Dave Leonard told me he was going to Reno this
    past week with his turbo RV6 for the 2011 PYLON RACING SEMINAR.


    http://n4vy.rotaryroster.net/


    How did it go Dave?

    Paul Lamar



Hey Paul,

I had a great time!  Qualified as a pilot for the races in Sept.  Plane
did really well, except I was leaking some combustion gasses slowly into
the coolant and had to cool and burp the system between every flight.

I mostly didn't push the plane too hard. Fastest lap that I timed was
217 mph.  That was 40 inches MAP and about 6700 RPM.  Another lap was
212 mph at 38 in MAP and 6500 RPM.  I figure that I will push it up as
high as 45 inches in Sept.

In comparison, a 180 hp RV-8 (faster airframe) with a c/s prop was
running about 192 mph around the course at WOT and 2600 rpm.  The F1
Rockets and Super-6/Super-8 were running between 230 and 245 mph (O-540 CI
[250 to 300 HP] or similar engines with usually shorter wings).

Awesome experience.

Bob Mills did a better write up:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=73286


--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net


Wonderful news Dave. Not bad for an RV as the relatively low aspect RV
wings
creat more drag in a high G turn.  It is over 5000 feet up there so
I am sure your turbo helped a lot.

If it is leaking coolant you may have a broken tension bolt. Perry Mick
and I found that out the hard way out in Palm Springs.

If you don't find a broken bolt you can always go up a size to 1/2 inch
from 10 MM. Mazdatricks has a new jig for doing it.

Dave Garber was running 45 inches on his 12A's in the huff and puff.

We almost got the 4 ready to run. The fuel drains were missing (new ones
ordered) and I have one battery with another on the way. The wings are on
(of
course) and the tail is mostly on. I have a new girl mechanic. 5 feet
tall,
36-18-36, with small hands to help get the tail on :)

Paul

Quote
"I have a new girl mechanic. 5 feet tall,
36-18-36, with small hands to help get the tail on :)"
End of quote.
And you post pictures of Perry ? Shame on you Paul :)

Dave this is great news. This is how to make people sit up and take notice
of rotary installations in aircraft. The history of air racing bears this
out.
Is there any way we could collectively help you out Dave ? There are enough
people here with a vested interest, perhaps there is something that will net
a couple of extra knots that might otherwise be a stretch for you.

John