Show your stuff
 

Now that SAMs has published their schedule and Marty has thrown down the gauntlet for all warbird racers to compete for the King of the hill honors it looks like 2015 is shaping up to be a great year for racing. Makes me curious to see what else is shaping up as in airplanes we will be seeing. So guys show your stuff, what can we expect to see this year? Anyone who knows me will also know that I will be flying a Macchi. Much like last years model but with a couple refinements. Key changes are more strength pretty much everywhere, a couple moment changes and I am going to try skin hinges on elevator and rudder. Construction is winding down and glassing/painting will start soon.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2060027
Trixie is gonna love this "new ride" for 2015 . . . it's a Pineapple Upside-down Cake martini.


Oh yeah,
. . . and I have been finishing 3 SAM Outlaw racers while recouping from my surgery the last week; and will go back to working on my 3 new P-47s when I get back to working on the "big stuff", again. Will post pictures when I can. Happy New Year to you and the family, Shawn!

Ollie

All I can say at this point is we will be faster than last year.
All other info is top secret and requires higher security clearance than what you all have.
:)

I see see how it is, either you have something in the works or we are now playing poker. Marty, you do know what I do for a living right? As once said in a movie we are all familiar with " the government makes sure I know more then you "

I live off the grid so I am not scared. You will have never seen anything as fast as what will be flown in 2015. And it will be a good looking plane. And it will be American. ..... oooops thats enough

If memory serves me correctly that American P-51 was powered with a British engine right? Well I'm an open book and will be just as fast. Just seeing some fruit from a project. The round wing tips were such a pain to do in balsa so the obvious step was going composite with them. Finally got the first set bagged up.

Shawn, Shawn, Shawn,
Yes ...but that engine needed a good air frame and found it here on these shores. It ws the "high altitude" power fix the P51 needed to serve as a bomber escort against the German Airforce. Who wouldnt love a RR?

Remember guys, this speed dash is for any legal and registered plane you bring. I am hoping for some decent cash for this event on Sat.
I am suspecting any in cowl engine to be a good prop efficient power performer. Sorry Shawn, that engine hangin' out plane of yours could still be used for a pace plane or something.
;)
Trash is officially out on the curb guys.

Post the recipe. please!

Marty, just remember that when you are banging your hard hat on the Tarmac looking where to put your glow driver as I am making a perfect takeoff with a huge smile on my face.

not sure if I have seen any of the above mentioned fiction
:)

Oh you will ( Yoda voice ) YOU WILL!

All kidding aside Shawn that Machi should do all of 130 MPH.

I guess we we will find out, just make sure I go after you in the speed dash. I want you to be excited about your speed for at least 10 minuets. That is until you see my readout on the radar gun.

Mike,

If you were closer, I'd suggest you come fly with us, and I'd make you one, personally. Cocktails are just my way to thank the workers for all they do for us pilots; as well as to thank all the out-of-town pilots for coming and helping to make our events so special. But beings I'm not likely to persuade you to take that significant a trip, I'm PM-ing you with the recipe. Enjoy!

I try to concoct a new "winning" drink recipe for everyone each year, just like Shawn tries to concoct a new winning recipe for his "Macchi 5", each year. (Shawn, if you were racing in my class this year, I'd tell you that my new drink would be the one "winning recipe" you would experience this year. But I can't talk any more smack to you, 'cause I'm rooting for ya!)

More secrets revealed........ The CF wing tips look like a winner. Just have 3 more sets to make.

looks good speed

Thanks Jimmy, now that I have had a taste of winning I'm really hungry. LOL.

more secrets concealed:

Awe come on Marty! You don't wanna be out in front a half a lap ahead of everyone else do you? That would be like flying in the Bronze class waiting for everyone to catch up. Share some of that top secret stuff. The cheap stuff though so some of us poor folk can at least have a chance LOL. Oh yeah.....I really like your paint booth. I could sure use that log in the pix in my wood burner :rolleyes:.

I like being out front as it tends to lead to fewer mid airs. By the way that is a 55 gl trash can turned uoside down, not a log.... lol

I need all the help with speed I can get as I get older I tend to day dream more while I am flying, and all these new kids on the block are gettin' harder to stay in front of these days.

When I show up to a race I always share all my secrets, even in my set ups, Except for Shawn, cause right now we are trash talking to keep this thread alive. When that is done, we will be friends again.

I share all my secrets even with Marty. If not racing wouldn't be enough of a challenge to be fun.

all this is so touching.... It has inspired me to write a little poem

Tell no secrets, tell no lies
Instead we must all take to the skies
With the wind under our wings and nitro burning our eyes
We all must turn left and fight for the prize
For at the end of the day we will all watch Speed as he cries

OK, so it's not perfect. But is does add to the "trash" talk and at least it isn't a video of gun swinging children shooting poor unarmed Spitfires.

Skids

:o I like it. Like all the trash talk as well. Yeah Marty I know all about the day dreaming. Sure looked like a log to me.......Must have been cold in here LOL.

looks real good cant wait to fly that bad boy look out marty :cool:

Oh Marty, did I Tell you the third Macchi is David's? I guess I do have a secret or two. LOL.