How is it going Jon? Are the supercharged version of the marine
rotary engines selling well?

Paul Lamar

Hi Paul. Business is steadily picking up. We've got a significant order backlog now for both
supercharged and naturally aspirated engines. We've got four good-sized boat builders getting
ready to offer our engines as options. Seems like the aviation activity is much higher on the
newsletter since your article was published. It'll be great to see some of the work your doing on
cooling and installation come to fruition. Should see some really nice installations soon!

Jon

Perhaps I tend to look on the bright side but I think there is
a synergistic relationship between the use of the rotary in
boats, airplanes and cars. Hopefully sales of the RX8 will
benefit from the existing marine and aircraft markets and 
in turn good sales of the RX8 will tend to
help acceptance of the rotary for boats and aircraft use.
Ford should realize and take advantage of that.
The better gas mileage of the RX8 will not hurt :-) 

BTW Robin and I were talking about buying a new car and
I had the idea of a turbo three rotor Jaguar XKS sports car.
Now would that not be something? With 450 HP and 300 pounds
less weight it ought to smoke just about anything. Ford 
owns both companies more or less. Too bad hybrids like that 
are not allowed in Calif. If there were I would build one.

Paul Lamar
 
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