[glassman]

I almost forgot, a set of 2mm ceramic corner seals and hard faced c.s. springs are on their way to Pineapple Racing for the static drag testing. Rob will make a fixture to test the drag created by the steel corner seals and we will compare this to the drag created by the ceramic corner seals. He figures he will need a couple of weeks to get the fixture done. This should give us a baseline to quantify and compare to the real world results. The data will also help us to quantify any changes made in spring pressure as we will be trying a couple of different spring thicknesses for better sealing and rotor stability. Then they will be installed into an engine and all the data collected will be put to the test. There is a real possibility these corner seals could find their way into the SpeedSource RX8. We will present this opportunity to them when the time comes. Their engines consistantly produce power within 1 or 2 hp from one to the next so this would be an ideal situation to prove the benifit of ceramic corner seals.

I will post pics and results from Rob when they become available.