May/June 1997 Volume Vlll Number 3

eg,,friwi0lt2 F'OfiNTULA F#ft{JruI THE IF1 JOURNAL

" Kevin Kelly and his own FD-1 "Barbara Jean2 FORMT]LAFORUM

Membership in IFI is open to LINDA ELLIOTT pilots, o$Ilers, crew-s, and Promotions Direotor. technical people active in Formula 2501HardyRoad --- - -i1-- One Air . Members $50, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 ,#fl,ffi^---- tormula- Llne Associate Memtrers $25. Rules 9721264-38s7 .5f, package and application availalrle \- r from the soletary, Roger Sturgess. SCOTTGARLANI} For rules, send a check for $7.50, Operations Director. payable to IFI to cover cost of 45438 Clubhouse Drive printing ard mailing. Formula Forum O 1gg7 Temeoula, CA 92592 909/693-2408 Iuteraational Formula One Blon Air Racing Inc. All rights AND TOM DeHART reserved. CLASS OFTICIALS DIRECTORS FOR 1997 Technical Direotor. P.O.Box Formula Forum is the offrcial 3472 Sonor4 CA 9537A publication of Interaational EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 209/588-0841 Formula One Pylon Air Racing, Inc., A Texas Non-Profit JONSHARP DAVE MORSS Corporation. Member of the President. Pilot Cornmittee. International Cormcil of Air Shows 44210 GalionAve. 775 Upland Road and the Air Racing Council of the Lancaster, CA 93536 Redwood 94062 United States. Ciry,CA 805/723-7636 415/368-6599 Articles appearing hereiu are the DAVID HOOVER KEVINKELLY opinion of the authors and not Vioe Presidenl. Technical Committee. necessarily tle opinion of IFI Inc. .107 WilliamsLane 3245 West Ave. J4 Foster City, CA 94044 Lancaster, CA 93536 Contributiom should be sent to the 415/573-1323 805/723-0361 Editor, BiII Rogers at 926 Rawhide Place, Newbury Park, ROGERSTURGESS BILLROGXRS CA 91320. Phone: 8A5/498- SecretarylTreasurer. Procedrue Cornrnittee. 0846, FAX: 805/499-6297 orvia 2900 Sagamore Way 926 modem, PC floppies in WP or Rawhide Place Los Angeles, CA 90065 Newbury Park, CA 91320 ASCii. Email address: zt3/258-t727 805/498-0846 mtlward@mail,gte.net

CONTENTS 9. Tech Tips/Pilots Notes 3. Secretarial Stuff Roger Sturgess Tom DeHart/Dave Morss 4. 5th Column Editorial 10. Letters Eric Matheson 5. NARS Report Steve Kibbe 13. Sun'n Fun 6. Pilot Profile-Kevin Kelly Bill Rogers 14. Odds & _ 8. FD-1 Fotos 15. For Sale

FORMULA FORUM - MAY 1997 BfUCe BOhannOn ReSignS. IFl President, Bruce Bohannon tendered his resignation, citing personal reasons, at a Board of Directors meeting held May 8th The Directors unanimously elected Jon Sharp, the current Vice President, to fill Bruce's remaining term, which expires on 15 Dec 1998, effective immediately. Also elected unanimously was David Hoover, who agreed to complete Sharp's term as Vice President which expires this year. Bruce felt that his personal situation prevented him from giving the ongoing development of the NARS series his full attention, and that the next two months were critical to ensure that the planned races are successful. He felt that Formula One would be better served by someone who could give it undivided focus. He will however be racing "Pushy Galore" and has entered Battle Creek. Jon Sharp, on behalf of the Board, thanked him for his almost 5 years of service as President and pledged to continue moving Formula One towards a new level of race promotion while emphasising communication, both internal and external. Jon will take over as point of contact with Steve Kibbe and the NARS Series. He welcomed David Hoover, who is currently serving as a member of the Tech Rules Committee to the Board. With Secretary, Roger Sturgess, Hoover and Sharp will comprise the Executive Committee, responsible for day-to-day operation of IF1.

SECRETARIAL STUFF Roger Sturqess

The rules changes sent out with the last Bobby Budde 10 Forum v/ere approved 18 to I and these George Budde 2 changes will become effective on 1 Jan 1998 George Budde 19 unless approved by all pilots at a race site. Bruce Bchannon 89 Jim Miller 14 Add 3.3.4 D: "Any time that a pilot's racing Dan Glbert 39 License is denied or revoked, a minimum of Jon Sharp 3 5 take offs and landings and a minimum af 2 Alberto Rossi 62 hours in type must be logged prior to Richard Roberts 94 application for retesting. " Robert Jones 57

Add to rule 4.7.7: " which have There is a rumor that some of these are no average speed due to a DNS or DNF will questionable but we will accept ten entries. be moved to the back of the next lower race Rog in a three heat series, not necessarily to the back of the entire field. (This also applies to Showday rule 4.8.3.8. -21)'

We will be sending out information shortly on Battle Creek as details are being developed now and we don't want to delay Bill's Formula Forum. In the meantime the following pilots have entered:

