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Flying
Machines Roar and Soar!
Nick Macy of Tulelake, CA, captured
the T-6 Championship Trophy with #6, "Six Cat", running a
course speed of 235.609 mph. Jon Sharp collared first place
in the Sport Class with "Nemesis NXT" when the front-runner
Rod Von Grote in a Lancair Legacy #33, was penalized for a
pylon cut, and John Parker eased off the power on the
Thunder Mustang. John Penny of Evergreen CO, won the Jet
Class competition in an L-39, #2 "Pip Squeak". Tom Aberle of
Fallbrook, CA won the Biplane Class innd Gary Hubler again
took the 'Gold' cup in the Formula One category with #95,
"Mariah". For further details and results have a look at
website www.airrace.org
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The
43rd edition of the World's Fastest Motor Sport was another
low flying, high flying, exciting air racing event, and
world class air show. Highlighting this year in the
Unlimited Class Championship Gold Race was a win by a big
radial engine Hawker Sea Fury, # 232, "September Fury",
driven by Mike Brown, of Carson City, Nevada, posting a
course speed of 481.619 mph to become the fastest 'Fury'
ever.