How Low can y ou go

[Shawn Aro]

My dad took this in 1980 out at pylon 6 during quilifying Shawn

[speeddemon]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Looks like Chuck Hall in Doug Driscoll's #3 "Section Eight".....the airframe is Chuck Lyford's former "Bardahl Special".

[Shawn Aro]

Re: How Low can y ou go

yes its section Eight

[Skyracer]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Kind of reminds me of Bob Jones flying his T6 through a tree at a demo race at the Yakima WA airshow several years ago.

[RandyGoss75]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Here is one of Papa Goss pretty low!

Photo credit: Alfred J. Manley

[speeddemon]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Kind of reminds me of Bob Jones flying his T6 through a tree at a demo race at the Yakima WA airshow several years ago.

Oh, you mean "My Good Friend, Bob Jones"? (Don't worry....at least Goss is laughing....)

[On Site Grafix]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Bout this low!

jes kiddin'

[race21]

Re: How Low can y ou go

We got a little too low at the Paso Robles Airport day in 75....

[On Site Grafix]

Re: How Low can y ou go

We got a little too low at the Paso Robles Airport day in 75....

I thought you were just landing down-under!

[Leo]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Scott,
Is that for real or 'shopped?

[race21]

Re: How Low can y ou go

That's a for real pic......flew under the ribbon with that decathalon also....

[On Site Grafix]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Scott,
Is that for real or 'shopped?

Leo, Leo, Leo! You ought to know by now, I hate 'shopping'. Ah, but manipulate images in Photoshop, now that's fun!

[Leo]

Re: How Low can y ou go

I just don't remember him busting the deadline THAT badly HeHe
Now the year before when Mr. Patterson got low there....

Back in '82 we got buzzed by Lefty at pylon outer 4. Low? We were outside the pylon, basically laying down and after he passed we were covered in dirt, sticks, sand and rocks blown up by him. If he was six feet I would be amazed. The guys at the pylon said 'Hell, let it go" and did'nt cut him.
If I remember right the first year Hall raced Section Eight he was plagued with electrical issues. I have a shot somewhere of him taxiing out as the others were taking off, he had a hard time starting. Right in front of us the engine went "pop" and quit. He rolled to a stop, put his arm on the cockpit rail, and placed his head on it in frustration.

[race21]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Never did cut this ribbon in 75....kept going under it....

[race21]

Re: How Low can y ou go

Never did cut that darn ribbon either....guess we shoulda lowered it!