is aerodynamically optimized. The paint was completed by a local Reno hot rodder, Eric Collins, and the Bear has been smoothed, and is as clean as we can make it. We will be sporting a few race mods incorporated by Dave Cornell, that should add a few knots and we've lost some weight. The nitrous system is purged and ready. All in all we are confident in making the Race with the Bear in great race condition. To the race fans, thanks for your support and we'll see you at the Races! "
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