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    Anyone know what happened to Dave Sterling in the Sport Gold? He was DNF. Wondered why?
    '71 S.D.1000, '85-'91,'94',95,'97-'99,'02,'04,'06,'08,'10,'13,'14 NCAR.

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    Re: Sport class race 8 question

    Originally posted by planecrazy2 View Post
    Anyone know what happened to Dave Sterling in the Sport Gold? He was DNF. Wondered why?
    I follow sport and sadly wasn't there Sunday or I would tell you. I was also surprised at how "slow" he was running. Farnsworth passes him like nothing and held that number 2 spot for the whole weekend. IIRC, Sterling qualified at 380+ a couple years back??
    Reno from '99 to '22

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    • #3
      Re: Sport class race 8 question

      Mr. Sterling knows his airplane very well and started to feel a very slight vibration. Although running fine, he suspected something was a bit off. Do be safe he called a Mayday and landed. Turned out to be a very wise move as I heard the prop bolts were, well, not where they started..
      Unleashed Air Racing

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      • #4
        Re: Sport class race 8 question

        Originally posted by Dudewanarace View Post
        Mr. Sterling knows his airplane very well and started to feel a very slight vibration. Although running fine, he suspected something was a bit off. Do be safe he called a Mayday and landed. Turned out to be a very wise move as I heard the prop bolts were, well, not where they started..
        Wow.. good move!

        I was curious to this as well. Best of luck next year.

        Looking forward to your 2015 in-cockpit cams 'dude' -

        - Joseph

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        • #5
          Re: Sport class race 8 question

          After passing three I picked up a "vibration".
          I was pretty certain it was coming from the engine.
          That kind of noise will definitely get your attention.
          It was almost undetectable at first, but got more noticeable.
          When you're pulling that much horsepower little things
          are really big things. Approaching five I decided it was time to pull the plug,
          pitch up and call Mayday. Landed on 14.
          After a taxing in we discovered the propeller was loose.
          I really like to land with all the stuff I took off with.
          Probably not much longer and I would not have.

          The speeds were lower this year compared to last year because
          we were down on horsepower. I also need to get the new prop airfoil
          optimized.

          Other than that the plane was running great.
          This will give me something to do this winter.


          David

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          • #6
            Re: Sport class race 8 question

            Originally posted by Race 8 View Post
            After passing three I picked up a "vibration".
            I was pretty certain it was coming from the engine.
            That kind of noise will definitely get your attention.
            It was almost undetectable at first, but got more noticeable.
            When you're pulling that much horsepower little things
            are really big things. Approaching five I decided it was time to pull the plug,
            pitch up and call Mayday. Landed on 14.
            After a taxing in we discovered the propeller was loose.
            I really like to land with all the stuff I took off with.
            Probably not much longer and I would not have.

            The speeds were lower this year compared to last year because
            we were down on horsepower. I also need to get the new prop airfoil
            optimized.

            Other than that the plane was running great.
            This will give me something to do this winter.


            David
            Thank you David for sharing here!
            Wayne Sagar
            "Pusher of Electrons"

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            • #7
              Re: Sport class race 8 question

              Originally posted by Race 8 View Post
              After passing three I picked up a "vibration".
              I was pretty certain it was coming from the engine.
              That kind of noise will definitely get your attention.
              It was almost undetectable at first, but got more noticeable.
              When you're pulling that much horsepower little things
              are really big things. Approaching five I decided it was time to pull the plug,
              pitch up and call Mayday. Landed on 14.
              After a taxing in we discovered the propeller was loose.
              I really like to land with all the stuff I took off with.
              Probably not much longer and I would not have.

              The speeds were lower this year compared to last year because
              we were down on horsepower. I also need to get the new prop airfoil
              optimized.

              Other than that the plane was running great.
              This will give me something to do this winter.


              David
              Awesome Mr Sterling, nice to hear the reason straight from the source. Good luck with finding the horsepower, would love to see Race 8 give some challenge to Race 39 and Blue 2 next year!!!
              Reno from '99 to '22

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              • #8
                Re: Sport class race 8 question

                Thanks for the report David. I will let my Dad, Howard Merritt know as he was asking about you. Howard and I did not make it up there this year. He is very ill and at Kaiser hospital right now. We are glad you and race 8 are safe.
                '71 S.D.1000, '85-'91,'94',95,'97-'99,'02,'04,'06,'08,'10,'13,'14 NCAR.

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