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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 18:42:38 GMT 12
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Post by joey05 on Sept 17, 2017 18:49:13 GMT 12
Nothing on news hub so far, heap on Scott Dixon
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Sept 17, 2017 18:51:57 GMT 12
Yep, thanks Zac
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Post by Venomnut on Sept 17, 2017 19:03:59 GMT 12
Nope, nothing interesting like air racing on one or three news tonight. To sum up the news, election blah blah rugby blah blah weather.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 19:05:13 GMT 12
Facebook photo of Team Full Noise:  Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr I really want one of those shirts. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2017 19:24:05 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Sept 17, 2017 19:28:24 GMT 12
You can e-mail news to TVNZ : news@tvnz.co.nz Maybe if several people submit the story they may wake up to its importance.... yeah right  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 19:28:51 GMT 12
I've sent Facebook messages to Blenheim's paper (fairly sure they've covered it earlier) and the Wanganui Chronicle (as, like me, Graeme's from there) as well as the TV news companies. I've tried Facebook messaging some others like RadioSport but there's an error messaging that suggests it thinks I'm spamming...
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Post by Venomnut on Sept 17, 2017 20:15:27 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 20:27:27 GMT 12
I am, I have been, and there's a couple of cheap options on TradeMe  |
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Post by vultee43 on Sept 17, 2017 21:35:47 GMT 12
That is brilliant news. I can't believe the media aren't picking up the story. If it were the Yanks they'd have made a mini series out of it by now (World's Fastest Kiwi / Yak). Looking at the line up for the Gold Race it's the whose who of aircraft racing - like a Superband for pilots. Good luck to the team. Can't wait to hear the result.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 3:02:15 GMT 12
Today's the day. The schedule is up:  Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr The Duck Walk is down for 10.30am NZT so I suggest those of you lucky enough to be able to watch do so from before then so you can get the full Unlimited Gold experience. I'd call in sick today if not for the fact it'd be too much of a coincidence! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 3:20:57 GMT 12
Fighter Flights just said on Facebook the Duck Walk is 2.45pm (9.45am here)- remember what I said about tuning in early!
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Post by planecrazy on Sept 18, 2017 8:07:54 GMT 12
Can you buy those full noise tshirts? Here is another of Graeme's achievements, crossing the Tasman in his Nanchang a few years ago.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 8:13:23 GMT 12
I'm hoping you can when they get back. I asked on Facebook before they left for Chino and Graeme said they hadn't thought about any merchandise yet, which is understandable! I know there are American fans who want them. For anyone interested, here are the results from the Unlimited Bronze. The Silver (all Mustangs this year, appropriately enough) is underway as I type.  2017 Unlimited Bronze by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 8:33:51 GMT 12
The Unlimited Silver racers are now landing and I think the result is Robbie Patterson 1st, John Maloney in Spam Can 2nd and John Muszala II in Shanty Irish 3rd - same as the pairings to start.
For those who don't know, Shanty Irish is a P-51A whose restoration was finished last week. It used to be in an OD/NG scheme with the name Polar Bear (restored using lots of D parts) and raced at Reno a couple of times but now, as these photos lifted from WIX show, is a stunningly beautiful and much more accurately-restored specimen:
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 18, 2017 10:10:02 GMT 12
Jet Gold about to begin
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 18, 2017 10:30:20 GMT 12
"Unlimited Aircrews, to your aircraft please!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 11:16:00 GMT 12
I got most of it except the last two laps (don't tell the Judge) - did Voodoo regain the lead? EDIT: I just saw Jay raise the trophy, never mind! Congrats Team Strega!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 18, 2017 11:30:40 GMT 12
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