I picked this message interchange off of an SARL message site:
The event is scheduled to take place on June 13 in Courtland, Alabama. And it is being called the Tennessee Valley Air Race. I plan to go. This will Allow everyone to get an official speed under similar conditions. It seems to me that this kind of straight line, two pass, pure speed competition would have a lot of appeal to the experimental aircraft community but what do you think?
Bob Axsom
Unfortunately, that date conflicts with another event in Lebanon, TN (outside Nashville). It is a warbird fly-in that I have already committed to...and several of the Memphis crowd will likely attend. (P-51, P-47, Sea Fury, B-17, and many others will be there...maybe after the race y'all'd like to come by?!)
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Jeff Linebaugh
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Jeff Linebaugh
Jeff,
Sorry about the date conflict. That's about my typical luck. If
everything works out we plan to have a xc race first and then a speed
dash event. We are working on the waiver right now. Jim ( host) has
booked a guy to do a short airshow act and the Red Thunder formation
team says they will do their act too. SARL will be the main event and
we have control over the schedule. If any of your war bird friends want
to buzz down from Lebanon and go thru the speed trap or make a fly by
they would be welcome, we would just have to copordinate it. There will
be some spectators at the airport. Jim already has an acro box at his
field and a good relationship with FSDO so we are optimistic. This is
shaping up to be one of those good old home grown grass roots type of
activities that the EAA has forgotten about.
details will emerge when they are available.
Chris Murphy race34
Sorry about the date conflict. That's about my typical luck. If
everything works out we plan to have a xc race first and then a speed
dash event. We are working on the waiver right now. Jim ( host) has
booked a guy to do a short airshow act and the Red Thunder formation
team says they will do their act too. SARL will be the main event and
we have control over the schedule. If any of your war bird friends want
to buzz down from Lebanon and go thru the speed trap or make a fly by
they would be welcome, we would just have to copordinate it. There will
be some spectators at the airport. Jim already has an acro box at his
field and a good relationship with FSDO so we are optimistic. This is
shaping up to be one of those good old home grown grass roots type of
activities that the EAA has forgotten about.
details will emerge when they are available.
Chris Murphy race34
The event is scheduled to take place on June 13 in Courtland, Alabama. And it is being called the Tennessee Valley Air Race. I plan to go. This will Allow everyone to get an official speed under similar conditions. It seems to me that this kind of straight line, two pass, pure speed competition would have a lot of appeal to the experimental aircraft community but what do you think?
Bob Axsom
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