Big Sky Air Race

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:09 pm

Here is a prerace article from the Helena newspaper. i was a nice little writeup in prep for the big sky air race.
http://helenair.com/news/article_920d61 ... 002e0.html

Then we pulled off a great event this weekend.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ne ... me_oneline

I was so busy I only snap a couple pics on my cell phone. there were 7 rv's in the blue class. I finished 3rd behind an RV-8(220mph)(216mph) and a hotrod RV-4. but the good news is I improved to 211.74mph which is my best race speed and almost 8 mph better than the wenatchee race. Learning more about myself and Aurora. Next stop OSHKOSH!
Here's a couple Super 6's gassing up for the race.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:54 am

Great coverage, and great speed improvement Brian!! Glad everyone had a great time!

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:03 pm

Great write ups Brian

You done good! I may want to pick your brain and try to get something like that going here next year. If you need a place to stop in MN let me know on your way to Oshkosh.

dons · Post by **dons** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:35 am

Very nice Brian, glad it worked out.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:58 pm

My wife and I were so busy pulling this together we got no pictures. But Scott Schmidt shared his with me. Enjoy.

http://scottandranae.smugmug.com/RV-10- ... 06_jpb86RT

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:41 pm

Great pics!! Looks like you guys couldn't have had a better day!!

LOVE that polished Swift!!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:55 pm

Video shot on race day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APjiebmV6DY

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:58 pm

One of my favorite pics, it's on the side of a Harmon Rocket. He is one of the reasons i have a yellow plane.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:21 pm

With the blurry paint to the left, it looks like that thing is rocketing thru the air!

Very cool nose art!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:37 pm

The leading edges start off white, then fade into flames....like on re-entry. I asked Ken where "Bee" came from. His response was "I was already to build a RV-8." Then I saw a Harmon Rocket and it just had to "Be a Rocket" They painted that plane twice before he liked it.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:39 pm

hydroguy2 wrote:They painted that plane twice before he liked it.

Seriously??? Wow...and here I am scraping my dolla bills to buy paint from Auto Zone!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:42 pm

he's a starving farmer.

when i asked how much the paint job was, he just said which time? then said he would perfer not to say it out loud in public.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:43 pm

Hehe...I have several starving farmer friends...