Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

[Ken from PG]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

See the front page of Courtesy Aircraft for relevant links

http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/

Does say he is willing to trade for a Mustang, so not all is lost.

[Jan]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Thanks a lot, Mike Brown for all your great efforts in air racing !

My best wishes for a happy future to all people (and planes) who
were involved in the Pops Team.

What can I say more... It´s sad ...

[dvddude]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

A guy I work with, who is best friends with Mike Browns hanger neighbor in Ione said he was selling everything including his business and moving to Hawaii.

What is his business, what kind of line of work is it?

[stuntflyr]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Backlit fast food menu boards, AIR.

He told me he bought two lots next to one another on the beach between Waikiki on the walk towards Diamond Head. Not a bad place to flop.

[Stevo]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

... on the beach between Waikiki on the walk towards Diamond Head. Not a bad place to flop.

That IS a nice spot of earth!

[MRussell]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Does anyone know if there's ever been a badder fury than 232? Is it the most highly-modded we've ever seen?

Although I'm a Witch fan before all others, my number on my race car has been 232 for several years (7 and 77 were taken ).

[gp70442]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Does CM count? Probably didn't have all the goodies that 232 has but it was pretty bad.

GP

[Race5]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

I guess that is yet to be seen. If the Furias guys can get Kerch and crew I think it will be the baddest yet.

[glenplane]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

I'm hearing this persistant rumor that Mike Brown is quitting racing at Reno and selling his 3 racers, as well as everything at EaglesNest.

Any validity to this and if so, for what reasons?

If true, it would be a huge loss for the racing community! The thought of not seeing the Tigercat round the pylons would make me very sad!

Comments anyone?

232 is totally a class act radial! I have always been blown away at the
speed of that thing even before he clipped the wings! That plane seems
so dailled in now , why quit! I'm an inline guy but loosing one of the TOP
competitors when they are in peak form seems wrong. -G-

[SkyvanDelta]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

When you look at the house for sale

http://www.impact-pop.com/eaglenest/index.html

where is the runway?

[Mluvara]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

When you look at the house for sale

http://www.impact-pop.com/eaglenest/index.html

where is the runway?

Just a short taxi away...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ione,ca&ie=UTF8&ll=38.433993,-121.009641&spn=0.023834,0.038624&t=h&z=15&iwloc=addr

[Hawker Driver]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Yeah take a right and then a left and wait for the gate to open....

Lynn

[Peashooter]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Is that a public road? It bet the underwriter goes nuts over that location! Watch for Super Beetles and Minis!

[RichH]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Wouldn't it be something... if Rod Lewis were to buy 232 just to give back the engine that was stolen from Dave Cornell's pet project, now that he owns it?? Hmmmm...

[paintboy]

Re: Mike Brown retiring from Air Racing?

Hey Rich,

Just out of curiosity, what makes you believe the motor in 232 was "STOLEN" from the Cornell project racer? September Fury has had four (4) different motors since the racer evolved, so which motor of those do you "think" was stolen from Cornell?

Dave