Formula One, Biplane, Sport, T-6 and Jet Classes
story and photos by Curtis Fowles
Although numbers were down a bit, we saw some great racing in all classes and some cool aircraft. That new Formula One racer "September Fate" is a very sleek, cool-looking racer. It is also very fast finishing 4th on Sunday at 231 mph. Steve Senegal took the Gold again in Formula One at 253 mph.
Biplane class had a surprise DQ of the fastest biplane in the field, "Phantom" flown by Tom Aberle. He usually laps everyone (at least once) every race. Because of that, #25 "Drag Racer" took the Gold on Sunday at 201 mph.
The fastest in the Sport class are faster than the stock unlimiteds. Lee Behel looked great in the dark red #5 MD-5 "Sweet Dreams" and finished 4th at 359 mph. The very sleek blue and white NXT "Relentless" was down on speed this year, but finished the week in 6th at 333 mph. John Parker in his Thunder Mustang "Blue Thunder II" put on a strong performance but fell a bit short of the top spot. He finished 2nd at 377 mph. Jeff LaVelle finished first at 393 mph.
Nick Macy in the T-6 Class set a new race record at 247 mph! Great win for Macy and Team Six-Cat. Two other T-6 racers posted speeds above 240 mph. These noise-makers and getting faster.
Rick Vandam in #5 "American Spirit" took home the Gold in Jet Class with a winning speed of 490 mph.
Formula One:
- 1. Steve Senegal "Endeavor" 253 mph
- 2. Justin Phillipson "Outrageous" 235 mph
- 3. Vito Wypraechtiger "Scarlet Screamer" 236 mph
- 4. Brian Rebery "September Fate" 231 mph
- 5. Steve Temple "Madness" 227 mph
- 6. Doug Bodine "Miss Demeanor" 219 mph
- 7. Jay Jones "Quadnickel" 219 mph
- 8. Bill Parodi "N-A-Rush" 201 mph
Biplane:
- 1. Karl Grove "Drag Racer" 201 mph
- 2. Kirk Murphy "Lady Luck" 192 mph
- 3. Jake Stewart "Zipper II" 186 mph
- 4. Eric Zine "Sunny Side Up" 181 mph
- 5. David Roelofs "Purse Snatcher" 175 mph
- 6. Birch Entriken "Joey" 175 mph
- 7. Tony Higa "Tango-Tango" 139 mph
- 8. Tom Aberle "Phantom" DQ
T-6:
- 1. Nick Macy "Six Cat" 247 mph - NEW RECORD
- 2. Dennis Buehn "Midnight Miss III" 244 mph
- 3. John Lohmar "Radial Veloctiy" 243 mph
- 4. Lee Oman "Baby Boomer" 235 mph
- 5. Chris Rushing "Baron's Revenge" 234 mph
- 6. Gordo Sanders "Big Red" 223 mph
Sport:
- 1. Jeff LaVelle 393 mph
- 2. John Parker "Blue Thunder II" 377 mph
- 3. Lynn Farnsworth "Miss Karen II" 373 mph
- 4. Lee Behel "Sweet Dreams" 359 mph
- 5. David Sterling 357 mph
- 6. Kevin Eldredge "Relentless" 333 mph
- 7. Scott Nelson "Guardian Angel" 314 mph
- 8. Vince Walker "Modo Mio" 313 mph
Jet:
- 1. Rick Vandam "American Spirit" 490 mph
- 2. Phil Fogg "Fast Company" 489 mph
- 3. Jeff Turney "Drakon" 440 mph
- 4. Larry Lee "Triple Seven" 427 mph
- 5. Scott Krause "Predator" 426 mph
- 6. Lachian Onslow "Hot Section" 413 mph
- 7. Mark Pracy "Blank Czech" 413 mph
- 8. Larry Labriola "Sarance" 385 mph
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