Return-Path: Received: from empnet.com ([208.44.70.3]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:58:22 -0400 Received: from lneibauer (e-169-IP66.empnet.net [208.205.169.66]) by empnet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 557F22CBA1 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:04:09 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Sender: "Lance Neibauer" To: Subject: engines Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:09:14 -0700 Message-ID: Importance: Normal From: lancen@lancair.com X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Guys, It's absurd to even try comparing a tiny single seat or equally tiny two seat (Polen or Venture) to the IV-P, regardless of engine. The fact that IV's even compete (and have almost exclusively won) is one hell of a statement for the IV's. Jim Rahm's performance spec. should not be confused with a race result speed, anyone should know better than that. Performance spec. is high altitude cruise, a race spec is just that; standing start, lower altitudes with two climbs included since racers had to pass one airport at 500 ft. midway through the course. Such a race heavily favors a Venture and heavily penalizes a IV, yet they won! Also on Jim's behalf, he did get rather flustered and blew his race plan. Seems that since he was the first racer to enter Chicago airspace area, the controller attempted to bust him for exceeding the 250 kt airspeed restriction below 10,000 ft. - he was doing 330 kts in the descent! Congratulations to all racers - but especially to Orin and Jim for first and second! BTW: Lee Beal commented to me after the race saying, "hey Lance, I'm real tired of lookin' at the ass end of a Lancair IV in all these races"! His ten year old son, whw flew copilot then said, "yea dad, let's get a IV"! Lee agreed so we're working on him. Lee, you NEED one! Lance >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>