Hi Steve Beckman,

Would you refresh my memory on a few things?
As I recall in the Sun n Fun Time To Climb contest from a dead stop to
3000 feet Allen Tolle's PS p-port rotary powered RV3 did it in an all time
record 59 seconds using NOS and a climb prop. Is that a correct statement?
What year was that? I think it was 1996 or 1997 as I recall.

As I recall the gear box went out in the same Sun n Fun 100 mile
cross country race. I think you guys loaded it on a trailer and
towed it back to Oregon.

Do you have any pictures of the cooling system of that airplane?

This is a picture of your airplane. Do you have any pictures of
this cooling system?

BTW we have an Everette Hatch Memorial Race Fund. The money was donated by
the Aircraft Rotary Engine Newsletter subscribers. The current value of the fund is
about $1000. Currently this prize will be given to the first rotary powered
airplane that averages over 220 MPH in the annual EAA Dayton Ohio to OSH Wisc.
500 mile cross country race in July of this year.

This Power Sport 2 rotor P-port powered Velocity aircraft came close to winning the
prize in 2007 by averaging 212 MPH as I recall. The pilot told me if he had
known of the prize he would have cranked it up a bit :)

I think Tom Parkes or Mark Seitle 3 rotor powered Lancair ES should be able to
do it. Tom's in particular as it is turbo charged. Tracy Crook is a dark horse
as his 3 rotor powered RV8 has not flown yet as far as I know. I don't think
his current RX8 engine powered RV4 can do it.

Tracy won the prize in 2003 as I recall for the Sun 100 averaging
over 200 MPH in his side port 13B. The bar and prize money was lower in
those days. This pictures was taken by Vaghn Mann

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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