Discussion Pylon Race Wa

[Stevem9]

next pylon race for the washington area is the 14th,15th, and 16th at whidbey island. Sat and Sun are race days.

three racing classes
424 APRA (slow quickie)
428 Q500 (fast quickie)
422 Q40

if interested in getting into racing in the washington, pm me i can send you some links to some helpful sites and/or answer your questions as best i can. this is my second summer season and its a blast.

[Stevem9]

heres a link to a you tube video of our last shelton race, these are the Q40's. APRA is the class i race and its qutie a bit slower but good class to start with and learn the ropes.

RC Pylon Racing (2 min 55 sec)

[Stevem9]

sorry guys , cancelled, next race is shelton the last weekend of august

[scotttu]

Used to race years ago, counted laps and watched and then raced a race or two - woulda broke my heart to slam this into the ground so I put a different carb and I fly it when I feel the need for speed...


They outlawed this Fox Q500 engine many many years ago, probably not fast enough but it's fast enough for me...

[Nitro J.]

Originally Posted by Stevem9

next pylon race for the washington area is the 14th,15th, and 16th at whidbey island. Sat and Sun are race days.

three racing classes
424 APRA (slow quickie)
428 Q500 (fast quickie)
422 Q40

if interested in getting into racing in the washington, pm me i can send you some links to some helpful sites and/or answer your questions as best i can. this is my second summer season and its a blast.

Hey Steve,

I have a Sky Raider Mach II arriving tomorrow because I saw it in the AMA Mag this month and thought, I can do that and it might be fun!

Any info on the 40 class (engines, restrictions etc.) would be helpful.

Where do pylon events occur in Western WA?

-J.

[Stevem9]

Originally Posted by scotttu

Used to race years ago, counted laps and watched and then raced a race or two - woulda broke my heart to slam this into the ground so I put a different carb and I fly it when I feel the need for speed...


They outlawed this Fox Q500 engine many many years ago, probably not fast enough but it's fast enough for me...

a guy at the field has a simalar airplane with a TT Pro .40 and we flew around together didnt really see a major difference in speed. he flew a course better so he was faster

[Stevem9]

Originally Posted by Nitro J.

Hey Steve,

I have a Sky Raider Mach II arriving tomorrow because I saw it in the AMA Mag this month and thought, I can do that and it might be fun!

Any info on the 40 class (engines, restrictions etc.) would be helpful.

Where do pylon events occur in Western WA?

-J.

for q500 and q40 racing in the northwest, check out the http://www.nwprops.org/ for race event.

skyradier racing on the other hand check your pm's gave you some more info on that.

trying to find this one website that breaks down each class of q500
the basics

424 APRA (120mph ish)
no less than 3.75 lbs
tt pro .40
apc 9x6 prop
q500 airframe/wing (greatplanes Viper 500...)
no composite wings or stabs

this is the entry level q500 we race here fun competitive.

428 q500 (170mph ish) AKA Expert quikie
simalar aircraft composites ok
nelson/profi/jett .40 engine
apc pylon props many sizes
same wieght 3.75 lbs

quite a bit faster.

i will pm you the website when i find it or post it here

q500 racing will most likely start in feb or march so new racers have plenty of time to get ready. vipers are easy to put together, couple of things you must do to make them ready for racing but not hard..if you need any assistance let me know