Like Vance I was pleasantly surprised to find it as good as it is.
     Vance is alluding to the fact there is no BSFC curve for max power
     condition but the efficiency mode is not that far off max power.

     Paul Lamar

Paul, The formula that the 26B raced under was a fuel limited formula.
They have tried various rules and displacement breaks for the rotary.
I believe they read the "bad press" about the rotary being a fuel hog
when devising the formula. To be fair I believe that all the prototypes
had a strict amount of total fuel for the entire 24 hours. (There was an
eco thing about it too) The use of the variable inlet length and the third
plug not only made the 26B acceptable but probably better than any
of the typical recips!
Bill Jepson

 
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