FORMULAFORUM - MAY 1997 rIFTH COLUMI\ Editorial

Bruce has stepped down from Formula One's I asked what money Michelin contributes to podium. A class move; he felt that he could the Series and was surprised to find that the not give his best to IFl at a crucial time and a[swer was "Nothing"; no prize money, no that someone else could serye us better. points money, nothing except contingency Bruee succeeded Jim Miller as President in awards to successful users, a full time media '92 and has lead us solidly into the era of person, a TV/camera guy at events and Sponsorship. Bruce has parlayed his deal printing. What about event pramoters? with Aeroshell into a milder, mutually Again, nothing but trophies, except at a beneficial relationship. As far as I know, he couple of rich events where they rounded up is the first pilot to make a living from a $7,500. At Palmdale there was a $1,000 Formula One with his time-to-climb record prize for two stages, a couple of $100 successes and EAA Aeroshell Speed Dash awards and some merchandise for the challenges as well as the races. Together winners of the 47 cars entered. It shows with Jon Sharp, he showed what can be done what a fine job Trish Sharp did for us in the with sponsors and took us into the NARS same area. Catch the Rim of the World rally televised race series. His handling of the on the Deuce on lst. June at 7:30 Eastern public, too, is an example to follow; kids or and see how the other half lives. dignitaries, everyone is a star in the "Pushy" pit. Bruce has done a greatjob for us as A recent letter from "a friend": President and will be a tougher competitor Dear Bill: since he does not have to expend all that For your amusement, I have intercepted this energy on our behalf. Thanks Bruce. SECRET aircraft design. Many loyal patriots may have given their lives to obtain Some of you who have been around the these secret plans. (sounds like something Editor for a while, or came to Lancaster, from "Star Wars"). I wonder who is behind know ofa past, and occasional present, car this? Want more information? Stay tuned. rally driver and navigator. The first weekend in May is the southern California round of The file with this letter looks very interesting the SCCA Michelin Pro Rally Championship, and I need more info or I will publish it next and we make a point of checking up on the month "friercd"! Ed. 425IJP 4WD toys starting from Palmdale. Consisting of l0 events throughout the US, the Pro Rally season is even more invisible than Fl in the public consciousness. Like us, however, they have just obtained TV coverage (ESPN2) of 30 minutes per event. Several teams have sponsorship from major car manufacturers, (notably Hyundai, Toyota, Mazda and SAAB), but most competitors are like us with jobs and small local support.

FORMULA FORUM - MAY 1997 I{ARS RACE SERIES Steve Kibbe/Dan Bond

IIYPE Energy National Air Racing the weekend with them at Nellis, believe me, Series they know how to throw a party. Each evening will be capped by a Grucci firewcrks Hype, a new high energy drink from England show. Grucci did the Statue ofliberty show you'1lbe seeing in stores soon, MBN{ for the Bi-Centennial. Plymouth Place, Cool Cuts, Laughlin Tourism Committee, SpeedVision, and more The schedule remains basically unchanged than a dozen others have committed to from last time with several of the contracts sponsorship of the National Air Racing now firmed up. Battle Creek is one week Series, which will make the 50th year of later, while Kansas City has to be deferred Formula One the most exciting ever. Some till next year because of sponsorship other product companies that we are conflicts. Albuquerque has also been moved seriously talking to include: beer, wine, one week later to give everyone more time banking, satellite TV, several classes of food, to get from Cleveland. watches, but no tobacco. We are working Dan Bond for teams with individual sponsors, but putting the basic series on a firm footing has taken priority. HYPE alrea$t is a sponsor on Williams Grand Prix Formula One racing cars and is The series will be seen on SpeedVision as on Jacques Villeneuve's driving sait. In part of their growing coverage. The CART they spansor Paul Jasper's car. races will be shown in prime time and on weekends, and repeated again at least twice each. Our contract with them also specifies 100 promo spots the week prior to each original broadcast. This arrangement offered us more control and more air time, as well as NARS better frnancial arrangements than those offered by ESPN. We've also been contacted by companies offering remote pan HYPE & tilt cameras for pylon shots, direct to video telemetry fiust like CART/IRL cars) and several options for the elusive "god's eye LOGO IN view" shot.

The tune-up race in Battle Creek, MI on 3-5 WORK! Iuly'97 is shaping up to be an extremely fun event. The show covers two weekends and we have been moved to the final one. The show director has promised us a lot of surprises and VIP treatment. After spending

FORMULATORUM -MAY 1997 PILOT PROFILE KEVIN KELLY

Last issue we took a look at one of the hospitals to houses, Kevin still found time to young lions of Formula One - this month we work with Ken Rand on the KRl, and KR2. feature a second. Kevin Kelly is another When Ken was killed rn"79, Kevin exceptional competitor for a number of collaborated with Ken's wife to keep the reasons. He not only flies Fl, he builds and compafly gcing and designed the single-seat designs new raceplanes - arare talent and KRl00, the original "Barbara Jean". A KR2 often the only route to victory. In good and the Signature 2, a2 place, 240 Nh aviator tradition, Kevin names his planes homebuilt with 150 HP engine followed in after his wife of 8 years, Barbara Jean. It is the 80's. Kevin continued with architecture easy to see that her concern matches his; this until '88, when took over with profile was planned for last month - Kevin Kelly Composites building parts for home- was sick and BJ would not let me through to builts from 1988-96. BJ kept the wolf from talk to him. the door as an associate VP at aba*.

