Yep, nobody ever accused Van of not being conservative.   Dave Anders does 265 mph with his RV-4 (stock redline is at 210).   The RV-8 has a higher Vne at 230 which is as high as I have taken mine but I have longer than stock wings which will make them more likely to flutter.

Very interesting results at Reno Dave.  Really points out the value of minimizing cooling drag.  My standing start average Sun 100 race speed (217.57 mph) was about the same as your lap speed.  IAS during race was 220.  My RV-4 was not especially clean but I did do a reasonable job on cooling drag.   I burned only a little more than 1/2 of the fuel (17 GPH vs 30 GPH ).  

Tracy

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On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:31 PM, Ernest Christley <echristley@att.net> wrote:

> On 07/01/2011 05:28 PM, David Leonard wrote:
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>> I love the all-around abilities of the RV, but it really does not belong at Reno.  My IAS (upper 180's KIAS) was above Vans Vne (184 KIAS, but I have tested mine to 205 KIAS with TAS being somewhat higher), not sure I want to go much faster...  Ah, who am I kidding, of course I do.  As long as other RV's are going faster than me...  Steve Senegal was doing about 230mph in his Super-8 with full length wings... Must... Catch... Steve...
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> Ya' never know what you can do,
> Till you take it as far as it will go.
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