Hi Frank;
Those numbers aren't bad. What makes you think either one of those engines wouldn't be "competitive?" You are using stock components for the most part and off the shelf prop and fuel. With some work on a few props and a decent model, who knows how fast it would be on a given day. And this is kind of what the event is all about, how fast it will be on a given day. I don't think too many people will travel any distance to just fly Fox.35 speed. But as a fill in, fun event, it gives a guy something else to fly, and for the contests where there are multiple disciplines, another area for a guy, say like me who primarily flies stunt, a chance to ease into something else. I have always like and admired speed, and have timed who knows how many flights here at our speed contest. But trying one of the many events has just eluded me due to time and money. This is an event where I already have a lot of what I need, except spare time, but I'm working on it! The first time we held the event at last year's speed contest, I entered an old Ringmaster with an engine that had a hemi head and stuffer back plate. I didn't have much time to try a lot of different props, and I don't remember what my speed was, but I wasn't in last place! One of the ways I think this event will work well is the standing start. That can be kind of tricky and presents a challenge to us newbies. I gotta get to work getting my work bench cleaned off and some other irons out of the fire so I can get going on a plane.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee