Yeah, Jim. I was thinking more of the similarity of the two designs.
The restriction on the engine was, I believe, for safety reasons on that
short closed course. Which was really neat to watch because you could
see the entire race. And those guys did a pretty good job of getting
speed out of that engine.
Paul in Portland OR
On 3/10/2012 1:45 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> If memory serves me, the Goodyear racers had to use some version of the 85hp
> Continental engine, with whatever mods they could come up with to beef up
> the horsepower. This airplane is about the same size, but, I'm sure, is
> carrying quite a bit more power. Googling the specs, I see it can use any
> Lycoming engine from 150 to 200 HP.
>
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