[tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

  • From: Jack Garibaldi <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:35 -0700

Usually Steve I kick everyone's ass so I dipped my motor in water to slow me
down this year

 

Jack G

 

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Jurvetson
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:02 PM
To: TCC
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

Has there ever been a closer drag race?

 

From the timing of successive photo frames, I calculate the timing delta
between first and last place as 0.05 seconds.

 

That's rocket racing!

 

And remember elementary school field trips with the buddy system?  Always
stay with your buddy.  

 

 

Looks like that happened on this field trip as well:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/7238292196_d792b61946_h.jpg

 

=)

Steve

 

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From: Steve Ainsworth <sainsworth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: TCC <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 12:41:20 -0700
To: TCC <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

What a picture!  And what a great job with igniters: an 8 engine cluster all
lighting together!

 

Steve A 

 

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of moparmbc@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:31 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

Here is ignition...




-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jurvetson <SJ@xxxxxxx>
To: TCC <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, May 20, 2012 10:09 pm
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

Looks like the far left Nike Smoke was first off the pad:

 

 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/7238291674>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/7238291674

 

Incredibly close grouping off the pad.

 

Thanks TCC for a great weekend.  I have video from eight cameras to edit
through, so it might take a bit. 

 

And if you launched from the away pad, I might have some launch photos for
you.

 

Steve

 

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Steve Jurvetson

Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Phone:  650-233-9000

Work:                          <http://www.dfj.com/steve>
http://www.DFJ.com/steve

Photoblog:               <http://www.dfj.com/J> http://www.DFJ.com/J

Google Tech Talk:    <http://www.dfj.com/GTT> http://www.DFJ.com/GTT

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From: Ron Swenson < <mailto:swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx> swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: TCC < <mailto:tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:58:23 -0700
To: TCC < <mailto:tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

LOL!

 

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AiRobert
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:13 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

Sounds like a lot of work-just to be in last place!! ;)

 

  _____  

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jimmy Franco
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 11:45 AM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

OK I have my kit built, all left to do is T/T and paint.

Then she will be ready to kick some ass.

Did a custom airfoil effect on the 1/4" thick ply. fins, it looks sweet.
Fins are 7/16" thick at the root and ~5/16" at the tip. Then the airfoil
tapers to the leading and trailing edge down to ~3/16". Fins will be
composite of 1/4" birch ply, 3/32" basswood, west, and 1.5 fiberglass.

 

Jimmy F.
TRA 12524

 

From: Ron Swenson <mailto:swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>  

Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:10 PM

To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

Very nice!

 

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Dougherty
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:38 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

 

Updated the logo

 

K2045 fliers made the first line

 

 

 

 

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:18 AM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sounds like we're gonna have a lot of fun guys, looking forward to it!

Sent from my iPhone


On Apr 24, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Ben Sandoval <yobenflstf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I'm in, not sure which dance I'll be doing LMAO.

--- On Mon, 4/23/12, Ron Swenson <swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Ron Swenson <swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, April 23, 2012, 6:19 PM

I'll take one of those K2045's.  I'm already planning my victory dance!

 

From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Garibaldi
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 5:16 PM
To: TCC -Chat 
Subject: [tccrockets] Nike Drag Race

 

Hi All

 

               Ok James woke up the Nike crowd and I have been getting
e-mails and phone calls on what we are doing so here it is.

 

Nike Drag race on any size Nike Smoke you want but it has to have a K motor
in it or larger if you decide to fly a larger Nike.  Repeat- Has to be a
Nike Smoke now the motor of choice was the K2045 I will have about 14 or 15
of them and if you are in the drag race with a K2045 I will do the motor for
$99.00 only the K2045 so if you have a Nike and want to fly another motor
you can but I am not sure why you would want to get your assed kicked with
something less. I also have  Nike's in stock in all sizes 4", 5.5", 7.5" and
10" in the Polecat brand and I have a few of the Madcow 4" glass Nikes which
are basically the Performance Nike's. I saw a post where Aaron wanted to fly
the K1103X  well as long as it is in a Nike then fine but the problem Aaron
is we did this motor as a demo last year and Steve Sawyer got whipped with
that motor and I talked to Aerotech and they are still not California
certified a year later, so Karl is going to let me know when it can go into
California. So any questions?

 

Jack G

 

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