'BUCK SHOTS'

[kiwiracefan]

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cool pics of the MM's Bucky, i must dig it out and scan it, but there was a MM built here in NZ that had a 150hp o-320 under the cowls.. was an absolute rocketship aparently, but it required the old armstrong starting as there wasnt room under the cowls for an electric started...

[BuckyD]

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More- 'RIDGE-RUNNERS' & 'HEDGE-HOPPERS'...!("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

Here's a good ref. shot,-illustrating the variety of different courseline grooves being flown by Unlimited Class air race pilots during a tight pylon event dogfight f/position... It's all about determination to win,-combined w/skill & strategy, while knowing your capabilities & still maintaining some margin of safety during- 'the heat of battle'!

RACE: Sun. 9/14/03-UNL GOLD-Outer 4 Pylon-

All the UNL Gold contenders are captured on the ridgeline approaching P-4 during the dicy beginning of Lap-1, following the air start launch. Viewing L-R, we see: Matt Jackson-#5 Voodoo, John Penney-#77 Rare Bear, Gary Hubler-#15 Furias w/Sherm Smoot-#86 Czech Mate up high, Skip Holm-#4 Dago Red, Tom Dwelle-#10 Critical Mass low & just behind Dago, Hoot Gibson-#99 Riff Raff v. low beyond the bushes, Stew Dawson-#105 Spirit of Texas & Randy Bailey-#911 September Pops trailing.

Skip & #4 Dago Red won @ a blistering speed of 487.938-av/mph, w/Penney & #77 Rare Bear finishing 2nd-place @ 483.942. Final standings in order for the 8-lap final by race #s: 4-77-10-86-15-105-99-911 & 5 (DNF-Lap 2). 'GREAT RACIN', guys!

DBD

[BuckyD]

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" Violated! "

Cliff Magee's beautiful bright red L-39 Albatross- Race #25-"Violated"- streaks towards the pylon, during qualifying time trials & practice at Reno '09 NCAR on Mon. 9/14/09. Magee qualified 7th-fastest in the Jet Class @ 454.783-mph & finished 6th in Sunday's Jet Gold final @ 443.026-mph.

DBD

[sierra fox]

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More- 'RIDGE-RUNNERS' & 'HEDGE-HOPPERS'...!("Fly Low-Fly Fast!")

Here's a good ref. shot,-illustrating the variety of different courseline grooves being flown by Unlimited Class air race pilots during a tight pylon event dogfight f/position... It's all about determination to win,-combined w/skill & strategy, while knowing your capabilities & still maintaining some margin of safety during- 'the heat of battle'!

RACE: Sun. 9/14/03-UNL GOLD-Outer 4 Pylon-

All the UNL Gold contenders are captured on the ridgeline approaching P-4 during the dicy beginning of Lap-1, following the air start launch. Viewing L-R, we see: Matt Jackson-#5 Voodoo, John Penney-#77 Rare Bear, Gary Hubler-#15 Furias w/Sherm Smoot-#86 Czech Mate high, Skip Holm-#4 Dago Red, Tom Dwelle-#10 Critical Mass low & just behind Dago, Hoot Gibson-#99 Riff Raff low beyond the bushes, Stew Dawson-#105 Spirit of Texas & Randy Bailey-#911 September Pops trailing.

Skip & #4 Dago Red won @ a blistering speed of 487.938-av/mph, w/Penney & #77 Rare Bear finishing 2nd-place @ 483.942. Final standings in order for the 8-lap final by race #s: 4-77-10-86-15-105-99-911 & 5 (DNF-Lap 2). 'GREAT RACIN', guys!

DBD

What a shot Bucky

[BuckyD]

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Thanks, Anthony!

That was another top all-time barn-burner Unlimted Gold final, huh? (& a 'Way-Fast' one too!).

DBD

[jarrodeu]

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That's great with them all in the picture! Must have been exciting.

Jarrod

[ChrisAttebery]

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Bucky,

Is it Chuck McGee? I talked via email with him a few times as I was building an R/C L-39 at the time and liked the color scheme he used.

Thanks for posting all of the wonderful pictures. I have only been to Reno once about 20 years ago. Seeing all of these pictures and stories from you and the gang here has been great.


Chris

" Violated! "

Cliff Magee's beautiful bright red L-39 Albatross- Race #25-"Violated"- streaks towards the pylon, during qualifying time trials & practice at Reno '09 NCAR on Mon. 9/14/09. Magee qualified 7th-fastest in the Jet Class @ 454.783-mph & finished 6th in Sunday's Jet Gold final @ 443.026-mph.

DBD

[BuckyD]

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Chris-

Nope, Magee's first name is Cliff (not Chris, as I'd orig. mistakenly posted). Was lookin' right at the results sheet when I drafted the photo caption text & still goofed it up (must've had your name on my mind from the last time you kept me honest!) . So, thanks again f/noting another Bucky boo-boo! Corrections made accordingly (including in your thread post quote).

DBD

P.S. - Big THX f/the 'atta-boy' & hope you get inspired enough to make a return to the Reno Air Races soon. We need more fans like yourself & 2010 is shaping up to be a great event!

[ChrisAttebery]

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DING DING DING!!!! Give that man a CIGAR!!!

[ChrisAttebery]

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BTW: I've been trying to go up to Reno for the last couple years, but money was a factor. This year I have a place to stay in Truckee and money shouldn't be a factor, TIME might be though. We'll see...

[BuckyD]

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"Eternal Sunset"- 9/11/01

'GROUNDED'- America's unforgettable epic day of tragic loss on Tues. 9/11, saw a spectacular spiritual sunset over Reno's Stead Field.

DBD

[BuckyD]

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"American Beauty"..............

Though not the fastest P-51D racing in the Unlimited Class at the Reno NCAR,-Olympic Jet Inc.'s- Race #52- 'American Beauty', flown by Fred Cabanas, certainly lives up to her name!

DBD

[eagledriver]

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I'm in no way in your guys' class of photography, but here is a pic of Cobra in her current home. The Arkansas Aviation Historical Foundation at Little Rock airport.

Thanks v. much, Troy. Believe you're correct - know Sundancer utilized MM fuselage & tail (per the Mendenhall ref. books). Sorry, no dice re. your req. f/Sundancer & Cobra biplane pics (ones I did have were amongst numerous slides/negs lost in two seperate studio floods suffered in years past) I'd suggest you start a seperate thread for your request & bet you'd get some good responses fm the many photogs who visit the msg. board.

BTW- Tim Bovee entered his bright yellow & blue Midget Mustang- Race #90- 'Purty Pony' at Reno '01 (+9/11+)-'02-'03-'04 & did race it @ Reno '02 (4th-pl. Bronze) & Reno '04 (3rd-pl. Bronze). Once again, sorry-no pics (none taken).

DBD

[BuckyD]

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THANKS, John for the great shot & thanks Paul/Apteryx for the photo link for the ever-beautiful & rakish-looking racing biplane- Cobra. Her adapted MM fuselage is unmistakable & what a pretty racer paint scheme!

DBD

[Apteryx]

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THANKS, John for the great shot & thanks Paul/Apteryx for the photo link for the ever-beautiful & rakish-looking racing biplane- Cobra. Her adapted MM fuselage is unmistakable & what a pretty racer paint scheme!

DBD

Thanks Bucky
It's one of my favorites, from a great era.
Dave Forbes is local, so it's been fun to see the changes it's gone through since its fledgling days.

Paul