2008- 'YEAR of THE TIGER'...(Then & Now)
According to the Chinese Zodiak, the Year of 2010 will be the- 'Year of the Tiger', but 2008 marked the SEVENTH-TIME it's already happened for Unlimited Class Champion race pilot- Bill 'Tiger' Destefani & his red-and-white super-hot P-51D Mustang Racer- #7 STREGA! 
Some folks say- 'the first taste of victory is the sweetest', but certainly, Tiger Destefani also has to consider his recent amazing 'come-back win' at last September's Reno '08 NCAR. Obviously, every one of his race team's hard-earned Gold Trophies was cause for celebration, but his Reno '87 & '08 wins must have extra-special significance for 'The Tiger Man'.
Here's a gallery of shots capturing Tiger enjoying his time in the spotlight onstage at the 2008 RARA Awards Banquet, while collecting the spoils of victory & showing how to pop the cork. A pair of Reno '87 pics - Strega's arrival at Stead that year & Tiger 'celebrating two-fisted' w/his late, close pal- race engine guru- Dr. Dwight Thorn, following Strega's first Gold victory, provides the intro. Capping-off this presentation- is another Reno '87 portrait of Race #7 (w/her Gold & Top Qualifier Tropies), + a candid of #7's new rookie Unlimited race pilot- Steven Hinton, Jr.
'BIG KUDOS'- Tiger, to you & all your team mates, for providing so many magical moments in air racing over the years, & thrilling fans of- 'The World's-Fastest Motorsport'!!!
DBD
Some folks say- 'the first taste of victory is the sweetest', but certainly, Tiger Destefani also has to consider his recent amazing 'come-back win' at last September's Reno '08 NCAR. Obviously, every one of his race team's hard-earned Gold Trophies was cause for celebration, but his Reno '87 & '08 wins must have extra-special significance for 'The Tiger Man'.
Here's a gallery of shots capturing Tiger enjoying his time in the spotlight onstage at the 2008 RARA Awards Banquet, while collecting the spoils of victory & showing how to pop the cork. A pair of Reno '87 pics - Strega's arrival at Stead that year & Tiger 'celebrating two-fisted' w/his late, close pal- race engine guru- Dr. Dwight Thorn, following Strega's first Gold victory, provides the intro. Capping-off this presentation- is another Reno '87 portrait of Race #7 (w/her Gold & Top Qualifier Tropies), + a candid of #7's new rookie Unlimited race pilot- Steven Hinton, Jr.
'BIG KUDOS'- Tiger, to you & all your team mates, for providing so many magical moments in air racing over the years, & thrilling fans of- 'The World's-Fastest Motorsport'!!!
DBD
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