Thanks, John. I gave up on racing after four years of being "tail end Charlie." Love the plane though. Have over four years on it, no idea how many flights. The canopy is quite darkened by the sun so can barely see the pilot (Barbie). It flies really well, so will see if this change improves the take-off. Maybe the eclipse tomorrow will help!

Have a Venus II on the bench so look forward to getting that in the air. I definitely prefer tail-draggers.