The third picture is David Fitz participating in the Fox .15 hurl.
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Yeh...Although I knew it was the "FOX HURL" I can clearly remember so many flyers "IN THAT SAME POSE!" JUST AFTER THEIR STUNT MODELS..."HIT THE TARMAC" trying to show THE FOLKS JUST HOW LOW THEY COULD FLY THE INSIDE SQUARE CORNERS..
At the 67 Olatha Nats......one of our competitors had a couple of six packs of coke and pepsi...and after that INFAMOUS FIRST ROUND FROM HELL WAS OVER...
The wind was still blowing and I can't remember exactly who....but his name was Jimmy J.Van Loo...
He took those "M-T!" POP CANS...GAVE EACH ONE OF US AN EMPTY ONE....
INSTRUCTED US TO LINE UP ON THE TARMAC STRIP!
ON HIS COMMAND "READY-SET-GOOOOOO!!!!
We were to release our empty "POP" to start the race.
(actually I substituted my beloved old RAINIER BRUUUUUU BEER CAN, instead. It was one of those old Steel one that weight a tad more.. )
Mike Stott and Tim Dunlop were standing two tar strips down wind.... waiting with an old red wiping rag to determine who's can crossed the finish line first, thus winning a free drink of his choice and would not have to pay his share of the Pizza tab that eve.
The last can to finish would have to buy the first round of beer or "POP!" As luck would have it...THAT OL' STEEL RAINIER BEER CAN DID ME IN...due in part to the extra weight...the Kansas Winds...just wouldn't let it FLY LIKE THOSE OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT ALUMINUM POP CANS.
The first can to cross the finish line...was a Pepsi can....but a few of us...forgot to ink pen our names onto the cans.
The REAL DOWN SIDE WAS...THAT THE NAVY FOLKS....DID NOT appreciate that because the winds were so strong MOST OF THE CAN WERE LONG GONE DOWN THE TARMAC, FLYING FASTER THAN MIKE STOTT OR TIM DUNLOP COULD RUN to retrieve those runaway POP CANs.
As luck would have it...only a few cans were retrieved...(including my empty steel beer can) which I was sternly reminded that this was a BOOSE FREE ZONE that our POP can contest was conducted was totally illegal and WOULD NOT BE SACTIONED BY EITHER THE NAVY OR THE AMA?
AHHH TO THE MEMORIES OF "POP CAN RACING!!" GEE, HOW THE STORY GETS BETTA EVERYTIME SOMEONE TELLS IT? LL~ LL~ LL~ VD~ DK^ DK^ ~>
"READY? SET!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ~> ~> ~> #^ #^ y1
Elwyn....HOW DID THAT SHOOT OF YOURS TURN OUT? H^^ I would have loved to try that on that Ski run from the 10,000 ft level of Mt. Hood in the "crazeeeold days?
Don, when was that"crazeeeold days" """"last January?
mw~ LL~ LL~
Don, when was that"crazeeeold days" """"last January?
mw~ LL~ LL~
:) Uhhhh? LL~My Crazeeeeold daze' are with me on a continuing daily basis now and forever more!!!! n~ H^^