Here's a mini-gallery of Super Sea Fury- Race #88 - BLIND MAN'S BLUFF (NX35SF), making it's premiere at Reno '87 (to compliment Larry Burton's great extended narrative in another thread):
Photos 001-006: Hopeful rookie Unlimited race pilot - Joanne Osterud arrives at Reno/Stead Airport on Sun. 9/13/87, and taxis down to the CIA Hangar at the east end of the field. Following shutdown, she receives a warm welcome from Rick & Anne Brickert, Frank & Ruth Sanders, Dennis Sanders, and members of her Levolor Racing crew, including crew chief - Larry Burton.
Photo 007: Race #88's first R-3350 engine change in progress inside the CIA Hangar late Tue. 9/15/87.
Photo 008: Replacement pilot- Skip Holm's first qualifying run on Wed. 9/16/87 captured along the West Chute approaching the W. Guide Pylon. BMB posts a Q-speed of 394.103 for 10th place amongst the 25 Unlimiteds that qualified.
Photo 009: Wed. 9/16/87 evening's second engine swap - CIA Hangar.
Photo 010: Thur. 9/17/87 - Heat 1A. Skip Holm drives BLIND MAN down the Valley of Speed, and gets the aircraft's first race win by finishing in first at 388.894 av/mph for the 6-lap event. (He beats-out Ray Cote in Dago Red, after being awarded a 1-mph time adjustment from the Contest Committee due to a start mixup).
Hope everyone, especially Larry (& anyone involved with BMB), enjoys viewing this selection of vintage photos. The amount of effort put out by the Levolor Racing Team to keep their big beautiful bird in competition was incredible to witness, (& will likely never be equalled!!! 3 engine changes?). TOTALLY - AWESOME!
Photos 001-006: Hopeful rookie Unlimited race pilot - Joanne Osterud arrives at Reno/Stead Airport on Sun. 9/13/87, and taxis down to the CIA Hangar at the east end of the field. Following shutdown, she receives a warm welcome from Rick & Anne Brickert, Frank & Ruth Sanders, Dennis Sanders, and members of her Levolor Racing crew, including crew chief - Larry Burton.
Photo 007: Race #88's first R-3350 engine change in progress inside the CIA Hangar late Tue. 9/15/87.
Photo 008: Replacement pilot- Skip Holm's first qualifying run on Wed. 9/16/87 captured along the West Chute approaching the W. Guide Pylon. BMB posts a Q-speed of 394.103 for 10th place amongst the 25 Unlimiteds that qualified.
Photo 009: Wed. 9/16/87 evening's second engine swap - CIA Hangar.
Photo 010: Thur. 9/17/87 - Heat 1A. Skip Holm drives BLIND MAN down the Valley of Speed, and gets the aircraft's first race win by finishing in first at 388.894 av/mph for the 6-lap event. (He beats-out Ray Cote in Dago Red, after being awarded a 1-mph time adjustment from the Contest Committee due to a start mixup).
Hope everyone, especially Larry (& anyone involved with BMB), enjoys viewing this selection of vintage photos. The amount of effort put out by the Levolor Racing Team to keep their big beautiful bird in competition was incredible to witness, (& will likely never be equalled!!! 3 engine changes?). TOTALLY - AWESOME!
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