She put down a 372 followed by a 377. Last year the 377 lap would be equivalent to 385 and change. That's 6mph faster than Elliott in Race 33 last year!!! Is this the fastest Legacy qual?!
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Re: Vicky Benzing runs faster than Seguin is Race 33?!
Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostShe put down a 372 followed by a 377. Last year the 377 lap would be equivalent to 385 and change. That's 6mph faster than Elliott in Race 33 last year!!! Is this the fastest Legacy qual?!
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Originally posted by Race5 View PostShe has a contender for sure. Hope it holds together. After John's issues in Blue II today, she may be the only one that can push LaVelle a bit.Reno from '99 to '22
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Anyone know why Vicky didn't start yesterday?
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Vicky's crew had to change cylinders #1 and #5.Last edited by georgiacub; 09-16-2017, 04:22 PM.
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Going to be fun to see her race from the back! hopefully she can get back to the top three. Does anyone have pictures of the plane or know the history?
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Originally posted by Samuel View PostGoing to be fun to see her race from the back! hopefully she can get back to the top three. Does anyone have pictures of the plane or know the history?
It is the third Super Legacy form the shop of Andy Chiavetta.
Dennis died of cancer in February 2016. The plane was sold to Dianne Stanger a couple of days before Dennis died.
The below link will show a picture as it was when Dennis owned it.
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What's everyone's take on Vicky's oscillations at the finish of the Sport Gold yesterday? My immediate thought was flutter, but I don't know. Some people were speculating wake turbulence, which was certainly prevalent on the course, but it seemed too rhythmic to be turbulence. Maybe PIO after some bumps? I wouldn't expect that of a race pilot in what should be a pretty stable airplane though...
Either way, it got my heart rate up, and I'm sure hers too!!
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Originally posted by 1:1 Scale View PostWhat's everyone's take on Vicky's oscillations at the finish of the Sport Gold yesterday? My immediate thought was flutter, but I don't know. Some people were speculating wake turbulence, which was certainly prevalent on the course, but it seemed too rhythmic to be turbulence. Maybe PIO after some bumps? I wouldn't expect that of a race pilot in what should be a pretty stable airplane though...
Either way, it got my heart rate up, and I'm sure hers too!!Reno from '99 to '22
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Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostI read that one of the cylinders failed and I imagine that along with wake threw things off, they didn't roll the firetrucks for her mayday
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Vicky posted the following on Facebook: "Okay, for those that wondered what that little bobble was as I was crossing the finish line on Sunday's race... about 100 yrs from home pylon the turbo spit its impeller into the exhaust pipe and the boost went from some large number to zero. The sudden deceleration caused the bobble as I readjusted the pitch attitude to cross the finish line before pitching up. Timing is everything!"
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Originally posted by Lockheed Bob View PostAll this timing thing has really been screwed up all day as some are still using last years timing charts. You can ask 2 different people using stop watches & get 2 different speeds. As SNL use to say "Very Interesting But Stupid".
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