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Engine test: a mechanic holds the Shoestring
"Okie Swinger" of George Budde firmly at the vertical stabilizer. Because the
engines of the F1 class are all alike, the smallest refinement counts. |
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Beside the very large number of Cassutt Racers
the Arnold AR-6 #11 "Endeavour" from David Hoover immediately catches the eye
with its very modern design. The machine doesn't only look fast, already in the first year
of participation David took the second place in the gold class with 250,7 mph. |
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George Butte with his #2 "Okie
Swinger" at an average speed of 209,3 mph. The race was on Saturday lasting 8 rounds
and was over 25,5 miles long. He came in 7th in the silver race. |
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One of the many interesting duels in the
Formula One is seen in this photo. Scotty Crandlemire with #12 "Outrageous" is
attacked by Jason Somes with #4 "Alley Cat". |
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Charlie Greer with his Gilbert DG-1 #69
"Miss B. Haven ". Like the Shoestring of George Budde this is also a modern F-1
Racer made of composite building materials. Thus there are more flowing design forms
possible compared to the wooden Cassutt Racers. |
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With its glittering metallic paint #12
"Outrageous" is a beautiful sight. Scotty Crandlemire flew the Cassutt III M to
a fourth place in the gold class. |
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In the evening after the races, #69 "Miss
B. Haven "is still worked on until sunset, trying to increase her performance. In the
final 223.5 mph where sufficient for the 6th place in the gold class. |
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Again a Cassutt III M. The Formula One Class
is clearly dominated by this type. Here Ed Dutreaux with his #33 "Slingshot". |
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On the fuselage of the Cassutt III M #37
"Mohave Green" it became clear that this is a fabric-covered wooden
construction. Pilot Roger A. Keeney is Boeing 747 captain - retired. |
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Ray Debs attacks with his white "carbon
slipper". He has to come out of the flight path of Ed Dutreaux and overtake him. The
rules are like this and it is the only way he can keep Ed with the number 33 in his eye. |
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With a speed of 240, 2 mph Jason Somes
succeeded with his Owl OR71 #4 "Alley Cat" to get in third in the gold class. |
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The third place in the Silver Class was
occupied by David Roelofs from Prescott, Arizona with the #40 "Miss USA", a
Jensen Cassutt Racer. |
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From Chesterfield, Montana comes engineer John
Housley into the desert of Nevada with the Cassutt #43 "Aero Magic". He became
the winner of the bronze class at 216,5 mph. The machine is a Reno veteran. In 1982 Jon
Sharp won the gold in the F-1 class. |
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This time it is not a Cassutt: the #44
"Judy" is a Shoestring and flown by Holbrook Maslen. With 226, 2 mph Holbrook
became the winner of the Silver Class. The Shoestring airplanes have a long history just
like the Cassutts. From 1968 until 1975 Ray Cote won eight times in a row with his
Shoestring. |
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This is how a classical F-1 Racer looks: the
Cassutt III M is the most flown airplane in this class. In the cockpit of the #45
"Quadnickel" sits Jay D. Jones. Only about 2 mph slower than John Housley, he
came in second in the bronze class. |
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Airline pilot Birch Entriken flies a modified
Cassutt #50 "Scarlet Screamer". He was qualified for the gold race. However he
could not start on Sunday. |
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The Texan Gary W. Davis with his Cassutt III M
#54 "Midnight Lightning" at pylon 5. His average speed of 225, 7 mph on Saturday
was sufficient for the second place in the Silver class. |
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Steve Temple passes pylon 5. Steve reached
235, 8 mph with his modified Cassutt Racer and reached fifth place in the gold class. |
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Idaho borders with Nevada. From the capital
Boise, Ray Debs came with his Debs-Weinman 001 Racer #81 "Carbon Slipper ". Here
is Ray at pylon 5. |
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The close-up of #57 "Aggressor"
shows that the crew sealed joints and transitions with tape to avoid turbulences. The
rudder column is also covered with plastic strips as on gliders. |
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The close-up of "Carbon Slipper "
shows the thin profile of the wings. Ray Debs came in 4th in the silver class
with 218, 5 mph. |
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With 176, 9 mph Brian Reberry in his Cassutt
III M #13 "N-A-Rush" came in last in the F-1 class. So it was 75 mph slower than
the winner Gary Hubler. |
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201, 9 mph brought Steve Senegal also in a
Cassutt III M Racer #96. "Miss Demeanor" took the third place in the bronze
Class. The multicolour finish makes this Cassutt an eye catcher. |
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And this is the winner of the Formula One
Class. For the fourth time in a row Gary Hubler is the F-1 Champion. Here Gary is seen in
his modified Cassutt III M #95 "Mariah" at pylon 5. |
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