2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

[Tigercat24]

Big Steve does a taxi & run-up (sweet) a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm9...e_gdata_player

Big Steve taxis for a test flight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiWAfS-w-w0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Big Steve bringing her home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRa...e_gdata_player

Enjoy

P.S. I keep hearing of surprises up 2-3-2's sleeve for this year...anyone have an idea?

[V1670]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

Wha??? Don't tease me! Could it be? If there's any HINT of truth to this........OH MAN!! Hoot did a fabulous job last year and I was hoping he'd do better this year. But BIG Steve? oh geez. He's an equal-opportunity winner and got a Griffon and a big Pratt into the winners circle. Now a Wright? This is WILD!! If it's true...GO DAD!!

[Tigercat24]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

From all accounts, "Hoot" is this year's pilot. Big Steve did the first test flights on 2-3-2 last year as well. Got inside sources confirming Gibson as this year's pilot...unless they're trying to throw me off guard...

[Race5]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

Wha??? Don't tease me! Could it be? If there's any HINT of truth to this........OH MAN!! Hoot did a fabulous job last year and I was hoping he'd do better this year. But BIG Steve? oh geez. He's an equal-opportunity winner and got a Griffon and a big Pratt into the winners circle. Now a Wright? This is WILD!! If it's true...GO DAD!!

Since the airplane lives at Chino, Steve does a lot of the off season flying on it. Hoot will be in the seat for the races.

[Big_Jim]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

It's a pretty safe bet that Big Steve won't ever race an Unlimited again. The back problems from the Miles & Atwood replica crash in 1990 sort of put the exclamation point on that.

[V1670]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

Ok guys, thanks for setting me straight. Always thought Big Steve was the best racer around and was excited at the prospect of a return. Didn't know about the lingering Miles & Atwood issue. In any event, this Sept. is gonna be FUN!

[440_Magnum]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

Big Steve does a taxi & run-up (sweet) a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm9...e_gdata_player

Schwing!!

Don't you love a no-cart start on a big radial? Just like climbing in the ol' truck and turning the key. Well, almost :-)

[Big_Jim]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

Ok guys, thanks for setting me straight. Always thought Big Steve was the best racer around and was excited at the prospect of a return. Didn't know about the lingering Miles & Atwood issue. In any event, this Sept. is gonna be FUN!

That was why Steve stepped aside from Tsunami the August before Reno '90 and recommended Skip take over. I seem to recall him walking around in one of those plastic flak-jacket/body cast things at one point that year and it was obvious he was uncomfortable at best. But I also recall him saying that his racing days were over, that it just put too many g's on a body that had been through too many accidents.

[t-dub]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

That was why Steve stepped aside from Tsunami the August before Reno '90 and recommended Skip take over. I seem to recall him walking around in one of those plastic flak-jacket/body cast things at one point that year and it was obvious he was uncomfortable at best. But I also recall him saying that his racing days were over, that it just put too many g's on a body that had been through too many accidents.

Yeah, I remember that flak jacket too Big........And he did look very
uncomfortable.......

[ArmyMP]

Re: 2-3-2 (September Fury) Progress

[QUOTE=P.S. I keep hearing of surprises up 2-3-2's sleeve for this year...anyone have an idea?[/QUOTE]

JATO bottle pops out of the tail instead of the tail wheel on lap 3...........