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  I was very excited to learn that there would be an additional example (Dreadnought being the other) of America's biggest ever production piston-engine powerplant: the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engine. At 4,360 cubic inches and 28 cylinders arranged in 4 rows or rings of 7 cylnders each, cooling a beast of this size was a major hurdle for the engine's creators back in 1942. The solution was to "swirl" the cylinders in a pattern which earned the nickname "corncob". Capable of producing well over 4,000 hoursepower, the R-4360 has
pulled Dreadnought along with the big boys in the Furias returned to Reno in 2000 after several years off the race circuit with a new paint job and lots of hope. Alas, she broke prior to Sunday's Silver class final and was unable to respond to the call to start. Here's hoping both of these massive brothers-in-arms are back for Reno 2001.
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top half of the Gold class every year I've been to Reno. Neil Anderson qualified Dreadnought
for Reno 1983 at 446.39 mph, and won the Gold class at 425.24 mph. However, At Reno
2000, Dreadnought fans were dissapointed early in the event when the old R-4360
broke. 