SDS EFI at Reno 2019

Andy Findlay is on the pole in Sport Class this year at 398 mph, which is faster than all but two of the Unlimited qualifiers.

I'll be at Reno Saturday and Sunday, wearing an SDS T shirt, hanging out in the pits near the following aircraft mostly: 30,31, 3, 101, 61, 39. I'll have some free SDS swag to hand out on Sunday. Come by and say hi.

 

Those speeds are just amazing. Best of luck to your customers!

 

Good luck Ross. Focus on safety, make sure to do whatever it takes to bring all of your guys home safe.

 

Congrats on the pole position!

 

Andy won the race today by a large margin. Many other people are struggling, going 50-75 mph slower than they have in previous years. Some of these have switched over to brand X EFI which could explain some of their problems...

 

Now Ross don't gloat. Best wishes.

 

Dizzy Dean, the baseball player..."It ain't braggin' if you can do it."

And the old adage- "when the flag drops the BS stops"

Andy's success and ours is due to years of hard work.

I'll let our record to date speak for itself. As I come from a long racing past, I get a lot of satisfaction from destroying the competition.

 

Your success and history of reliable performance are being noticed, Ross!

 

Hi Ross, Best of luck with the rest of the races.I am working on an article on the potential of the sport class to eclipse the "Unlimiteds". I would appreciate your opinion. I'll email in a couple of weeks.
Enjoy,
Murry

 

Murry, if you're at Reno this year, maybe we can meet up.

 

And let us know where the article is published please!

 

Andy took the race today again. We need Jeff in there for the weekend races to make a proper show of this. Processions are no fun to watch. I'll be in the pits bright and early.

 

Is there any live video this year like they had in 2018?

 

Best of luck this weekend. I'll be over the Pacific on the way to China for a week. We'll talk soon.
Go team!

 

YES!!! You tube has a live feed starting around 1pm mst. Last race before just 5pm yesterday.

 

I found a link, didn't see it yesterday: https://airrace.org/live-stream/

 

Andy took Saturdays race by a large margin over Jeff LaVelle. I hope Jeff was just conserving his new engine for the big showdown on Sunday. I want to see these two really race.

Lee Ulrich won heat heat 3D with his turbo RV-7 after Dan West got him yesterday right at the line. Good battles between these 2 RVs. Mark Frederickson finished this race in 3rd.

It's been a good weekend for SDS equipped planes so far. I couldn't be more pleased.

Sean VanHatten had to force land after an electrical issue. Unfortunately damaged the plane but fortunately walked away without a scratch. He told me he'll be back next year.

I got to meet and talk to Jeff Kerlo and see the mockup of his new canard design. Very cool and Jeff is a great guy with a lot of talent. I hope this design goes well for him.

 

BB....

From my phone to the Flat-Screen TV since they talk to one another, Oh my . It is too hard to maneuver though the keyboard w/in the internet option on the TV. Is NBC is out for good? Thank G-d that RARA got this back on line, it has been a dry couple of years.

My best, Anthony

 

Ross, how many in this Class in total are running your Ignition and or EFI?

My best, Anthony

 

Congratulations to Andy and SDS. Being a Glasair guy I’m rooting for Jeff. Jeff probably won’t catch Andy on Sunday, but I hope Jeff is at least biting on Andy’s heals. Close races add to the excitement and the memories. Most of all, close races are the mother of improvements.