Keith,

Many of the rotary people on here are telling you, but you are not
listening. "Do well in the OSK race". Put your energy into that arena
and see where it leads to. Is a sponsorship for someone a possibility?
One person on here is trying to get distilleries around the world lined
up for a globe rounding ethanol fired run. Can we as a group donate
parts, money, machining and help to an individual dedicated to a project
that can competitively race? Can we even find a dedicated racer? Will
you spearhead such an effort? If you are really  serious about sticking
in the minds of 40,000 OSK visitors figure out a way to get to 3000
meters quicker than Bruce Bohannon--- we can dream on that one. There is
no magic answer but there is a well known "fact" of life. If an engine
races well, it must be good. Yes, I heard you groan, but there are at
least 3 -the BIG THREE- auto manufacturers who share this belief AKA-
the NASCAR series. My suggestion is to sift the sands on race beach and
look for a way to enter a competition and develop a way to fund it.
Putting a rotary powered aircraft on the flight line with a WIN ( or
even a place or show ) trophy in front of it will speak volumes to many.
This is how rotaries should get their recognition, what is lacking is
the organizer to achieve this result. Are you the person willing to
commit the time to pull together sponsors, builders, maybe an airframe
manufacturer to get a race winning rotary done? Lead or follow, but
don't just stand there with your water trickling out  :)

      Dave

Dave:

All three of the "many" seem to be missing the minor (and oft-repeated)
detail that I can't afford to do that.

Remember also that racing isn't just an engine factor.  A lot of other
things go into it.  We want something which can't be explained away, or
credited to a lot of expensive prep.

You're right that an engine that races well gets some attention, but an
engine which does the impossible will certain get more attention.

I CAN (maybe) afford to do the demo, and more than three people have
emailed me offering to help make it happen.

What I want is for there to be so many Wankel activities and displays
that people will thing all the other engine makers have gone out of
business!  ;)

Keith

The bottom line is you need to test this before you do it
at OSH. The rotary may not be a bullet proof as you make it
out to be.

BTW we take a 12A rotary apart each day and put it back together
at the Sun N Fun engine work shop. I am a volunteer in that
work shop. OSH is too hostile and arrogant for my taste.