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Typical. They are quaking in their boots over a piss ant 160 cubic inch
engine while they want to run 1000 cubic inches.
I think they are worried about losing Lycoming and Continental
sponsorship. Who can we send some nasty email too? Who can we call?
Can I get that in writing someplace? If they got enough email
they might change their narrow minds but I doubt it.

Perhaps the best thing to do is set some city to city records and keep
entering aircraft in the 500 mile Dayton to OSH race. More pertinent anyway
than 15 minutes around the pylons.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,
Your right they are totally petrified that something out of the ordinary
might win! I came away completely discourged that they want it to be any
thing other than a rich-boys-club. It is like the airshows where the
warbirds will boycott unless they get a big break on fuel, and screw the
little guys. A 20B powered NXT would have an excellent chance of wooping
on the Lycs and Contis. Their worst nightmare is a relatively unknown
airframe with an alternate engine choice being fast. I'd bet if you
threatened to beat the big boyus they would find a way to DQ you but
quick. IMHO Bill Jepson

They did it already. There is a minimum weight on the unlimiteds.

Paul Lamar

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