Miss America Question

[Idaho_cowpony]

Re: Miss America Question

Good-day,
#11, is capable of things that we haven't seen. Had it not been for what Ghostrider stated above, there would have been some pretty fast laps turned that year.

JT

[GHOSTRIDER]

Re: Miss America Question

I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH DOC'S POCKETBOOK.
DOC JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN, RUN THE PYLONS SAFELY AND TAKE
HOME ANOTHER TROPHY FOR THE COLLECTION.
MISS A HAS A WELL PREPARED RACE MOTOR IF SHE FINDS HERSELF IN
THE RIGHT CONTINTION FOR THE CHECKERED FLAG, THEN HE WOULD
LIKELY APPLY SOME MORE MANIFOLD PRESSURE.
SHE WAS IN THE DIRT ONCE AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE HER BACK
THERE EVER AGAIN. @90 IN. OF MP, THE OILFILTER SPLIT AND EVACUATED MOST ALL HER OIL .
DOC, OF COARSE DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING HER ON THE GROUND.
SO, WHY PUSH HARD IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
CHEERS-GHOST

[Big_Jim]

Re: Miss America Question

Gorgeous bird...great history...but hazy modification details. From pictures (this year will be my first visit to Reno), I can see that her wings are clipped & flared like Dago Red's or precious Metal's old tips, her belly scoop has been profiled for less drag, and the engine does not sound stock (from videos I've watched)...sounds like it has the prop reduction gearing of the big boys' Merlins (Dago, Strega, Voodoo, RRIII, etc.). What's holding her back from being as fast as, say, RRIII was? IS her engine lightly modified or is it a full race motor?

Miss America has a Rick Shanholzer race motor, similar to what the Galloping Ghost had last year.

The only thing holding her back is Doc Hisey's pocketbook.

[Tigercat24]

Gorgeous bird...great history...but hazy modification details. From pictures (this year will be my first visit to Reno), I can see that her wings are clipped & flared like Dago Red's or precious Metal's old tips, her belly scoop has been profiled for less drag, and the engine does not sound stock (from videos I've watched)...sounds like it has the prop reduction gearing of the big boys' Merlins (Dago, Strega, Voodoo, RRIII, etc.). What's holding her back from being as fast as, say, RRIII was? IS her engine lightly modified or is it a full race motor?