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  • Quiz time. Purpose built racers

    What year had the most purpose built racers in the sunday gold line up?

    Minimum requirement to be considered " Purpose Built " would be one step further than what Dan Martin did to RRIII that year awhile back.

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    Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

    Originally posted by flyingjibus View Post
    What year had the most purpose built racers in the sunday gold line up?

    Minimum requirement to be considered " Purpose Built " would be one step further than what Dan Martin did to RRIII that year awhile back.
    Do you know the answer or is it open for interpretation? I recently watched this video of Brad's, I think this is up there if not the winner

    The 1989 Unlimited Championship race at the Reno Air Races. It was well known that the Rare Bear carried nitrous oxide, as they always made a spectacle of p...
    Reno from '99 to '22

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    • #3
      Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

      Originally posted by GRNDP51 View Post
      Do you know the answer or is it open for interpretation? I recently watched this video of Brad's, I think this is up there if not the winner

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1YTkLc5yDo&t=2s
      I dont. Still trying to decide if it was the 80's or 90's... I have some ideas, but I do not have the incredible recall that Brad or others have.

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        Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

        That year is definitely a contender. That was such a good one. I feel so spoiled sometimes.

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          Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

          1988.

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            Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

            Originally posted by RichH View Post
            1988.
            Line up?

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              Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

              Originally posted by flyingjibus View Post
              Line up?
              Not completely certain, but here's a stab at it:

              Strega
              Rare Bear
              Yancy's Yak
              Mr. Awesome
              World Jet
              Tsunami
              Dreadnought
              Furias
              Super Corsair
              Vendetta (?)
              Racer X (?)
              Stiletto (?)
              Last edited by RichH; 09-12-2017, 10:48 AM.

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                Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                Originally posted by RichH View Post
                Not completely certain, but here's a stab at it:

                Strega
                Rare Bear
                Yancy's Yak
                Mr. Awesome
                World Jet
                Tsunami
                Dreadnought
                Furias
                Super Corsair
                Vendetta (?)
                Racer X (?)
                Stiletto (?)
                Just noticed the qualifier of "Sunday Gold Lineup", so obviously some of those are out.

                I would say that 1988 probably had the most as far as purpose-built entries...

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                  Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                  Originally posted by RichH View Post
                  Not completely certain, but here's a stab at it:

                  Strega
                  Rare Bear
                  Yancy's Yak
                  Mr. Awesome
                  World Jet
                  Tsunami
                  Dreadnought
                  Furias
                  Super Corsair
                  Vendetta (?)
                  Racer X (?)
                  Stiletto (?)
                  Stiletto was there for sure. I think Spectre (racer X) was still Jeanie in 88?

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                    Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                    Originally posted by flyingjibus View Post
                    Stiletto was there for sure. I think Spectre (racer X) was still Jeanie in 88?
                    The records from that year indicate he was racing it as Leeward Air Ranch Special. I think it ceased to be Jeannie when it was sold to Leeward in 1983.

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                      Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                      Originally posted by CJAM427 View Post
                      The records from that year indicate he was racing it as Leeward Air Ranch Special. I think it ceased to be Jeannie when it was sold to Leeward in 1983.

                      http://reports.airrace.org/1964-1997...ted.Report.pdf

                      I realize that now. Duh. I should know this.

                      I think this is somewhere in the 86-88 range

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                        Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                        Originally posted by CJAM427 View Post
                        The records from that year indicate he was racing it as Leeward Air Ranch Special. I think it ceased to be Jeannie when it was sold to Leeward in 1983.

                        http://reports.airrace.org/1964-1997...ted.Report.pdf
                        From that list, it looks like I was only missing Dago Red (and apparently, Strega wasn't there)...
                        Last edited by RichH; 09-12-2017, 02:59 PM.

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                          Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                          If you look at Connor's link, in the Gold Race lineup 8 out of 9 were super modified airplanes, and at least 6 were serious contenders. Five were former Champions, The only exception was #69, and even it was far from a stock Mustang at that point. It was quite a lineup.

                          I have very good memories of 1988...

                          Neal

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                            Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                            Originally posted by wingman View Post
                            If you look at Connor's link, in the Gold Race lineup 8 out of 9 were super modified airplanes, and at least 6 were serious contenders. Five were former Champions, The only exception was #69, and even it was far from a stock Mustang at that point. It was quite a lineup.

                            I have very good memories of 1988...

                            Neal

                            Me too. Wasn't there an Italian plane there that year? Sometime in the 85-90 range there was. One of the passes on Saturday put everyone on the hill down in the dirt. Lowest flyover I can remember.

                            (Back in the days of being allowed out on the back right hill)

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                              Re: Quiz time. Purpose built racers

                              If I remember correctly, wasn't it a Fiat that ran in 1987. And didn't Bucareli run a contraprop Mustang in 88? I mean, he put it in the dirt on the pace lap, but it did make the Gold field.
                              Last edited by V1670; 09-12-2017, 02:02 PM.

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