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  • OT: Miss Ashley

    Did anyone see this yet? What a difference from then and now.

    BTW- Nice to hear that calm heads are prevailing to this point about this years event.


    http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2...e-netherlands/
    John

    Loves airplanes and runs freight trains.

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    Re: OT: Miss Ashley

    Here is the link.

    http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2...e-netherlands/
    Bill Pearce

    Old Machine Press
    Blue Thunder Air Racing (in memoriam)

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      Re: OT: Miss Ashley

      Thank you sir for the assist on the link. I guess my first attempt at putting one in was an epic fail.
      John

      Loves airplanes and runs freight trains.

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        Re: OT: Miss Ashley

        Those guys were after Gary for YEARS to buy that plane from him. Not sure why they wanted THAT ONE so much, but you can see from the pics that it is still a nice slick airframe, courtesy of the "Tipsy Too" rebuild in 1983/84.

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          Re: OT: Miss Ashley

          Interesting they're using an Aeroproducts P-51H prop. You don't see too many of those anymore.

          SA

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            Re: OT: Miss Ashley

            This Mustang also used to be owned by the late Bud Fountain. I used to work with his widow. She used to talk alot about riding in the back seat quite a bit.

            Race 29
            Full throttle till you see God, then turn left!

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              Re: OT: Miss Ashley

              Originally posted by Smee Again View Post
              Interesting they're using an Aeroproducts P-51H prop. You don't see too many of those anymore.

              SA
              That's the same prop it had on it when Sandberg rebuilt it in 1984 and when Gary sold it in 1993. He never really had any race problems with it, but then again he probably never used the same kind of RPM that you guys ran on Ridge Runner.

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                Re: OT: Miss Ashley

                So what is the story on the prop? Does that particular prop have a history or other factors that make it less desirable? Always love to have an opportunity to learn more about stuff like that!

                Spacegrrrl

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