Thought I would do this a little earlier this year to liven up the site... Will update this as I find out more and we get closer. Hope you enjoy!
This time I'm going to only include the planes I 'think' have the capability of winning or finishing in top 3. It will be a little different than last years because some fast planes will undoubtedly be left out, they just don't have the chance to win. Some of these are copy/pasted from last years report with some word changes for simplicity.
A full and unbiased report of all the Sport Gold hot-shots for Reno 2018!
(By Race #)...
#8 (N5S) ~Lancair Legacy~ "Race 8": David Sterling's Super Legacy is just about as close as you can get to Dreadnought or Czech Mate in the Unlimited field. Race 8 shows up, puts down impressive speeds, but can't secure the first place trophy. Race 8 has had her share of podium finishes, and also her share of mayday's. David is always ready to take the Gold away from anyone who mayday's, and secured another 3rd place in 2017 with this same strategy. We shall see if Race 8 has any more race preparations done for 2018, but for now expect similar speeds out of this gorgeous Super Legacy.
#24 (N430R) ~Glasair III~ "Race 24": I know nothing about this plane other than it was at PRS and it looks FAST. It's a Glasair III running a twin-turbo setup.
#28 (N105PZ) ~Lancair Legacy~ "Coming In Hot": There are some rumors floating around that Pete Zaccagnino may finally have a Super Legacy capable of winning the Gold. Some of his team members have stated that they are hoping Pete will win both the Jet & Sport gold so this would hold true.
#30: (N115YP) ~Lancair Legacy~ "One Moment": This is where it starts to get interesting!!! One Moment has already had plenty of mods done to her up to this point since Reno 2017. The flap hinges have been cleaned up (more-so removed), the whole underside of the plane has been re-smoothed and re-painted, the new engine has arrived... etc.! I doubt this is the end of mods that will happen as well. I spoke with Andy after the race last year and he said the mayday was unnecessary and precautionary and he was ready to win that race. With an even more refined airframe will Andy be able to finally put One Moment in the top spot?
#39 (N123AJ) ~Glasair III~ "Race 39": No need for an introduction. Year after year, Jeff LaVelle's Super Glasair III is the plane to beat. Look for 400+ speeds as always, and a guaranteed podium finish if it holds up until Sunday.
#47: (N477CM) ~Glasair III~ "Mojo": Mojo could be a sweet surprise in the Gold field this year. Bob Mills has kept 47's competitive spirit that 'Lucky Mojo' passed on, and some mods have been done to further prepare the Glasair for 2018. A new panel will make 47 lighter and hopefully even more simple to navigate around the pylons. Mills could have some other tricks up his sleeve, but will they be enough to catch Jeff?
#181: (N181KG) ~Lancair Legacy~ "GA1": This is the Super Legacy I am looking forward to the most! Reno 2018 was looking dim as Karl needed to attend PRS and PRS was unlikely. Well as we all know PRS is going to happen and Karl has his intentions to attend! This plane was built ground up to win at Reno. This is the first Super Legacy I know of that has been built from scratch to be a Reno racer and has also implemented a handful of new ideas (engine, prop, ADI system)... It will be fast if all the bugs are worked out. Race #181 SHOULD be faster than any other Super Legacy out there. I AM EXCITED!!! Karl did take her to PRS and was happy with how she performed!
That leaves us with 4 Super Legacys & 3 Super Glasair IIIs!!! This WILL be the year of competition. I promise it. I hope all make it to Stead and stay hungry until Sunday. As already said, I will update this as more information comes available.
This time I'm going to only include the planes I 'think' have the capability of winning or finishing in top 3. It will be a little different than last years because some fast planes will undoubtedly be left out, they just don't have the chance to win. Some of these are copy/pasted from last years report with some word changes for simplicity.
A full and unbiased report of all the Sport Gold hot-shots for Reno 2018!
(By Race #)...
#8 (N5S) ~Lancair Legacy~ "Race 8": David Sterling's Super Legacy is just about as close as you can get to Dreadnought or Czech Mate in the Unlimited field. Race 8 shows up, puts down impressive speeds, but can't secure the first place trophy. Race 8 has had her share of podium finishes, and also her share of mayday's. David is always ready to take the Gold away from anyone who mayday's, and secured another 3rd place in 2017 with this same strategy. We shall see if Race 8 has any more race preparations done for 2018, but for now expect similar speeds out of this gorgeous Super Legacy.
#24 (N430R) ~Glasair III~ "Race 24": I know nothing about this plane other than it was at PRS and it looks FAST. It's a Glasair III running a twin-turbo setup.
#28 (N105PZ) ~Lancair Legacy~ "Coming In Hot": There are some rumors floating around that Pete Zaccagnino may finally have a Super Legacy capable of winning the Gold. Some of his team members have stated that they are hoping Pete will win both the Jet & Sport gold so this would hold true.
#30: (N115YP) ~Lancair Legacy~ "One Moment": This is where it starts to get interesting!!! One Moment has already had plenty of mods done to her up to this point since Reno 2017. The flap hinges have been cleaned up (more-so removed), the whole underside of the plane has been re-smoothed and re-painted, the new engine has arrived... etc.! I doubt this is the end of mods that will happen as well. I spoke with Andy after the race last year and he said the mayday was unnecessary and precautionary and he was ready to win that race. With an even more refined airframe will Andy be able to finally put One Moment in the top spot?
#39 (N123AJ) ~Glasair III~ "Race 39": No need for an introduction. Year after year, Jeff LaVelle's Super Glasair III is the plane to beat. Look for 400+ speeds as always, and a guaranteed podium finish if it holds up until Sunday.
#47: (N477CM) ~Glasair III~ "Mojo": Mojo could be a sweet surprise in the Gold field this year. Bob Mills has kept 47's competitive spirit that 'Lucky Mojo' passed on, and some mods have been done to further prepare the Glasair for 2018. A new panel will make 47 lighter and hopefully even more simple to navigate around the pylons. Mills could have some other tricks up his sleeve, but will they be enough to catch Jeff?
#181: (N181KG) ~Lancair Legacy~ "GA1": This is the Super Legacy I am looking forward to the most! Reno 2018 was looking dim as Karl needed to attend PRS and PRS was unlikely. Well as we all know PRS is going to happen and Karl has his intentions to attend! This plane was built ground up to win at Reno. This is the first Super Legacy I know of that has been built from scratch to be a Reno racer and has also implemented a handful of new ideas (engine, prop, ADI system)... It will be fast if all the bugs are worked out. Race #181 SHOULD be faster than any other Super Legacy out there. I AM EXCITED!!! Karl did take her to PRS and was happy with how she performed!
That leaves us with 4 Super Legacys & 3 Super Glasair IIIs!!! This WILL be the year of competition. I promise it. I hope all make it to Stead and stay hungry until Sunday. As already said, I will update this as more information comes available.
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