Sam Davis has created a hybrid warbird that can also be used for racing. He plans to make the aircraft's debut at Reno 2000.

Overhaul of the R-2000 was undertaken by specialists JRS Engines

The aim of the reconstruction was to give the look of the Yak-3, the two-seater flexibility of a Yak-11 (under a much smaller canopy) and the 'poke' of a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp.