jlknolla
Well-Known Member
For those guys wondering just how fast these homebuilts can go, Jeff LaVelle from Mukilteo WA clocked a 396 mph qualifying lap at Reno this year, and saw a race average of 393 mph winning Sport Gold in his twin-turbo Glasair III.
In fact, had he run in Unlimited, Jeff and his Glasair would have qualified 9th in the Unlimited series (field of 19), and his speed would have placed him 2nd in Unlimited Silver just behind Will Whitesides in the Yak-3U 'Steadfast', or 4th in Unlimited Gold.
Now Jeff's Glasair III has a very impressive engine, but this was a really impressive feat. Jon Sharp maintains the Sport Qualifying and Race Records in the original NXT 'Nemesis', at 409 and 402 respectively - for now.
There are some true cutting edge things going on in the Sport class - the GP-5 was incredible this year, as were the ThunderMustangs.
In fact, had he run in Unlimited, Jeff and his Glasair would have qualified 9th in the Unlimited series (field of 19), and his speed would have placed him 2nd in Unlimited Silver just behind Will Whitesides in the Yak-3U 'Steadfast', or 4th in Unlimited Gold.
Now Jeff's Glasair III has a very impressive engine, but this was a really impressive feat. Jon Sharp maintains the Sport Qualifying and Race Records in the original NXT 'Nemesis', at 409 and 402 respectively - for now.
There are some true cutting edge things going on in the Sport class - the GP-5 was incredible this year, as were the ThunderMustangs.
