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  • #91
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    "Racers-of-the-Past"- * International Formula One Class *

    Thurs. 9/11/80- Reno NCAR/Stead Field- #38 Flying Dutchman

    In my humble opinion, one of the most beautifully-detailed Formula-1 Class raceplanes ever (though certainly not one of the fastest), was the Eldon Lutz designed & built- Race #38 "Flying Dutchman" LFD-13-4 (N38Z). #38 was raced by the following pilots during its' history:

    Mike Loening - Reno '74 & '76/Mojave '74
    Eldon Lutz - Mojave '75 & '76
    Tom Aslett - Reno '79-'84
    Lori Love - Reno '84 & '85

    'Fastest-Finish' for #38 Flying Dutchman was notched by Lori Love during its' final competition: a 209.683-av/mph 2nd-place finish f/the 8-lap Reno '85 F-1 Silver on 9/15/85.

    (Sadly, -on 8/23/87, Aslett was killed, when #38 crashed during a test flight fm Twin Falls, ID, in preparation f/Reno '87.) *

    Here's an archive photo walk-around view of this stunning little beauty posed on the ramp in the warm morning sunlight at Reno '80, when owned & raced by Tom Aslett.

    DBD

    (* -Current FAA aircraft registration notes Lutz LFD-13-4 N38Z as owned by Holbrook Maslen in Carson City, NV effective 8/4/93 & A/W date of 9/8/93.)
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    • #92
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      'RIDGE-RUNNERS' & 'HEDGE-HOPPERS'... ("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

      More- 'Ridge-Runners'...

      E. Guide Pylon photos (L-R):

      1 & 2. Sun. 9/17/00-UNL Silver- Jimmy Leeward flies his P-51D #9- 'Cloud Dancer' down-low along the desert ridgeline, while fighting to hold-onto 5th-place, against the relentlessly-pursuing Hawker Sea Fury #114- 'Argonaut', -expertly-piloted by fellow veteran Unlimited air racer- Brian Sanders, in yet another classic example of a- "Ridge-Runners' Duel"!

      + A couple of- "Rush-'N Ridge-Runners"!!!......

      3. Thur. 9/13/07-UNL HT-1B- Will Whiteside drives his 'Rusky' grey Yak-3 #33- "Steadfast" down the ridge enroute Outer 4 Pylon, while flyin' his standard consistently-tight courseline, -enroute a 383.887-av/mph 3rd-place heat finish: "Ridge-Runner"!

      4. Thur. 9/12/02-UNL HT-1B- Sean Carroll's at the controls of Yak-9 #104- 'Russian Roulette' & running in last-place (w/a slightly-hangin' left main gear), but nonetheless, -he's still flyin' the great line of a true: "Ridge-Runner"!

      DBD
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      • #93
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        "The Great Airport In The Sky".......

        DBD
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        • #94
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          "SPIRIT OF TEXAS".......!!!

          Reno '09 NCAR- Wed. 9/16/09- Unlimited Class Qualifications & Practice:

          Race pilot/owner- Stewart Dawson takes the racecourse at 10 AM w/his BIG & beautiful (& mighty-fast!) Hawker Sea Fury- #105- "Spirit of Texas", hoping to up his previous 428.848-mph Q-speed logged on Monday. Dawson flies one lap f/a new time & does it, -posting 430.411-mph. (3rd photo captures #105 on the 'V-O-S' during Stewart's Wed. Q-Run).

          But in the process, #105's Wright R-3350 race engine went sour- ruining the team's racing plans for Reno '09, -much to everyone's huge disappointment.

          Hopefully, Stewart Dawson & company will be back at Reno 2010 w/Spirit of Texas in top racing form. The air races just ain't the same without 'em! "GO TEAM SPIRIT OF TEXAS!"

          DBD
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          • #95
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            'R-Rs' & 'H-Hs'...("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

            Definately a- "Ridge-Runnin' Hedge-Hopper"!

            DBD
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            • #96
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              Originally posted by BuckyD View Post
              'R-Rs' & 'H-Hs'...("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

              Definately a- "Ridge-Runnin' Hedge-Hopper"!

