Some qual. times are up!

[Bob]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Bear is cutting it WAY to close this year.

I agree, its almost a saftey issue now.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

I agree, its almost a saftey issue now.

Cornell will NEVER OK the airplane to compete if it's not ready and the FAA is requiring that they fly off 2.5 hrs successfully before they will be allowed to race..

Cutting it close.. YES

Cutting it unsafe... never!

[MMPerk]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Dont count the Bear till you know who is singing. And make no mistake that they will not compromise on safety.

LP

[Lance]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Why is it being cut so close? The team had the whole year plus the $$$ to make it happen. If it was my money being spent I would be very unhappy if the plane didn't qualify, especially if the last week was spent making her look purdy instead of making her growl.

[Victor Archer]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Dago... The Ramp rumor of the day is that they ONLY used 100"MP

[Bob]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Cornell will NEVER OK the airplane to compete if it's not ready and the FAA is requiring that they fly off 2.5 hrs successfully before they will be allowed to race..

Cutting it close.. YES

Cutting it unsafe... never!

I didnt mean that they would fly an unsafe plane, what I meant is, if the plane isnt ready they wont fly.

But last year, they ran close to the wire also. Go Bear!

[Inverted]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

I kinda wanted to ask that question but figured it was loaded, so I avoided. But honestly I cant help but be a bit amazed. A long time race team and they still cant seem to get the bugs worked out until last min or even during the race weekend. I cant understand why a new ignition system would be installed a couple days before qualifying. The list could go on but every team was more or less prepared. Bear seems to be grossly behind.

Given I am not a Crew Chief or on a Race team to know the ins and outs. But I do know about prepping aircraft for competition and the process, I am not trying to pretend to know how hard Bear's team works because I know they work very very hard. I am wondering if the leadership isnt as affective as it should be.

[Wingnut]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Dago... The Ramp rumor of the day is that they ONLY used 100"MP

Wow. If true, it's certainly a testament to the crew, engine builder, airframe, and a terrific pilot. GO DAGO!!!
...keeping merlin fingers crossed...
Jeff

[Stevo]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Ahh.. beat me to it. Just got word from Dago team...

"Dago qualified 474+ just ahead of Sept Fury. Still have the Bear and Strega to wait on. We will see how it all plays out."

Bear still has problems...

tick tick tick

Wayne, you left out Czech Mate. That beast has been sounding MEAN zooming around the pylons. Here's to hoping the best for the little racer that could.

[SCEPTER]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Dago... The Ramp rumor of the day is that they ONLY used 100"MP

congrats to Dan Martin and Mike Barrow and the rest of the Dago team.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Wayne, you left out Czech Mate. That beast has been sounding MEAN zooming around the pylons. Here's to hoping the best for the little racer that could.

note " " those were not my words..

[MMPerk]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

I kinda wanted to ask that question but figured it was loaded, so I avoided. But honestly I cant help but be a bit amazed. A long time race team and they still cant seem to get the bugs worked out until last min or even during the race weekend. I cant understand why a new ignition system would be installed a couple days before qualifying. The list could go on but every team was more or less prepared. Bear seems to be grossly behind.

Given I am not a Crew Chief or on a Race team to know the ins and outs. But I do know about prepping aircraft for competition and the process, I am not trying to pretend to know how hard Bear's team works because I know they work very very hard. I am wondering if the leadership isnt as affective as it should be.

That could be a long and complicated answer...best left to Dave Cornell to answer. But nothing is as simple as it seems.

LP

[MRussell]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Why is it being cut so close? The team had the whole year plus the $$$ to make it happen. If it was my money being spent I would be very unhappy if the plane didn't qualify, especially if the last week was spent making her look purdy instead of making her growl.

Don't take this the wrong way (and I can relate to your frustration) but I think you should do a little more homework before asking this question, especially in such an oversimplified fashion.

[grampi]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

What kind of problems is Bear having?

[tjyak50]

Re: Some qual. times are up!

Looks like Bear got a fairly extensive Airframe and Engine overhaul this year. Corrected some old issues.

I suspect they will be well caught up on Heavy Maintenance for the long-term. This should be the best news of all for race fans.