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  • #31
    Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

    Originally posted by t-dub View Post
    when the Lemmon Valley Scolari's closed
    Serious? The end of an era! I wondered, with the wally world out there if Scholari's would survive... sad!
    Wayne Sagar
    "Pusher of Electrons"

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    • #32
      Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

      That is the coolest banner EVER! I wanted so bad to try and score some of that stuff but could never make a contact. Heard rumors of the closing, but one day they were open, next day gone.
      It's now a Grocery Outlet AND a Big Lots (or will be in a few weeks). There is a lot of commercial development planned for out there so time will tell what it brings to the area.
      Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
      airplanenutleo@gmail.com
      thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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      • #33
        Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

        Originally posted by Leo View Post
        That is the coolest banner EVER! I wanted so bad to try and score some of that stuff but could never make a contact. Heard rumors of the closing, but one day they were open, next day gone.
        It's now a Grocery Outlet AND a Big Lots (or will be in a few weeks). There is a lot of commercial development planned for out there so time will tell what it brings to the area.
        Yeah, I got lucky Leo. My wife found out about the closure two months before they closed, and that's when I started "begging" her to try and get something lol. Most of the air race memorabilia was "untouchable" so to speak, as was pretty much everything else in the store. I would have loved to have gotten one of those huge lithographs that they had on the ceiling soffits throughout the store.
        Last edited by t-dub; 02-17-2013, 10:33 AM.
        "Racefuel, It's not just for breakfast anymore!" http://www.twracefotos.net

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        • #34
          Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

          I'm jealous!

          Scolari's is slowly becoming a victim of the economy. Around here there is the high end grocery like Raley's and the low end of Smith's and WalMart, then the discount stores like Grocery Outlet. Scolari's fell in the middle, as did such stores as Safeway and Albertson's. They just can't seem to compete and have closed several stores in their region.
          I'm going to miss them. while I couldn't afford to shop there as a staple, they had great meats and such. That big wood fired grill going out front most of the year just sucked you in!
          Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
          airplanenutleo@gmail.com
          thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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          • #35
            Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

            Oh yeah, I can smell it now...........definitely sad that they're gone, and you're exactly right on the situation that Scolaris is in. My wife's looking at going back to work at Smiths again.
            "Racefuel, It's not just for breakfast anymore!" http://www.twracefotos.net

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            • #36
              Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

              Yep, sad deal indeed. Joey does such a great job of supporting RARA, serving on the board, sponsoring, providing the food for PRS Volunteer dinners, etc. That store and the folks that worked there will be missed.

              I dry camp in an RV on the field with many judges, just west of the T-hangars. Most of us frequented the Scolari's. I know I speak for those in our corner of the compound, we won't be shopping at Outlet, Wal-Mart, or any of the other stores. We'll be driving to Scolari's locations. My dollar means more to me than to spend it anywhere else while at Reno.
              Last edited by Air Boss; 02-17-2013, 07:26 PM.
              Owen Ashurst
              Performer Air Boss - Reno Air Races
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              • #37
                Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                Originally posted by RAD2LTR View Post
                I think, assuming everything goes to plan, these guys will again turn a lot of heads. With Voodoo, and likely Strega out, the door is wide open

                Rare Bear, well, time will tell.

                232, I'll pick it for the win. Still, R3350s have had their issues in recent years. Still it it stays together, I'll say it will be very hard to beat.

                The wild cards:

                Czech mate, if its back together, and the wing is as fast as it might be, Watch out. No telling at this point.

                Another large nosed Yak rumor, it could be interesting. Speculating much beyond that is a bit pointless however.

                Dread, well, always a possibility.


                I can't wait to see how things play out and who shows up. Perhaps PRS will reveal some answers.

                Will
                Prep the Griffon beast as if they will all be there come September!
                Last edited by Wild Bill Kelso; 02-18-2013, 02:17 PM.

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                • #38
                  Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                  Originally posted by Wild Bill Kelso View Post
                  Prep the Griffon beast as if they will all be there come September!
                  By the time September gets here, the Griffon will be a hungry, hungry beast...and ready to Feast....

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                  • #39
                    Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                    hmmm shockwave has been secretly worked on for the last couple of years, wildfire makes the show finally... add those to the bear, PM, the buick, Czech Mate, the shocking returns of Dago, Voodoo and the witch, and its all on!
                    race fan, photographer with more cameras than a camera store

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                    • #40
                      Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                      Growl...

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                      • #41
                        Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                        The 50th should bring everybody that can possibly come out to race to the event. It's more than just a Race this year- it celebrates everything that Air Racing is and has been. The Triumph, the Sacrfice and the Challenge of the Races rings through the centuries- back even to a time when Romans Charged Chariots around the Course to Glory.

                        Plus- The more Warriors that show up, the more The Griffon- hearted PM will have to Feast Upon....

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                        • #42
                          Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                          Soooo...
                          Does that make Aerialgunner "Ben Hur"?
                          Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
                          airplanenutleo@gmail.com
                          thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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                          • #43
                            Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                            Haiku Time!

                            Sticks reach Reno sky

                            Screaming Three Thousand Horses

                            This is air racing



                            No Strega you say

                            Will she race again some day

                            Don't count out Tiger



                            Will Bear have a crew

                            Is it Texas or Chino

                            Still predict burnt fur



                            So who do Voodoo

                            Whiteside or Brown Astronaut

                            Don't rot in Hangar



                            The little Yak could

                            Don't doubt the Smooter Scooter

                            LD has a plan



                            Thom Richard hungry

                            The Griffon Stang feeds on bread

                            Win or home on truck



                            232 and Hoot

                            Now there is a gold combo

                            Don't burn the paint job



                            The Buick is no fear

                            Except for wake we create

                            Hooker harness tight
                            Last edited by Wild Bill Kelso; 02-19-2013, 12:46 PM.

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                            • #44
                              Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                              Originally posted by Wild Bill Kelso View Post
                              Sticks reach Reno sky

                              Screaming Three Thousand Horses

                              This is air racing
                              More time putting on the scoop and fillets, less time working in the faux-haiku dood.........

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                              • #45
                                Re: 2013 Unlimited Gold Lineup

                                Scolari's gone???? NOOOOOOO!!!

                                That really sucks.

                                Some of my fondest memories involve that place.

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