Quote Originally Posted by gn7 View Post
Point being, THEN, they loaded liquid dynamite into the cylinders. Today they don't. That's why the flats then were faster and QUICKER than the flats today. 2MM was only asking about the speeds then compared to today. Engine technology is allowing them to catch up. But its hard to compete against nitrogenated fuel with booze

You no longer can really compare the 2. The TAF are running 320 feet less and its makes hitting 175 plus a little more difficult. But then, they didn't charge the tree back then like they do now. But they still have less room to get to speed.

But a Donovan on crack compared to a Brad 6 on booze. I'll take the Donovan everytime.
The speeds and ETs were what they were because of the gearing they had to run with the rolling start. We are trying to get a fuel class back back up and running because of the new start but they are having none of it. WIth the dead stop, the volatility is taken away a little bit because you can now burn the prop and the weight of the capsule on the nose.