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  • Four Sea Furies in one race?

    Hi all,
    Chad Dale from the Sanders squad shared this Facebook post (possibly not visible to non-FB users?) showing 924, Argonaut and Dreadnought together with the Dwelles' T.20 (formerly Critical Mass).

    A UK-based warbird friend asked me "I wonder when the last time 4 Furies flew together?" and my instant reaction was Reno - the three Sanders birds regularly end up in the same races, but have there been occasions when there were four (or more!) in the same race?
    Zac in NZ

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    Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

    Lets see, I'd guess 2018. Dreadnought, Sawbones, Argonaut, 924 and On Eagles Wings were all present. Before that, there were years when Sept Fury raced (rather than having the engine grenade in qualifying.) plus the Sanders birds and Sawbones. The last time 6 or more were racing might take some digging.

    Will
    Last edited by RAD2LTR; 07-12-2022, 01:32 PM.

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    • #3
      Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

      Originally posted by RAD2LTR View Post
      Lets see, I'd guess 2018. Dreadnought, Sawbones, Argonaut, 924 and On Eagles Wings were all present. Before that, there were years when Sept Fury raced (rather than having the engine grenade in qualifying.) plus the Sanders birds and Sawbones. The last time 6 or more were racing might take some digging.

      Will
      2005, 2006 & 2007 Gold Races were full of them

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      • #4
        Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

        2005 Gold Final had 7 Sea Furies

        Dreadnought
        Spirit of Texas
        Riff Raff
        Fury
        Bad Attitude
        September Pops
        Conch Fury

        I believe this was in the time of the bad batch of bearings for the merlins.
        Last edited by PowerByPackard; 07-12-2022, 02:07 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

          Originally posted by PowerByPackard View Post
          2005 Gold Final had 7 Sea Furies

          Dreadnought
          Spirit of Texas
          Riff Raff
          Fury
          Bad Attitude
          September Pops
          Conch Fury

          I believe this was in the time of the bad batch of bearings for the merlins.
          Yep, there’s a Victor Archer photo of them coming down the chute, Bear and RR3 the only non-Furies in the race (and all of them having 3350’s or 4360)
          Reno from '99 to '22

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          • #6
            Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

            What year was the all Sea Fury Silver? I don't think it was on Sunday, but one of the greatest races I have seen.

            This was 2005:
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            Bill Pearce

            Old Machine Press
            Blue Thunder Air Racing (in memoriam)

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            • #7
              Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

              That answers that! Thank you folks!
              Zac in NZ

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              • #8
                Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

                Originally posted by ZacYates View Post
                That answers that! Thank you folks!
                Indeed Zac there used to be a lot of them at Reno. Exciting times.

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                  Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

                  Originally posted by ZacYates View Post
                  Hi all,
                  Chad Dale from the Sanders squad shared this Facebook post (possibly not visible to non-FB users?) showing 924, Argonaut and Dreadnought together with the Dwelles' T.20 (formerly Critical Mass).

                  <>
                  Four Sea Fury's with four different engines...
                  remember the Oogahonk!

                  old school enthusiast of Civiltary Warbirds and Air Racers

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                  • #10
                    Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

                    And one little Mustang, the only one to make the gold race in 05. Running 2nd and gaining on the Bearcat until burning a piston. We kept having problems with the H prop and were able to borrow race 7's propeller.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

                      Originally posted by W J Pearce View Post
                      What year was the all Sea Fury Silver? I don't think it was on Sunday, but one of the greatest races I have seen.

                      This was 2005:
                      I miss seeing the two gold spinner Texas Sea Furies...

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                      • #12
                        Re: Four Sea Furies in one race?

                        My friend was very impressed by the responses - I think he was expecting to hear that the Sanders-Dwelle photos were the first 4(+)-ship since the 1960s!
                        Zac in NZ

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