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Randall E. Roe
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Randall E. Roe replied to Phil Lampman's discussion Looking for a pair of these for the Blue Blaster RestorationRandall E. Roe replied to Phil Lampman's discussion Looking for a pair of these for the Blue Blaster Restoration"Hi, I think the chrome ones are a lot more obscure than the white plastic ones, unfortunetly. If you can't find any, one avenue that might be an option, is one of the places that rechromes auto dash guage panels for restorations. Pick…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Steve Wilkie's discussion Allison engines. What's the differance?"Sounds interesting, Steve. I've heard the airplane guys lament before but truth be told, they learned from each other and a lot of the boatracing mods keep the planes flying. You put Dixon Smith and Dwight Thorne together and that was a…"
Randall E. Roe commented on Steve Compton's group 1977 Atlas Van Lines"Looking good, Don. Rolling the epoxy primer is the way to go, it's really good at filling in the pinholes.
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Randall E. Roe commented on Steve Compton's group 1977 Atlas Van Lines"Hey Don, whats the latest ? Have you had your Deck glassing glue party yet ?
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Randall E. Roe replied to Steve Wilkie's discussion Allison engines. What's the differance?"Steve, I'll load you up with some Allison info! As I said before there were Letter series, but there was a corresponding number too. C series is the first with a supercharger., D was for "Pusher Prop" planes, E was for…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Steve Wilkie's discussion Allison engines. What's the differance?"Steve, if you want to know all the real facts, the Holy Grail is a book that came out about ten years ago called "Vee for Victory", it is the complete story of the Allison engine from start to finish. There were series of engines from A to…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Gordon Main's discussion Miss Supertest3"Actually the rather ironic rules negated the U.S. boats that ran Merlins, even though Packard Merlins were built in Detroit! While british built Griffons were ok'd to use because Canada was considered British commenwealth."
Randall E. Roe replied to Peggy Kwiatkowski's discussion The Gold Cup Room at the Whittier Hotel in Detroit, MI"I think you should donate it to the Museum or APBA. but thats just me. The whittier was right across the street from the old pit area, so I would guess that a lot of the teams stayed there."
Randall E. Roe commented on David D. Williams's event Dixon Smith's Racing Development of the Merlin from the 1950's thru the 1990's"If everything goes right i should be there, maybe I might drag somebody along with me!"
Randall E. Roe might attend David D. Williams's event
Dixon Smith's Racing Development of the Merlin from the 1950's thru the 1990's at Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
May 19, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
This is a comprehensive history of modifications to the Rolls Royce / Packard Merlin for boat racing and airplane racing. The topics include internal modifications such as quill shafts, crankshafts and cam shafts. Also included is a discussion of Nitrous Oxide, ADI (Water methanol) injection and Nitro Methane. There will be actual Merlin parts to examine. The presentation will be technical in nature, but also will be of interest to the average Vintage Unlimited fan. The presentation will…See More
Randall E. Roe replied to Tim Matyn's discussion what needs to be done to increase the fan base and popularity of unlimited hydroplane racing" I actually liked it better when we only raced on Sunday. Every extra day that the course is open increases the cost of running the race a ton. As far as speeding up the program, the two hour wait until the final is stupid, unless of course you…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Tim Matyn's discussion what needs to be done to increase the fan base and popularity of unlimited hydroplane racing"I hate the airshows, every time a jet rips over my head while I'm working at a race it pisses me off, I'll watch B-24's and Spitfires any time, jets are just noise pollution to me. And Idon't think the average fan knows…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Tim Matyn's discussion what needs to be done to increase the fan base and popularity of unlimited hydroplane racing"The First part of the problem, John - is no one can afford to be wrong on a big gamble. Bud is long gone, they were the last ones who had the budget to really experiment. The second part is a brutal reality of what racing is in the 21st…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Tim Matyn's discussion what needs to be done to increase the fan base and popularity of unlimited hydroplane racing"I guess I don't quite have the Reply format figured out yet!, someone remarked about going back to the noise, etc. A.K.A. Aircraft V-12's or Blown V-8's.Thats what I was referring to. They (H1) started weighing propellers last year,…"
Randall E. Roe replied to Tim Matyn's discussion what needs to be done to increase the fan base and popularity of unlimited hydroplane racing" I believe it was no less than Dwight Thorne who commented that to produce "new" Merlins they would be approx. $1million A PIECE ! That isn't going to happen- ever ! Of course all the teams with turbine engine parts…"
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