Question for Reno Air Race Historians

[airtj]

Just wondering if a spitfire has every raced and what year?

[Lockheed Bob]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Yes. The Cleveland 1949 Air Races. A MK.X1Ve Spitfire TZ138 Race #80 named Canadian-Edmonton placed 3rd at a speed of 359.565. The plane was purchased for $1250. After the race the pilot,I think whose last name was McArthur, went to the banquet collected the winnings & after having a fallout with others involved took off the next morning with the winnings & wasn't heard from again so the story goes. The plane is still around & was last based in Richmond,BC as TZ138 C-GSSPT.

[wingman]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Bruce Lockwood also gently raced a Spit at the Phoenix races. They had a "stock" class, with Spit, P-47, and P-38 etc. Not real competitive racing, but great fun and good photo opportunities.

Neal

[Big_Jim]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Bruce Lockwood also gently raced a Spit at the Phoenix races. They had a "stock" class, with Spit, P-47, and P-38 etc. Not real competitive racing, but great fun and good photo opportunities.

Neal

Didn't Price run both of his Spitfires at Phoenix, Neal? The bubble top Griffon and the Mark 9?

[BellCobraIV]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Didn't Price run both of his Spitfires at Phoenix, Neal? The bubble top Griffon and the Mark 9?

Ok, But the answer was?

[Big_Jim]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Ok, But the answer was?

Don't you have a pair of Mustangs to finish restoring? Shouldn't your time be better spent focusing on the task at hand instead of trolling me? Besides...I want a ride when you're done with either Mustang (or both).

AND after that, you have the HA-1112 'starter project' stored in your garage.

Oh yeah, tough guy...and then we have to figure out how to recover your B-58 'intact'.


But for the record, yes....Bruce Lockwood ran both of David Price's Spitfires at Phoenix 1995. The Mk. 9 was shockingly numbered #9. And the Mk. 14 was...anyone? Buehler? #14.

[jarrodeu]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Oh yeah, tough guy...and then we have to figure out how to recover your B-58 'intact'.

That sounds interesting!

Jarrod

[taglialavore]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Just wondering if a spitfire has every raced and what year?

In this website there is an interesting thread dated in 2008:

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showthread.php?6917-Have-any-Spitfires-ever-raced

[GRNDP51]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

In this website there is an interesting thread dated in 2008:
http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...res-ever-raced

Guess the CAF Spitfire didn't go through

Thanks for linking that though

[Big_Jim]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Guess the CAF Spitfire didn't go through

A lot of things didn't happen after Gary passed away.

[BellCobraIV]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Don't you have a pair of Mustangs to finish restoring? Shouldn't your time be better spent focusing on the task at hand instead of trolling me? Besides...I want a ride when you're done with either Mustang (or both).

AND after that, you have the HA-1112 'starter project' stored in your garage.

Your sounding like my wife now.......BTW the project in the garage (Porsche) after Mustangs, will be German powered when it's turn comes along. The HA-1112 project needs a lot more parts, currently that project is more yours than mine.

[Reever]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Looking up Spitfires that raced in Cleveland, I came across the XP-40Q. The second prototype raced in 1947 and was lost, I wondered what happened to the first prototype.
Steve

[Big_Jim]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

Looking up Spitfires that raced in Cleveland, I came across the XP-40Q. The second prototype raced in 1947 and was lost, I wondered what happened to the first prototype.
Steve

There were actually three XP-40Q prototypes. The first and third were damaged in test crashes and not rebuilt.

https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/curtiss-xp-40q/

[Pylon1_Mark]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

The first and third were damaged in test crashes and not rebuilt.

[Reever]

Re: Question for Reno Air Race Historians

There were actually three XP-40Q prototypes. The first and third were damaged in test crashes and not rebuilt.

https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.co...urtiss-xp-40q/

Good info on the XP-40Q. Thank you for the link.
Steve