For certain of us, those pushing small Lancairs around the skies, some things are just peculiar.  To wit, the finishing speeds and positions of certain racers that keep showing up each year:

 

Year	Location	92EX	96AC	360KB	360LH
2002	SUN 100	202.2	205.6		210.0
2003	AVC	192.3		196.5	198.0
2004	AVC	205.4	208.3	209.1	206.4
2005	AVC	199.2	202.9	207.6	203.7
2006	AVC	202.3	205.4	205.4	209.3
Last 3 AVC Average		202.3	205.5	207.4	206.5

 

Speed in Kts.  92EX is the only 320 in this group of fancied up 360s.

 

  92EX - Grayhawk

  96AC - Doughboy

360KB - Speed Demon

360LH - High Speed Larry, just a country boy.

 

I did not include other planes (Lancairs, too) with engines bigger than mine that I bettered.  There were quite a few.

 

Note: 

I am impressed with the reliability of the Lyc IO 320 with some "enhancements" to both plane and engine.

 

I flew the race between 1300 and 1800 MSL (not counting the low passes at the pylon turns) in temps exceeding 30C and high humidity.  Using 2710 RPM (I should have turned it up a bit more - wait'll next year), 30.1" MAP (free ram air), frequently indicating 205-207 KIAS.  EGTs ranged from 1100F to 1500F while CHTs were from 360F to 370F and oil temps at 181F.  Fuel was used at a rate of 14.7 gph with the LSE timing at 21 DBTDC.  The first leg was flown in 5-7 Kt headwinds and mild turbulence while the Wisconsin leg was bumpier with a 3 Kt tail wind.  This year I found it more efficient to pass over the employee parking lot just east of the nuclear plant cooling towers - I did not loiter.

 

The bummer is that everyone else keeps making "minor" enhancements.  So, I am getting faster but so are these other birds.  Drat!