Speed Record Shattered By Nemesis

For years I have thought that the Nemesis NXT was THE sexiest piston racer in the sky and now Jon Sharp has flown this little carbon fiber beauty into the record books at Oshkosh. Yesterday he and his aircraft broke a speed record that had been in place for 19 years when they roared down Runway 18/36 during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh covering three kilometers in just 18.75 seconds for a speed of 356 mph. This beat the previous 3Km C1-b Speed Blast category by 25 mph. Thousands of fans at AirVenture were able to watch this record breaking flight that may only be a prelude to an even faster run on Saturday. Flying in a different category, Sharp will be able to "hang every speed modification they can" on the Nemesis for that run.

(AVweb)
Photo By Victor G. Archer

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