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All Legacy fans and even IV-P drivers,
Here is an update on the Supercharger project as of Sept. 28, 2002. I
took the plane to Reno to race in the Sport Class and attempt a World
Speed Record for the C1C and C1B class of piston powered planes. On the
second day at Reno we got a load of contaminated fuel as did six T-6
racers and one other Sport Class plane. The contaminated fuel blew one
cylinder completely and damaged others. With the help of API, Lee Behel
and Darryl Greenameyer we were able to repair the destroyed cylinder and
limp along for the rest of the week. All this happened the first day of
qualifications. The repairs were made with two hours to spare. We
reduced the MAP to 40 inches and only turned the prop 2700 RPM. Our
qualification time was slower than we would have liked but it was in the
320 MPH range. We had to change oil and bore scope the engine every
flight to see how much more damage was developing with all the debris in
the engine from the destroyed cylinder. By Thursday most of the debris
had cleared up so I turned the boost to 43 MAP and ran the prop at 2800
RPM for the record attempt. With the power down aprox. 150 HP from
maximum I was able to break the C1C and C1B records. My official speed
was 345.03 MPH and the old records were 318 MPH and 323 MPH. At the end
of the flight I drained the oil and found more junk. It seems that the
engine was damaged more than we thought. For the last Two runs we only
used 34 MAP and 2700 RPM with the hope of finishing the race on Sunday.
By Sunday we could still manage 34 MAP and 2700 RPM but the engine was
tightening up. We finished Third in the Gold, changed the oil one more
time and flew back to Las Vegas following highway 395. The engine is
going to be rebuilt to original specs and we will continue with the
development of the Supercharger. BTW the FBO at Reno is fantastic and
has offered any assistance necessary to get us back in the air. There
are great people in Air Racing.
Stay tuned,
Rick Schrameck
Legacy 123
record run 1
RACE PIC 3
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