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 Peter Hogan and Jan Thiel . RCA and Aprilia ?

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Trevor Amos




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PostSubject: Peter Hogan and Jan Thiel . RCA and Aprilia ?   Peter Hogan and Jan Thiel . RCA and Aprilia ? Icon_minitimeSat Sep 29, 2012 12:25 am

Way back in 1987 Peter Hogan , of Bantam fame , created the RCA 350cc engine . In it`s methanol burning form it churned out 44bhp .
The last of the works 125 Aprilias were good for 55bhp , so what is the connection you may ask ?
It lies in the combustion chamber , the same flat roof central plug design can be seen in both engines , The RCA ran at 8-1cr , the Aprilia
double that !

So , well done Peter , just shows what a Bantam legacy can achieve !
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Trevor Amos




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Registration date : 2010-08-13

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PostSubject: Re: Peter Hogan and Jan Thiel . RCA and Aprilia ?   Peter Hogan and Jan Thiel . RCA and Aprilia ? Icon_minitimeSun Sep 30, 2012 8:22 am

Oops , sorry,
The time line for the RCA engine should have been 1957 , my scribbled notes are to blame , 87 is far too young !

Trevor
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