Looking good. 

Yeah- it's amazing how a simple thing can get ya distracted to the point where you can't see the simple answer.

On the plus side- you can't even tell with the inboard tripler. It feels kind of porky, but should last for a few races! Finishing the wing now, may have it covered and glued together for Sat meeting.

Wing to fuse - fit / fill cut-out to allow wing alignment, wood to wood  - double glued joint with Titebond or slow set epoxy. 

I agree that getting the plane back to the pitman and having it durable enough to survive a hard catch should more than make up for any speed / accelleration loss due the weight.

Heck - 1 landing on the far side of the circle w/ average condition ( as in my case sore, stiff and slow) pitman will just about kill your chances if the other guys make good pit stops.

I'm thinking about making the fin/rudder out of ply, the tailweight won't hurt, and if I dowel it through the stab into the fuse, it will make for a good solid tail stucture.
 

Don't forget to put a canopy on the model somewhere. It needs one to be race legal.

Les

Uh ...... no.

Only Slow Rat has that requirement, not Super Slow or Fox Race.

Finished it up tonight- ran the engine this morning, good fuel feed and needle response and nothing fell off! Fin/Stab are doweled into fuse w/ carbon tubes. Came out very solid and straight.

Finish is 99 cent " Quick color" spray can from Lowes - made by ROC ( Rust-Oleum Company), on fuse / tail. Wing is Litespan stuck on with clear dope and shrunk with the hotel iron and hairdryer.