I was Kaz's pit man for finals, all week for that matter. I can't say enough about what a tenacious competitor he is. Not many people know that he hadn't flown for four month's before this competition. Trouble all week with engine runs, pipe length, etc. Thanks to Bill Rich for supplying fuel for finals. He ran out of the fuel he was using earlier in the week and bought one quart of suspect fuel the day before finals causing the attempt for his first official.
The last picture was in the hotel parking lot on the way to practice. 100 degrees. I know for many it's not a big deal, but us northwest boys have a bad time in this stuff!