Vote for your Favourite

[Tosg]

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1) Racer - Folkerts "Jupiter" #301

2) Favorite A/C - Beech Staggerwing, X-15, DC-3, Bonanza, Connie

3) Pilot - Ray Cote, Bob Love

4) Best Looking - Cobra II

5) Unlimited - U.S. Thrift 7 1/4% Spl. (Lyle Shelton)

6) Sport - Earl Hibler's Glasair

7) Jet - Super Pinto (Dick Hunt)

8) Biplane - Hot Canary (Bill Warwick)

9) F-1 - Rivets (Bill Falck)

10) T-6 - Miss Chief (Jim Mott)

11) Engine - Continental C-85

12) Other - The Dixieland Band on the Fire Truck, Bertha & Tina

[drewmoon]

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1) Racer - Strega

2) Aircraft - (racer) P-51 : (general) Epic LT

3) Pilot - Sean Tucker

4) Best looking (Aircraft/Racer) - Big Bossman

5) Unlimited - Strega

6) Sports - Thunder Mustang

7) Jet - Race 888

8) Biplane - Phantom

9) F-1 - Race 121

10) T-6 - Warlock

11) Motor - Merlin Mouse

12) Any other Favorite you can think of - ummm Jessica Alba!

[Apteryx]

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9) F-1--#99 Cassutt with the psychadelic checkerboard paint scheme.

I'm drawing a blank.
Do you man the Cassutt Gary Austin is now racing with Maybe's Baby paint scheme, as appeared on the Air Progress cover, 'cuz that raced as #42
Morss had #99 for 15 years, and no psychedelic paint schemes there, (ugly maybe...)

Paul

[speeddemon]

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I'm drawing a blank.
Do you man the Cassutt Gary Austin is now racing with Maybe's Baby paint scheme, as appeared on the Air Progress cover, 'cuz that raced as #42
Morss had #99 for 15 years, and no psychedelic paint schemes there, (ugly maybe...)

Paul

Not sure what the pedigree is of the ones you mentioned, but I think this one only raced at Cleveland in 1969. Could be 42, but I thought it was 99.

[wardog]

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1) Racer - tie between Super Corsair, Strega and Warlock

2) Aircraft - mine!!!! (I've always wanted to be able to say that )

3) Pilot - me

4) Best looking (Aircraft/Racer) - see #1

5) Unlimited - Strega & Super Corsair

6) Sports - don't have one

7) Jet - don't have one

8) Biplane - don't have one

9) F-1 - Frenzi when Dave Hoover owned it or Scotty Crandelmier's plane (drawing blank on the name but the paint is way cool)

10) T-6 - Warlock, Wardog (non-racing)

11) Motor - the one in my Navion!!!!! and the 975 in the tank

12) Any other Favorite you can think of - white lightning, and oh yeah....did I mention my Navion

[Apteryx]

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Not sure what the pedigree is of the ones you mentioned, but I think this one only raced at Cleveland in 1969. Could be 42, but I thought it was 99.

Is this the one, I guess this is ok to post, since AP is gone, and it's 38 years ago. (Oh crap I'm feeling old!)

[Apteryx]

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F-1 - Frenzy when Dave Hoover owned it or Scotty Crandelmier's plane (drawing blank on the name but the paint is way cool)

'Outrageous', and it's for sale you know, now that you're assembling a fleet, and this one has its steery wheel in the right place.

[Tosg]

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Not sure what the pedigree is of the ones you mentioned, but I think this one only raced at Cleveland in 1969. Could be 42, but I thought it was 99.

#42 Maybee's Baby was the true psychedelic Cassutt, as shown in the Air Progress cover picture. What a nightmare masking for that paint job must have been.

#99 Scarab was a "semi-psychedelic" Cassutt, with a black, red, gold and white tartan plaid paint scheme that was pretty wild. It was last raced by Sal Lanese around 1970, when owned by Jack Dianiska from Cleveland. There is a 3-view drawing of this aircraft in one of the Reed Kinert books.

[wardog]

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'Outrageous', and it's for sale you know, now that you're assembling a fleet, and this one has its steery wheel in the right place.

Funny
I own an airplane now, I have no money! Seriously though, I would have considered buying an IF1 a few years ago, but anymore I consider them too small and light for my tastes. I really wanted a T6, but John's not selling his right now, so I went with my second choice. Still majorly jazzed!

[Apteryx]

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#99 Scarab was a "semi-psychedelic" Cassutt, with a black, red, gold and white tartan plaid paint scheme that was pretty wild.

OK, found it. Wasn't too exotic of a scheme. I did find some close-ups of Maybe's Baby in the Kinnert book, and gotta agree on the masking, Oy Vey!

[zeke]

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1)

P.S. The mustang you are thinking of is the "Beguine." It crashed into a house during the 1949 Cleveland Thompson Trophy race killing 4, the pilot, and the air races.

.[/SIZE]

Thanks for the great photo of Beguine, the mustang that I was thinking about was actually the Anson Johnson one. Sure were some interesting looking aircraft out there back then.

[zeke]

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ok how this

1) Ooghonk special

2) sumthin else

3)Fat Cat


4) Chutton dont know if i spelled it right

5) super corsair planes of fame

6) RB-51

7) suzy Q


8 Miss america Howie Keef

and one that has never race

race 19

What's the story on that Mustang? Did it ever fly like that. That's one tiny canopy, I guess the one's on some of the other racers at the time were no larger.

[sierra fox]

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Great topic, getting to see some long lost favorites as well.

Racer - RB-51
Aircraft - Sea Fury ( hence my handle )
Pilot - Greenameyer
Best looking racer/a/c - RB-51 / Sea fury
Unlimited - September Fury
Sports - Thunder Mustang
Jet - T-33
Biplane - Sorcerress
F-1 - ?
T-6 - Warlock
Motor - P/W 4360
Other - my wifes laugh

Anthony

[number17fan]

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1) Racer--Conquest 1
2) Aircraft--Lockheed Vega
3) Pilot-- My Dad
4) Best looking-- Roscoe's Lockheed Air Express "Gilmore"
5) Unlimited-- Conquest 1
6)Sports--
7) Jet--
8) Biplane-- Mong #26
9 F-1-- Annie #17
10) T-6-- Lickity Split
11) Motor-- Wright Cyclone R-1300
12) Other-- Bull Thrush,see #11

Andrew

[t-dub]

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With the Race coming up soon how about seeing what's everyone's favorites are in Aviation & Racing.

Favorite

1) Racer

2) Aircraft

3) Pilot

4) Best looking (Aircraft/Racer)

5) Unlimited

6) Sports

7) Jet

8) Biplane

9) F-1

10) T-6

11) Motor

12) Any other Favorite you can think of

#1) Without a doubt Tsunami! What a beautiful piece of work she was! #2) P-38! Such graceful lines. #3) Skip Holm! The consumate professional. His record, experience, and cool demeanor speaks for itself. #4) Voodoo! Cool paint. #5) Stilletto! I miss "the butterknife", but might we be treated to another scoopless mustang this year? #6) Thunder Mustang! Coolest "kitplane" out there. #7) Leeward's Mig! I can still see him on the course with the AB on. #8) Sundancer! #9) Wild Turkey! #10) Miss Everything! #11) Gotta love that CORNCOB! #12 Airshow performer: Sean Tucker!