              DBD
              Love this shot Bucky
              "dont believe ANYTHING you hear and about HALF of what you see"...................J. Mott 1994

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              • #97
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                Originally posted by BuckyD View Post
                "Racers-of-the-Past"- * International Formula One Class *

                Thurs. 9/11/80- Reno NCAR/Stead Field- #38 Flying Dutchman

                In my humble opinion, one of the most beautifully-detailed Formula-1 Class raceplanes ever (though certainly not one of the fastest), was the Eldon Lutz designed & built- Race #38 "Flying Dutchman" LFD-13-4 (N38Z). #38 was raced by the following pilots during its' history:

                Mike Loening - Reno '74 & '76/Mojave '74
                Eldon Lutz - Mojave '75 & '76
                Tom Aslett - Reno '79-'84
                Lori Love - Reno '84 & '85

                'Fastest-Finish' for #38 Flying Dutchman was notched by Lori Love during its' final competition: a 209.683-av/mph 2nd-place finish f/the 8-lap Reno '85 F-1 Silver on 9/15/85.

                (Sadly, -on 8/23/87, Aslett was killed, when #38 crashed during a test flight fm Twin Falls, ID, in preparation f/Reno '87.) *

                Here's an archive photo walk-around view of this stunning little beauty posed on the ramp in the warm morning sunlight at Reno '80, when owned & raced by Tom Aslett.

                DBD

                (* -Current FAA aircraft registration notes Lutz LFD-13-4 N38Z as owned by Holbrook Maslen in Carson City, NV effective 8/4/93 & A/W date of 9/8/93.)
                Thanks for posting those, its a very different looking racer.

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                • #98
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                  Hi Anthony & Elliot-

                  Thanks for your positive posts. Elliot, I figured you'd most likely be one to appreciate the Flying Dutchman F-1 archive pics.

                  The Race #105 'H-Hopper' shot fm Outer 4 proves why a good super-telephoto long lense is essential equipment f/air racing photo work:

                  Here's a Reno '08 pic taken from the same vantage point, capturing the start of UNL HT-2A from a wider perspective- I opted to include some of the press shooters in the composition, rather than the usual zoom-in focus on just the rapidly-approaching planes. (Veteran photographer- Jim Dunn nailed that one down good - see the September photo in your 2010 Legacy of Speed calendars). (+ Bet those particular bushes up on the ridge gotta be the most-photographed examples in the entire Nevada desert!)

                  Then, to add some extra dramatics for the #105 'H-Hopper' shot, -I close-cropped the picture down a bunch more in the- 'digital darkroom', here at the studio.

                  DBD
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                  • #99
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                    Very very cool! Thanks..
                    jeff

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                    • Re: 'BUCK SHOTS'

                      Not to take away from everything else you have posted, but that last pic is especially good!

                      Thank You!

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                        Hey Jeff & Box A35-

                        You're very welcome & thanks back to you both for your kind kudos of appreciation.

                        DBD

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                          'R-Rs' & 'H-Hs'...!("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

                          "H-A-B-U"...!!!

                          (Merriam-Webster: 'Habu' -Dangerously venomous pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus/T. flavoviridis, common in the Ryukyu Islands, which include Okinawa. Also- nickname f/the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird)

                          Earl Ketchen flies Don Davis'/Tired Iron Air Racing Team's P-51D Race #81- "HABU" (N5449V, ex-#4/#81- 'GeGe II')...

                          Photos (L-R):

                          1. Thur. 9/16/82-E. Guide Pylon- Ketchen & HABU are captured running down along the E. Chute on their qualifying run (12th-fastest @ 371.693-mph). Earl went on to win Sunday's Silver 8-lap final @ 378.087-av/mph.

                          2-3. Wed. 9/14/83-W. Chute- Again, we see Earl Ketchen driving Race #81 during Qualifications the following year- this time rippin' right down on the deck thru the V-O-S ("Valley of Speed"). Ketchen logged a 374.937-mph Q-speed f/13th-spot, & won Sunday's 6-lap Bronze @ 400.717-av/mph,-just ahead of 2nd-place finisher- Bill Whittington's #08 P-51H (394.503).

                          Most-definately a- "Ridge-Runnin', Hedge-Hoppin',-Jack Rabbit Rouster"!!!

                          DBD

                          "Blue Skies"-Earl!
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                            Great pics as always bucky... that second shot of Habu... im sure he was mowing the grass its that low.....
                            race fan, photographer with more cameras than a camera store

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                            • Re: 'BUCK SHOTS'

                              I agree, that second shot is something else Bucky
                              Russ
                              Knotty Girl Crew

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                              • Re: 'BUCK SHOTS'

                                This entire thread is awesome. Thanks!!

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