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kboatright1(at)comcast.ne
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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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One thing that was always inspiring to me was the Sun 100. You got up early on the Friday (?) of the show and watched the pilots roll out their aircraft, all polished, with seams taped, a few "luxury" items like VOR antennae and tailwheel springs deleted, and race numbers taped on the side. They lined up from fastest to slowest, and then off they went.
A 350 horse Venture leaving prop contrails, an RV-4 flying all the way down the runway in ground effect before beginning his climb, a couple of folks in KR-2's and Sonerais screaming after them a few minutes later, and last, but not least, a Kitfox or some other not-particularly fast airplane going out just to see how fast 80 hp will push a big winged, strutted Sunday flyer around a 100 mile course.
Twenty minutes later, the fast airplanes are back. The Ventures, the Swearingens, and the Glasair III's buzzing overhead at 500' and maybe 350 mph, having traded a few feet of altitude for more speed. In another minute, the 4 cylinder Glasairs and Lancairs arrive, with the fast RV's and Rockets mixed in, followed by the slower RV's, which are "only" doing 200 mph or so as the cross the finish line. A little while later, the KR's and Sonerais buzz by too, followed by pokey in his Kitfox.
And the amazing thing is that these people built all of these beautiful, fast airplanes in workshops and garages spread from one coast to another. It gave me chill bumps every time.
KB
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rv8tor(at)lazy8.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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Great post Kyle!
As one of the racers, I guess that was the ultimate reward for the hours
of building. I sure miss it too, and I miss Sun n Fun too, because I
won't go if there isn't a race.
Maybe if a few more people felt as you do, and let their feelings be
known, it could be held again.
John Huft
RV8 "Nuisance"
Kyle Boatright wrote:
| Quote: | One thing that was always inspiring to me was the Sun 100. You got up
early on the Friday (?) of the show and watched the pilots roll out
their aircraft, all polished, with seams taped, a few "luxury" items
like VOR antennae and tailwheel springs deleted, and race numbers
taped on the side. They lined up from fastest to slowest, and then off
they went.
A 350 horse Venture leaving prop contrails, an RV-4 flying all the way
down the runway in ground effect before beginning his climb, a couple
of folks in KR-2's and Sonerais screaming after them a few minutes
later, and last, but not least, a Kitfox or some other
not-particularly fast airplane going out just to see how fast 80 hp
will push a big winged, strutted Sunday flyer around a 100 mile course.
Twenty minutes later, the fast airplanes are back. The Ventures, the
Swearingens, and the Glasair III's buzzing overhead at 500' and maybe
350 mph, having traded a few feet of altitude for more speed. In
another minute, the 4 cylinder Glasairs and Lancairs arrive, with the
fast RV's and Rockets mixed in, followed by the slower RV's, which are
"only" doing 200 mph or so as the cross the finish line. A little
while later, the KR's and Sonerais buzz by too, followed by pokey in
his Kitfox.
And the amazing thing is that these people built all of these
beautiful, fast airplanes in workshops and garages spread from one
coast to another. It gave me chill bumps every time.
KB
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dale1rv6(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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We should get all the interested parties together and hold our own race(s).
I bet we would have plenty of racers and spectators. I will be one. Let's
get organized! If we have it Sun n Fun week we just have it at a nearby area
that does not conflict with space.
Dale
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rv8tor(at)lazy8.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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Hi Dale
It is being done, see...
http://www.sportairrace.org/
It will take a while to build the national recognition that the Sun 100
had, but I am supporting it and hoping for the best.
John
Dale Walter wrote:
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We should get all the interested parties together and hold our own race(s).
I bet we would have plenty of racers and spectators. I will be one. Let's
get organized! If we have it Sun n Fun week we just have it at a nearby area
that does not conflict with space.
Dale
RV6a
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brian.kraut(at)engalt.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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Sun N Fun ended it because of the insurance the year that I first took my
Midget Mustang there. I was really looking forward to racing since I have
never done it before and it was always one of my dreams weather I was going
to be competitive or not. Hopefully they will get it back at SNF next year.
Brian Kraut
Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
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tiger10(at)centurytel.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: What I Miss at SnF |
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For what it is worth, the 99's run a lot of races other than the Air Race
Classic. A lot of the local chapters run short 1 to 400 mile races on
weekends. You may want to get some of the lady pilots/wifes to look into
this. They were a lot of fun and I met some great people.
Jim C RV8-A 1/2 done
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