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Organization: U. S. Cup Race Year: 1971 Here are the results...
 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#0 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 s/n TG114 RCN, c/n 41H-656803, c/r N19SF {2} Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Frank Sanders. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 321.0 mph. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#1 North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang [NA-124] - North American, Dallas, Texas, USA s/n 45-11471 USAAF, c/n 124-48224, c/r N332 {1} Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Darryl Greenamyer. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 320.8 mph. The crew had Darryl make his first pit stop too soon, so he had to make a second. Finished 98 laps. |
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 17 July 1971 |
#3, BLUE MAX Vought F4U-7 Corsair s/n 133693 USN, c/r N33693 Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The pilots were Robert Guilford, Bob Laidlay and. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 236.7 mph. Finished 72 laps. The relief pilot Bob Laidlaw cut Pylons #1 and #7 on the same plap and was penalized one lap. |
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 By June 1971 |
#4 North American F-51D Mustang s/n 44-73287 USAF, c/n 122-39746, c/r N951M Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was William Jackson. Started the One Mile Course race, but did not finish. Finished 48 laps. After the pit stop the hot engine reused to re-start. |
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 Circa 1970 |
#6 North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang [NA-122] - North American, Inglewood, California, USA s/n 44-73079 USAAF, c/n 122-39538, c/r N451EA Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Robert J Love. Started the One Mile Course race, but did not finish. Finished 81 laps. Curt Pylon 2 on the thrid lap and was penalized one lap. Left the race with a coolant leak. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#11, Miss America North American F-51D Mustang s/n 44-74536 USAF, c/n 122-41076, c/r N991R Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Howard Keefe. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 252.8 mph. Cut pylon 5 on pit stop landing and was penalized one lap. Left the race on lap 78. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#22, LANCER TWO Vought F4U-4 Corsair s/n 97259 USN, c/n 9413, c/r N6667 Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Eugene Akers. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 275.4 mph. Finished 84 laps. |
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 By June 1970 |
#33 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger - General Motors s/n 53119 USN, c/n 3181, c/r N33BM Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Leo Volkmer. Started the One Mile Course race, but did not finish. Finished 5 laps. Leo Vokmer commented he only entered his torpedo bomber as a crowd pleaser and therefore chose to land after only a few laps. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#38 Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning s/n 44-27087 USAAF, c/n 422-8091, c/r N577JB Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The pilots were Gary Levitz, Vernon Thorpe and. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 280.1 mph. Finished 85 laps. Broke a connecting rod at the end of the race. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#44 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat s/n 121731 USN, c/n D-1105, c/r N5005 Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The pilots were Ron Reynolds, Michael Geren and. Started the One Mile Course race, but did not finish. Finished 76 laps. The relief pilot Michael Geren blew the engine and crash. Mr. Geren perished. |
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 17 July 1971 |
#77, Phoenix I Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat s/n 122629 USN, c/n D-1170, c/r N777L Fitted with long-range underwing fuel tanks. Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Lyle Shelton. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 289.4 mph. Finished 88 laps. |
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 12 November 1970 |
#81 North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang [NA-122] - North American, Inglewood, California, USA s/n 44-74012 USAAF, c/n 122-40552, c/r N6519D Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was LeRoy Penhall. Started the One Mile Course race, but did not finish. Finished 28 laps. When landed for a pit stop the electrical power was lost. |
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 Circa 17 July 1971 |
#87, Miss Merced Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 s/n WG567 RCN, c/n 41H-636294, c/r N878M Competed in the U. S. Cup Race event. The primary pilot was Sherman Cooper. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 330.1 mph. Finished the 100 laps first to win. |
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 After 1948 |
#90, Crazyhorse Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra s/n 44-4181 USAAF, c/n 33-766, c/r N9009 {1} Appeared at the U. S. Cup Race, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Larry H Havens. Blew the engine during qualifying and there was not enough time to repair. |
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