Spirit of TX

[Air Race Addict]

Re: Spirit of TX

Not to mention scantily clad stewardesses, right Bill? :-)

I know nothing, nooothhhing! heh, heh

[speeddemon]

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I know nothing, nooothhhing! heh, heh

Dood....I have pictures.

[Air Race Addict]

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Dood....I have pictures.

Bet mine are better than yours The question is, do you have video?

[speeddemon]

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Bet mine are better than yours The question is, do you have video?

D'oh!

[Leo]

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If I stayed out there it would surely be different! Always thought if I camped at the races for the week, the fenceline would be the best. Watching the races from the comfort of my trailer, and missing nothing. But since I don't camp anymore ( It seems silly to tow the trailer 2 mile from home to stay for a week) I visit the end of the court out there, can see camps in the distance. There are some unique views out there, and we usually go every afternoon.
And I love going out there, but without any comforts it can get boring between races, and I DO go for the other classes besides the unlimiteds.
Next year I nedd to visit your camp and say hi, live the experience.

[Air Race Addict]

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But since I don't camp anymore ( It seems silly to tow the trailer 2 miles from home to stay for a week:

Well Leo, I guess I would have to agree with that philosophy

And I love going out there, but without any comforts it can get boring between races, and I DO go for the other classes besides the unlimiteds.:

Hey, we have shade, and a few chairs, and margaritas, etc. What else is there?

Next year I need to visit your camp and say hi, live the experience.

And you will be welcome to spend an afternoon out there with us. It's nice to meet new people and put faces to names. Plus, everyone out there has one major common interest. (Wonder what that is? HAH!)

[Leo]

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I'll look forward to it!

[speeddemon]

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Plus, everyone out there has one major common interest. (Wonder what that is? HAH!)

Chicks!

[Leo]

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Your priorities are warped Speed...

[speeddemon]

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Airplanes, hydroplanes, chicks....what's warped about that?

[Leo]

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Nothing, now that you got them in the right order!
(at least during race week)

[Bill@Interstell]

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Interesting. I've always found shooting the Bronze race from 8 'early' in the day, and Silver/Gold from 2 in the late afternoon, gives you good lighting....as long as its a clear day.

Guess I just assumed that it was from 8 (because of the angle coming at the camera), and because of how the plane was lit. My mistake. Didn't mean to sound like I was criticizing.

Then again...shooting from pylon 5 seems to be the best lighting I've had yet! Ain't that right, Wingman?

I want my old spot back on the front straight near the guide pylon between 3 and 4. That right where the roads cross making a big Z on the hill. 8 across at 500 mph coming down the chute and directly overhead was spectacular! Since that is the high terrain on the course, they were damn low too. What a rush!!!!!! It makes your hair stand on end.

I remember seeing Lefty chase some guys off the top of their camper one year. He would come around pylon 3 and buzz a different group each lap. These guys were standing on their camper waving their arms and he spotted them. "Hey, he's comin' right at us." more waving... "He's comin' right at us." more waving... "Sxxt! He's comin' right at us!!" They literally dove off the camper into the sagebrush.

That was the same year Lefty took the top off a Juniper tree about 100 yards further up the course. The next day there was a guy hanging off the broken branch.

Unfortunately RARA started hiring Lloyds of London to insure the event in 87 or 88. They started pushing us further up the hill and by 89 we were booted out completly.

I'd sign a disclaimer. Perhaps if we band together they would consider letting us set up a photo position out there? Probably not.

I do remember seeing a couple of guys out there who were in full camo including face paint who were sneaking down past the sheriff onto the course itself, but I never see the point. Anytime planes got more than one wide they were over us anyway. At the start you had about half the field outside of you. Maybe I could try that, but talk about no amenities...

[Victor Archer]

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? This must be the AADHD thread ?

[speeddemon]

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? This must be the AADHD thread ?

OH, LOOK! A CHICKEN!




Wanna ride bikes?

[440_Magnum]

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Not to mention scantily clad stewardesses, right Bill? :-)

I find myself looking for that "this thread is worthless without pictures" emoticon again...