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Ollie
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I just had this wacky idea.

Heavy bombers category, with Lancs, B-17s, B-24s, B-29s, etc.

I have a name for the Lanc I'm entering: "Dam fast!"

:lol: 8) :lol:

Ok, yeah, I know, I need a life.

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well, dicouraging comments aside...


That would be great to see!

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I can only think of the theme song for Donald Trump's show, The Aprentice

Money money money, Money MONEY!

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Reminds me of the Clay Lacy DC-7 entered in the Ca 1000 race, early 70's. I went to the next race with my dad at Brown Field the next year and the -7 was there along with a Connie. Super Snoopy and the Red Baron. Way cool but they changed the rules making mandatory pit stops eliminating any advantage they might have had. I *really* wanted to see those 2 planes making pylon turns! I did get to see the Connie back up with it reversing props and get out of it's parking spot.
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You don't want those Big Boys up there all alone do you? How about a fighter on each wingtip! Might be a liittle trouble with prop wash, but that's how you seperate the men from the boys, maybe even the fiilings from the teeth or the wings from the fuselages. Hell of an idea. Should be real easy to get insurance for it, too.

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Trey Carroll wrote:
I can only think of the theme song for Donald Trump's show, The Aprentice

Money money money, Money MONEY!


Isn't that also a song from "Evita"? :wink:

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Count me in...I had this dream about 15 years ago....

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It has been done all ready. Jim Orten was looking for a ride for Reno, when he could not find one, he took Sentimental Journey around the pylons and won the 1st B-17 class ( and Liars contest) at Reno. There is a trophy of this in the CAF hangar in Mesa
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Ollie wrote:
Trey Carroll wrote:
I can only think of the theme song for Donald Trump's show, The Aprentice

Money money money, Money MONEY!


Isn't that also a song from "Evita"? :wink:

don't cry for me Argentina????
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My first ride in SJ was around the pylons at Reno.

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Geez, I'd like to see them get a DC-8 and have a guy strapped to
the top of the fuselage for a couple trips around the pylons. They
could him .....well the FLY 8) or just maybe STUPID :?

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skybolt2003 wrote:
Reminds me of the Clay Lacy DC-7 entered in the Ca 1000 race, early 70's. I went to the next race with my dad at Brown Field the next year and the -7 was there along with a Connie. Super Snoopy and the Red Baron. Way cool but they changed the rules making mandatory pit stops eliminating any advantage they might have had. I *really* wanted to see those 2 planes making pylon turns! I did get to see the Connie back up with it reversing props and get out of it's parking spot.
-Bret


Anybody know where that DC-7 and that Connie are today?
Jerry

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Reno, 1997. Charlie Tilghman at the controls, Mike Looney as Flight Engineer. Throttles set to "swooping power."

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We'll race that ol' B-17 from the Arizona Wing......title for title. ;-)

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Ollie wrote:
Trey Carroll wrote:
I can only think of the theme song for Donald Trump's show, The Aprentice

Money money money, Money MONEY!


Isn't that also a song from "Evita"? :wink:


Actually "Cabaret", I think. :)

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No, there's a song in Evita where they keep singing money-money-money and it's not Billy Idol.

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