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Post by vultee43 on Sept 17, 2017 1:34:43 GMT 12
Re the televising of Reno. I was talking to my sport mad work mates today and mentioned Reno and explained a bit about the world's fastest motor sport but their faces glazed over after aircraft were mentioned. The same happens whenever I mention aviation to an average person or my long suffering wife and kids. I think your average joe see aircraft like buses - they exist as a transport option or as a military tool.
I do remember once when I was a child watching TV on a rainy Saturday afternoon and a filler program came on and it was that year's Reno Air Races! My parents thought I was having a fit. Apparently they used to televise them and they were popular, but since the age of the internet and banal cat videos the attention span has gone along with the sports non core interest. However,thanks to the efforts of Dave and yhe forum members this aviation tragic can get his fix with like minded people.
Great to hear the Full Noise team had such success at a first go. If you look a the finish stats,Graeme was only 6 mph behind the two Mustangs in front of him. Very close.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Sept 17, 2017 7:13:32 GMT 12
Great to hear the Full Noise team had such success at a first go. If you look a the finish stats,Graeme was only 6 mph behind the two Mustangs in front of him. Very close. That's right - 5 and 8 seconds behind over the whole race! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 7:25:14 GMT 12
their faces glazed over after aircraft were mentioned. I take a different tack - I say they take WW2 fighter planes and soup them up like hot rods  Even so, the cop I was talking to seemed more enthusiastic about the V8s at Sandown this weekend. Who knows, I may have planted the seed. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 7:41:07 GMT 12
And they're away!
One thing about the livestream is that we get to experience US commentary...and realise just how lucky we are with our commentators and their scripts, or lack of. And the personalities. Even the Reno diehards get a bit sick of hearing Steve Stavrakakis talking about the Unlimited Gold contenders as "the bad boys of air racing"!
Cleared down the course, good luck Graeme!
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Post by efliernz on Sept 17, 2017 7:45:35 GMT 12
Those Yanks are loving having the Kiwis there... typical nice guys!
Into 2nd!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 17, 2017 7:45:47 GMT 12
Whoo hoo up to 2nd already!
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 17, 2017 7:46:36 GMT 12
Now 1st!!!
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Post by efliernz on Sept 17, 2017 7:46:42 GMT 12
Holy crap... it just got even better
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 17, 2017 7:51:14 GMT 12
Awesomeness!! That was worth getting up early for!
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Post by efliernz on Sept 17, 2017 7:52:24 GMT 12
Hell ya.
Awesome work. Time to watch the replay of this morning Red Bull Air Race during breakfast.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 17, 2017 7:52:35 GMT 12
345 MPH. Big increase on the last race.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 7:53:34 GMT 12
I'm shaking, that was amazing!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2017 7:54:49 GMT 12
Wow!! Another win. Fantastic Graeme!!!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2017 7:56:59 GMT 12
The All Blacks annihilating the Springboks last night 57-0 and now Fruju annihilating the Mustang pack - what a weekend!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 8:23:28 GMT 12
For those unable to watch the livestream here's a selection of screencaps:  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2017 8:34:25 GMT 12
The world's fastest Fruju. Icy cold in the desert heat!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 8:41:17 GMT 12
The world's fastest Fruju. Icy cold in the desert heat! That needs to be on a Full Noise T-shirt! Maybe if someone does a caricature of them he could be leaning out with one in his hand?  2017 Unlimited Heat 3B unofficial by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Sept 17, 2017 8:50:25 GMT 12
Fantastic race! Graeme has to be front-runner for 'Unlimited Rookie of the Year' prize. Will he accept the chance to race in the Unlimited Gold tomorrow?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2017 9:13:56 GMT 12
The world's fastest Fruju. Icy cold in the desert heat! That needs to be on a Full Noise T-shirt! Maybe if someone does a caricature of them he could be leaning out with one in his hand? Marty Nicoll is the team's official artist... |
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Post by Venomnut on Sept 17, 2017 9:15:05 GMT 12
That's fantastic!
Does anyone know if RARA produce a yearly DVD of the races and release it in region 4 format?
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Even so, the cop I was talking to seemed more enthusiastic about the V8s at Sandown this weekend. Who knows, I may have planted the seed.
