Dreadnought

[PowerByPackard]

Dreadnought just pulled off the course during a qual lap with a lot of smoke and some loud popping. Hope she’s okay!

[wadeh]

It’s down safe on 14. Things look calm out there.

[Race5]

Dreadnought just pulled off the course during a qual lap with a lot of smoke and some loud popping. Hope she’s okay!

Glad Joel is okay but that engine is 100% done. It will go home on a truck.

[Bigger Al]

Oh nooooo!!!

[DWYER]

Dang. Glad he's down safe!

Sad we don't get to hear the corn cob this week.

[Plane Nuts]

I have heard engines blow at NCAR, but didn't sound like this......

https://youtu.be/9RZ6ScUOZsg?si=uPpw3wqgQ6oA5Tsq

[Samuel]

Glad they are down safe! Was there a time before it blew?

[lowpasskid]

Glad they are down safe! Was there a time before it blew?

441mph is what i heard.

[RichH]

That sounded like half the engine lunched...

[Matt58]

Wonder if the crank decided to let go…

[wadeh]

As we were near the pits afterward, I believe that we heard one of the crew say that a master rod let go. I was watching him with my binoculars, and it looked like the prop was feathered and windmilling on final, so there was probably no compression.

It was a rather dramatic failure.

I am really disappointed that they're out.

[Matt58]

As we were near the pits afterward, I believe that we heard one of the crew say that a master rod let go. I was watching him with my binoculars, and it looked like the prop was feathered and windmilling on final, so there was probably no compression.

It was a rather dramatic failure.

I am really disappointed that they're out.

Master rod was the term I was thinking about, but for some reason, couldn’t think of at that moment

[Samuel]

Glad Joel is okay but that engine is 100% done. It will go home on a truck.

Has Dreadnought ever left Reno on a trailer? I know a few other Sea Fury’s have.

[Race5]

Has Dreadnought ever left Reno on a trailer? I know a few other Sea Fury’s have.

Yes. Last time was 2008 I think.

[RAD2LTR]

Yes the master rod let go. I was up on the hillside when it did, have pics, have not processed them.

Will