Blue Thunder

[thunderstangfan]

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breaks my heart! i was really looking forward to blue moping up the course this year! GLAD JOHN IS SAFE

[zeke]

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That's the real tragedy here, we were just starting to get the power dialed in. I'll see if I can't get exact numbers, probably during Reno.

Was hoping for BT to get the first 400mph lap in Sports, going by those figures and the new rules I'm sure it was within reach.

How about a new Thunder Mustang for the Team for a Chrissy present.

[MRussell]

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I am mega-bummed about this.

[AlisoBob]

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I am mega-bummed about this.

x10


Very sad. Cant think of a more depressing situation.

Parker has has Mega Highs, and Mega Lows with that airplane.

Such is life, I guess........

[FlyKidChris]

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This accident is shocking and so very disappointing to this Sports Class fan.

However, I'm very glad that John was not injured.

I believe John Parker to be an intense competitor. It's hard for me to imagine him "backing down" or being happy while standing down.

If Blue Thunder is beyond repair (just one scenario), I expect to see a Blue Thunder II.

So I must ask; is there a donation fund in the works for BT II? I'm in...

[W J Pearce]

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Hello everyone,

I wanted to let you know that John has issued a statement. It is available on the Blue Thunder site.

http://www.bluethunderairracing.com/home.htm

[Fence Sence]

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Wow. Truth is stranger than fiction. What an odd demise of such a wonderful aircraft. Wow. Sorry Dudes. Just glad John is OK. I can't wait to see the new one. Hopefully there will be some shirts available for purchace to help with the new effort?

[AlisoBob]

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Hopefully there will be some shirts available for purchace to help with the new effort?

Should only take 600,000 or so......

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Should only take 600,000 or so......

I think the figure John mentioned that he figures they are out.. is about a cool mil...

There was no hull insurance (sorry if that was mentioned before)

I think we'll all have to see what we can do to try to help out after the races this year. John is simply too important to the sport to not ensure that he stays in the sport!

Period!

[AlisoBob]

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I meant the profits from 600,000 shirts.

Yea..... Agreed.....Some sort of fund...

Where can I paypal to?

[AAFO_WSagar]

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I meant the profits from 600,000 shirts.

Yea..... Agreed.....Some sort of fund...

Where can I paypal to?

I help Bill Pearce with their site.. maybe we can set something up..

For sure, a show of support in person will help heal John's aching heart. There is no way that man could be sadder if he'd have lost a flesh and blood family member..

I know the gear heads here know about the bond with machine that can develop.. That airplane was more than John's racer.. it was his friend.. it was his wings.. a part of his body..

It was, indeed, quite an alive thing...

Tough loss!

Wayne

[Bob]

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Is he still going to attend the full event? I dont know if I could.

[AlisoBob]

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I help Bill Pearce with their site.. maybe we can set something up..


Wayne

Do it!

$100 cash = the profit from allot of shirts, without the hassles.

Its a drop in the bucket, but we have to start somewhere...

B/T must live on.

[AlisoBob]

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=PdZb2inh4YM

I’m your worn in leather jacket
I’m the volume in your f***** up teenage band
A Pack of smokes and a six pack
I’m the dreams you had walkin’ down the railroad tracks
You and me

I’m your first taste of romance
I’m your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain’t got no chance
But I’m the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever

Chorus:
So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It’s something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don’t take me for granted

I’m the blood on your guitar
I’m that wave you caught back in 1975
I’m as strong as a thousand armies
I’m as soft as a petal on a long stem rose
I am love

Chorus: x 2
So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It’s something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don’t take me for granted
I’m with you when you’re born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don’t take me for granted

No one knows
Don’t take me for granted

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Is he still going to attend the full event? I dont know if I could.

Something maybe a lot of people don't know about John... Besides being a racer, he runs a race shop during race week, as well as hosts the annual gathering of Thunder Mustangs at that facility...

I'm sure it's not going to be easy for him because.. though it may be broken at the moment, in that man beats the heart of a TRUE competitor.. he's tough, he'll be there...