MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

[mitchcarley]

Thanks Wayne for all you do!
For those of us not there. What was Brent’s / MissA’s mechanical issue? Great to see Doc pull-off an awesome (what looked like a no-power) safe recovery. Sorry if I missed a posting on this. Congratulations Brent & team...so well positioned this year. Great to have AAFO! M

[L.E.D.]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Don't have word from any crew, but observed heat damage to the front exhaust stack on the left side and oil down the right side. Cowling was intact but looked "distressed" to me.

[GRNDP51]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

I don’t have specifics, but the engine is pretty thrashed. Lots of big parts out of place. Might be a deciding factor in if they come back next year. Not a “simple” overhaul like it was to get ready for this year.

[mitchcarley]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Thanks LED and GRNDP51 for the replies / details. Understood. Hope the Stocker was in the trailer. Drag - but super happy on the recovery. M

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Thanks Wayne for all you do!
For those of us not there. What was Brent’s / MissA’s mechanical issue? Great to see Doc pull-off an awesome (what looked like a no-power) safe recovery. Sorry if I missed a posting on this. Congratulations Brent & team...so well positioned this year. Great to have AAFO! M

Hey Mitch, wish you would have been here! I was sick in bed on Sunday in my RV... unable to find out what but as others have said, he had her wound up pretty tight! I think he had a Shanholzer motor this year, they can be VERY strong engines!

PS: THANKS for the click!

[Race5]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Thanks LED and GRNDP51 for the replies / details. Understood. Hope the Stocker was in the trailer. Drag - but super happy on the recovery. M

They do have a stocker in the trailer. They were going to install it after the race motor made metal early in the week. Then the team though they had found the source of the problem and made the needed repairs so the race motor stayed in.

[Reever]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Big tip of the hat to Doc, he put the hammer down and went for it. He's a racer! Just sorry about his cost.

[N22252]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Big tip of the hat to Doc, he put the hammer down and went for it. He's a racer! Just sorry about his cost.

Did anybody get any times/speeds on Miss America before the engine blew? It sure looked like he was gaining on the Buick

[Lon Moer]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Confirmation today that Miss A threw a rod "big time".

[knot4u]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Confirmation today that Miss A threw a rod "big time".

Sounds like "Big Time Air Racing". I remember one year my dad and his new wife came up to Reno when I was working on the Bearcat and we grenaded an engine. She was absolutely devastated after having witnessed how much work we had put in to getting there during the prior year. She came over to me in tears and offered a hug saying how sorry she was, all I could could do was smile, shrug my shoulders and say "That's big time air racing.".

[John]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Is that an Allison rod race motor in Miss America? Apparently that is what it took(amongst other things) back in '87 for the Strega team to get around Dred... ...at least thats what the rumor was during Reno '88. Unfortunately we missed Reno in '87. In the early mid 80's it was very difficult for a Mustang to win against Dreadnought.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Confirmation today that Miss A threw a rod "big time".

I'm hoping that we will get information that will let us know the story of Brent "Doc" Hisey's RENO 2019.

I truly thought this might be Miss A's year.. a gut thing I guess. But then my gut, my aching sinus infection and damnit aging body told me a lot of things last week but..

I sure hope The "Doc" and our beloved Miss America Air Racer will be back at the .. can you believe it.. 2020 Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show!

ahhh… did I see that right.. did he say..2020..

Can it really be that far along... LOL

[Race5]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Is that an Allison rod race motor in Miss America? Apparently that is what it took(amongst other things) back in '87 for the Strega team to get around Dred... ...at least thats what the rumor was during Reno '88. Unfortunately we missed Reno in '87. In the early mid 80's it was very difficult for a Mustang to win against Dreadnought.

No, it did not have Allison rods in it.

[mitchcarley]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Hey Mitch, wish you would have been here! I was sick in bed on Sunday in my RV... unable to find out what but as others have said, he had her wound up pretty tight! I think he had a Shanholzer motor this year, they can be VERY strong engines!

PS: THANKS for the click!

Wayne - I am so sorry to hear you were laid-up...drag...HAPPY you sound recovered here. Yes, you know my respect for Doc & gang...I too was so hoping for a Red White & Blue victory-climb-out...with pealing-tape and all. Thank you all AAFO'ers so much for the details...I assumed it turned in to an alloy-grinder. Thank you Doc and all Racers for making this all possible with RARA, wishing all continued success and safety. Finally Wayne - thank you and yours for making this URL a daily-pick-me-up! M )

[Big_Jim]

Re: MissA issue / condition? Glad Brent okay!

Okay, just to be clear....there was no 'gaining' going on between the two aircraft. Doc maintained his distance through the first two and a half laps and was still 'there' when he pulled out coming off of 6 on lap 2.