One reminds me of the argument betwixt bomber and fighter pilots... If you want to snore along and watch the countryside go by, I don't judge. I understand. The fierce, barking, snorting, drooling, beer and tequila swilling whippets shall play - 8 at a time in close adversarial formation - around the sticks and altitudes mere bugs and jumping rabbits can easily attain!

 

Displacement, $40,000. Efficiency, $8,000. A Bitchin course line, priceless... 

Scotty G,

 

In other words, you are going to avoid the cup challenge.  That's OK, fear is a strong de-motivator.  Others will carry the Lancair banner forward, avoiding boredom by reading the Burma-Shave signs as they go and using everyman's airplane to actually travel to a destination in some haste rather just circle to land.

 

Speed mods $150, Screwdriver $1.95 or $5.00 (Lowe's or Jock's Bar, depending), wheels down before landing - priceless.

 

Grayhawk

 

I smell a great deal of mendacity here about.

 

PS, I am changing my race ID from 94 to 4 to reduce the drag numbers.