At first glance, it looked like Dago Red had won. When the
checker flag dropped on the Unlimited Gold race at Reno Sunday,
Skip Holm's P-51 was first across the finish line.
T6, Gold - 6 Laps
Alfred Goss, Warlock, 238.079 mph
Mary Dilda, Two of Hearts, 237.047 mph
Nick Macy, Six Cat, 233.269 mph
Gene McNeely, Undecided, 223.408 mph
James Good, Wyoming Wildcatter, 218.267 mph
Thomas Dwelle, Kitchen Pass, 217.789 mph
The battle for the first world title in aerobatic air racing
came down to the final two pilots Sunday at Stead Field in Reno
(NV). Finding enough extra speed, American pilot Mike Mangold
(Victorville, CA) eclipsed pre-race favorite, Kirby Chambliss
(Flying Crown Ranch AZ), to win the first Red Bull Air Race World
Series Championship.
The NAS Point Mugu airshow was held on Saturday and Sunday. It
was estimated that over 50,000 spectators attended during each day
of the event. There was an impressive mixture of civilian and
military aircraft on display as well as aerobatics, parachute jumps
and aerial demonstrations including wing-walking. The U. S. Army
was represented by the "Golden Knights" parachute team, the U. S.
Navy had aerial demonstrations by an F/A-18 Hornet and E-2C Hawkeye
while the U. S. Air Force put an F-15 Eagle through its paces and
the California Air National Guard flew their C-130 Hercules for an
approving crowd.
Hundreds Of Brilliantly Colored Parachutes, Canopies
To Fill The Sky Over Fantasy Of Flight
Enjoy the changing colors of "fall" over central Florida as
hundreds of multi-color parachutes and canopies decorate the autumn
skies during the National Skydiving League Competition "SkyQuest."
Over 200 skydivers will "fall" more than 2000 times creating a
cacophony of color over Fantasy of Flight during the 4th Annual
SkyQuest, Friday, November 19th through Sunday, November 21st,
2004. The three day competition offers the chance to see skydivers
from all over the world compete in aerobatics, Kaleidoscope Dives,
Accuracy Challenges, and the famous Fantasy Swoop.
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