Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

[Sky Critter]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Wasn't Mr. Cornell also working on Matt Jackson's "American Spirit" project as well?

[Hauler Driver]

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"Santa has a sleigh full of toys for the elves in Bearcatland already this Christmas! Along with some special packages to be seen by all, some packages to be seen by some, and some packages to be rumoured about and seen by none. I see Christmas as good in Rare Bear land"

Well it's december 23rd, and it looks like we got to open one of those packages early.

John,

You are always welcome to open more packages for us if you want! Or you have my phone number and you could just tear back the wrapping a bit.

Don

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Good point. Anyone know what the NEW name of the team will be ??

I can't speak for the team but it has been mentioned in what I will not consider "off the record" conversations, that Mr. Lewis very much wants Lyle Shelton involved with the team.

Beyond that, details of the sale that have been told to me are, likely, private but I will say, some of them very much indicate that the name and flavor of the team will stay much the same...

John.... forgive me for peeking in the packages!!

[Bottom Rudder]

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The following is IIRC (it's been a whole 4 months or something, lol):
Partial head gasket failure allowing coolant into a single cylinder (back left as evidenced by the photos).

Nope. It was a problem that the top Merlin racers should know about. A clue is the whuff of smoke and where it came from.

BM

[DWYER]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

All I want for christmas is Rare Bear to race with the 3-blade prop again!!!!!

[gobeargo]

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3-blade, 4-blade, Purple , Green or Gold....all that really matters is she sounds like she's in great hands and itching for a race....

[ignomini]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Great news, and even more impressive to supply a photo of Bill Hickle smiling. I didn't know he could do that.

[speeddemon]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Great news, and even more impressive to supply a photo of Bill Hickle smiling. I didn't know he could do that.

I think its just gas......

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Great news, and even more impressive to supply a photo of Bill Hickle smiling. I didn't know he could do that.

It helps to have a pretty woman standing behind you when you do "portrait" shots...

[ShermB]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Any news of who the pilot(s) will be? Is there a "short list"?
Betty

[speeddemon]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Any news of who the pilot(s) will be? Is there a "short list"?
Betty

Sorry, Betty...but after conferring with John Slack, I sadly removed myself from the running.

[ShermB]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

But, but, isn't half your time in....?
Happy New Year, Brad and all the other regulars on the board.
Betty

[speeddemon]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

But, but, isn't half your time in....?
Happy New Year, Brad and all the other regulars on the board.
Betty

Oh yes....and all parties agreed that since it was a NAVY aircraft, and my wings were the right color....... However, we just felt it would give the team such an unfair advantage.

So I decided to do the 'right' thing and step aside.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Sorry, Betty...but after conferring with John Slack, I sadly removed myself from the running.

[BellCobraIV]

Re: Rare Bear News: 2007 Crew Shaping Up!

Sorry, Betty...but after conferring with John Slack, I sadly removed myself from the running.

John Slack has been and is being mute on this and other subjects regarding the Rare Bear, primarily because I am no longer in that loop and am not pretending to be in that loop.