Wingman Quiz 5

[wingman]

Nobody ever really answered the questions in Quiz #4, but we will proceed anyway -- see if y'all do better with this one.

Here we have Race 85 at Reno. Give us the year this was taken. Should be very easy for those who know some Reno history -- several clues are present...

Give reasons (more than one reason) for your answer.

Neal

[Big_Jim]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

Nobody ever really answered the questions in Quiz #4, but we will proceed anyway -- see if y'all do better with this one.

Here we have Race 85 at Reno. Give us the year this was taken. Should be very easy for those who know some Reno history -- several clues are present...

Give reasons (more than one reason) for your answer.

Neal

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[Lon Moer]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

I'm guessing Reno '77. This is post "Iron Mistress" and the other John Seidel markings, but before Clay Klabo had it repainted and renamed "Fat Cat"
I remember Clay telling us that when he had changed the name and colors, he had the paint shop repaint the airplane three times trying to get a "high gloss Olive Drab" that didn't look black.
And "Fat Cat" still looked black from a distance.

More cool stuff, Neal!

[wingman]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

Your answer is correct, and you didn't even use the other clue. Does anyone know exactly when the "Iron Mistress"[markings came off? I thought they were still on in 1976, but I have a slide that seems to be from Reno 76 that does not have the name.

Would the name be on the left side only?

Neal

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[Lon Moer]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

Your answer is correct, and you didn't even use the other clue.
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[wingman]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

That's the clue I figured people would use. I almost cropped it out, but changed my mind.

Neal

[Chad Veich]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

I did a lot of growing up in the Deer Valley area between '79 and '82 and have some fond memories of "Fat Cat" and "Unruly Julie" from those years. I was very young but even so I always got the impression that Clay knew his way around a Mustang. Or maybe he was just crazier than the other pilots? No particular reason for the impression other than he seemed to push it a little bit harder, faster, lower. Or maybe it was the just his "pimped" up ride with the gold pin-striping!

[Mark K]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

You can read more about Clay here

http://www.pylon1.org/articles/publish/article_41.shtml

Article by Chuck Aro

[Shawn Aro]

Re: Wingman Quiz 5

this was taken by my dad at the Lincoln Air Races 1976 Shawn