Valkyrie 3 page 2 'A day at the races' |
NEFAR has an annual 2-day launchfest held every November called 'The Bunnell Blast', unfortunately we couldn't make it on Sat but literally had a blast on a sunny but somewhat breezy Sunday. Besides Flying my big Viper, the Valkyrie had two flights: First she did a demo on Jim Harris' upcoming 38mm Gorilla 'Green Tornado' motor: |
| That 38mm Gorilla I600-GT really packs a wallop, it tossed her 130oz (plus motor) easily off the pad to1900 feet on top of a very brilliant and intense green flame. Unfortunately my camera likes to overexpose a bit and it washes off most of the beautiful green color... Her next flight was part of the main event of the day, a 4-way drag race on Gorilla 'Black Lightning' super sparky motors all courtesy of Jim Harris ! What a spectacular launch it was, a real treat seldom seen: She was the last one off the pad but once she took off she honked big time ! 5264' - my personal record so far and only sixteen feet shy of a mile... Here you can see Mike on the lead and Don chasing him up, Bill starting to come up to pressure while she is still smoking on the pad... |
| Mike |
| Don |
| Bill |
| Me |
Here's the launch video of that fantastic 4-way drag race, crank up the volume - its awesome ! Video by Jimmy Yawn and Marc Slabbinck |