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My dads got the book. I have not read yet....
My dads got the book. I have not read yet....
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For anyone else looking for Tegler's book, the Pardue team sells them in his pit area. Apparently he bought up many of the copies after it went out of print. Required reading to be sure!Comment
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Thats an amazing photo! Thanks for posting it.Originally posted by CobraNo - that's just one of those urban legends
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Hey Jarrod: Is your avatar photo of the Bear? Very cool! PeasRutan Long EZ, N-LONG
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My dad has a lot more of those pic my brother had a really good head on shot of Lefty one year too we used to get out to pylon 6 during quilifying back during ther 80's now you cant get out there much.
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Originally posted by CobraNo - that's just one of those urban legends
DANG I love that picture! Lefty is one-of-a-kind, and that's an understatement!Comment
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Yes it is, thanks for noticing.Originally posted by Peashooter
Here is the link to the full size one.
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Re: the Lefty Gardner pic.
Is he INSIDE the pylon??Comment
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We actually have all of Fred's original Air Race Cartoons- we sell copies of a couple them out of our gift shop at the Warhawk Air Museum. Call the gift shop. www.warhawkairmuseum.org 208-465-6446.
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Is it just me but ??
Sure looks like a pylon cut to me, the pole is blurred and its behind the nose
another Mark- K photoshop job???
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I think it's an illusion. The pole looks like it is behind the nose, but the barrel looks like it is in front of it.Comment
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I think that is just the begining of the illusion with that photo......Comment
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Lefty sure flew low. In 82 I got to see him qualify from outer 4. We were standing just to the outside of the pylon (I'm sure a BIG no-no now) and he would climb up toward us slightly and pass by raising dust and twigs.
The guys would yell out "wanna call that a cut?" , "nope".
He was a bit below the pylon on every pass. Was AWESOME!
When he used to come out of the valley of speed onto the front straight he looked like the lower wing was dragging the ground, he was so low it was hidden in the bumps out there.
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There is a great interview with Lefty on one of John Altman"s "Reno on Record" CDs where he talks about pylon 6. He says he reallly used to enjoy scaring the photographers out there -- He'd just crank in a little nose down trim, aim at the pylon til the photogs dove for the dirt, and then just relax the wheel and let the airplane drift out enough to clear the pylon. Great story, especially with the accent...Comment
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Cool picutre but.Originally posted by CurtIs it just me but ??
Sure looks like a pylon cut to me, the pole is blurred and its behind the nose
another Mark- K photoshop job???
I blew the picture up and looked for control surface deflections and couldn't find any. I'm pretty sure he should have a hand full of aft stick and a little aileron deflection at this point.
Love the picture, seriously.
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