Red Bull Air Race Finals

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:00 pm

I've been bad about contributing latetly. What's worse is that this posting is only moderately RV-related.

I went to the Red Bull Air Race Finals this past weekend in San Francisco. Man, that's racing! The competitors were outstanding! We had box seats on the pier in Aquatic Park. We were 100-200 yards from the pylons. It's something to see those planes whizzing by at 200+mph 50ft above the water in a knife-edge turn set against the backdrop of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge! Afterwards we were treated to an F-16 demonstration (on full afterburner most of the time), the Fry's Electronics Jets (Huh? Me too.), and Sean Tucker who always puts on a good show especially when he's narrating while doing his routine. Last came the Blue Angels. Now, I grew up seeing them almost every year. I used to live on base in Pensacola, Fla. But my kids had never seen them and it was like getting to see them again for the first time. What a great weekend!

So how is this RV related? Dan Checkoway from the NorCal Yahoo group organized the trip and I got to sit with a bunch of RV builders. Not bad company.

728GD · Post by **728GD** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:32 pm

Good to hear from you again svanarts. I had been wondering if you wanted to head down to Copperstate this year. I was planning on going all summer and early fall only to have a few family issues keep me from going to yet another fly in. I guess there is always next year!!

We really have to hook up some time. Reading all these posts from the east coast guy's is making me feel lonely. They're flying out for breakfast and lunch all the time. I'm in the Sac area and I know your a little farther down south. We need to pick an airport for breakfast somewhere in the middle and join up. I head down to Pine Mountain Lake once and awhile for breakfast, what do you think?

Dale

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:50 pm

Absolutely! We head up to PML every once in a while too. Another favorite destination is Country Waffles at Los Banos (which also has the cheapest fuel in the area at $3.69).

Plus you're always welcome at our EAA breakfast on the 2nd Saturday of the month in Oakdale (O27).

728GD · Post by **728GD** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:35 pm

Do you have any plans for this Saturday? I could buzz down to E45 for breakfast or lunch if you would like to meet up there, or somewhere else. I have not gone to very many places south of me. Auburn and Willows are good spots also, but may start to get a little farther for you. Of corse, Auburn is only about 10 min from me, doesn't even get the oil warm.

Let me know if you want to try and meet up this weekend sometime. You can always shoot me an email also.

Dale

Post by **Spike** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:45 am

Sounds nifty Scott!! Did you get any pictures?

-- John

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:20 pm

I get to use it already!?!

Spike, you prompted me!!!

CJ