Today's pilots often spring from aviation What about the link to IFl? A trip to Reno backgrounds, and Kevin is no exception; born 18 March 1951, Kevin's father was an aero engineer working for North American. Brought up in the South Bay area of L.A., Palos Yerdes, Kevin atteaded Rolling Hills High School and USC where he majored in Architecture with a minor in Aero Engin- eering. NM with a fulItime job designing buildings, from Kevin & Barbara Jean Kelly, Reno '94 AlWimerphoto

FORMULAFORUM-MAY 1997 in'78 and some Jon Sharp influences were flown by Steve Myers. Kevin's own responsible. Torrance was the local airport example, "Barbara Jean2" was finished soon with the Wagaefs, Vince Deluca and Joha after and both planes appeared at Reno with Parker all building F1's in the late'70s and slightly enlarged verticals; a qual at228 n,lh Kevin admits to sticking his head through and second in the Silver rewarded a fantastic slightly open hangar doors to check on 11 month effort. More rvark over the progress. He learned to fly there in 2 V/inter for Vancouver, produced a 233 qual mcnths, soloing in Feb 1980 and has gone on and a place in the Gold,, that was repeated at to 1000 hours of flight time, mostly on tail Reno'96- draggers. Kevin is sponsored by Parrot's Ferry In'85, Kevin helped Jan Sharp on the Aero Brewery and Jerry Burgess of Sonora, while Magic wing and for the'93 record attempt, Crewchief Greg Reid takes care of the team. Kevin offered to tow "Nemesis" to Oshkosh. Kevin is also our Technical Rules Committee Jon talked him into entering BJ at Reno, he chair and an IFI director. Kevin also is added a prop extension and qualified the full interested in hot cars and in canopy plane at almost 188 m/h. At PHX in general. Bls support over the years is being the spring, the new srnall bubble was big repaid a little as Kevin moved to Lancaster enough for his helmet only, and it was 10 and took a job with a real salary at the m/tr faster. At Paso Robles she was over 200 Lock-Mart Skunk Works. Often to be found and took home a 4thin the Silver, and in the in the Smoking section outside the hangar, Silver again for tbe'94 Reno. With the low Kevin's scft spoken charm belies the fierce 200's as a limit for the KRl00, the Fl-D competitive spirit of a brilliant engineer, design was developed, and two aircraft were craftsman and racer. built in parallel. Phil Smid's was completed Bill Rogers first and caused a sensation at P[D('95

Barbara Jean's fuvo versions BiII Rogers photos

FORMULA TORUM - MAY 1997 Phil Smid's FD-1 flown by Steve Myers at PHX '95 Bill Rogers photo

Kevin's FD-1 with the revised vertical FiIe photo

FORMULA FORUM - MAY 1997 TECH TIPS Tom DeHart

contact Kevin.

The Committee requested that we revisit the carb venturi ruling issued in January, and allow both one- and two-piece venturis and I TECH TIP$ agreed for this year. Bear in mind however that the FAA believes that the two-piece part On 18th of January, the Tech Rules is a potential safety issue and is not to be Committee under Kevin Kelly and I met to used after March 1997 (AD 90-18-03). review the tech rules and propose changes as required. There was much discussion at We also agreed to review 1.8.1, Cylinders, Reno as to what the current rules were and it and 1. 14.1.4 Crankshaft Weight since there was decided to use the'94 versicn are questions as to their currency and these (renumbered to l.x instead of Chapter 6). will not be used for inspection this year. We Kevin has sent these out to a1l owners, and if will also be looking at Lycon pistons with a others (like Tech Inspectors!) need them, view to allowing their use Tom

Pilots Notes Dave Morss

What is Currency? This is all very relevant as I'm getting ready to finish Cool Runnings and tryrng to decide Our rules require l0 hours in type or 5 if If I should install the race engine or put in already qualified in another type; 5 takeoffs the test engine to build some currency. This and landings in IFI type in last 45 days. is a tough decision as the new installation elso in the last two months, 2 hours in the doesn't lend itself well to switching back and your racer or l0 hours in any type. forth. I assemble and spin balance the extension and crank as a unit before assemb- But practically speaking we continuously ling the case halves. Also the cooling is set have questions about how to interpret this. up for full throttle level flight eight minutes Can you get a qualifying time while you get only, and I can't really climb out to a practice current or must you be current before you altitude. are timed on the course?. In the last 30 days I've flown a Wildcat, a P5I, three quarters I'd like as much input as possible and please scale P51, one-half scale P38, a Kitfox on e-mail me. [email protected]. See my amphib floats, Katana, ASK2l, HK 36 and website in 30 days or in the next newsletter; my Lancair. Can any of these be thought of I'li publish how we interpret this ruie. as Formula One type? Could I show up at a race site and start flying? May I get my 5 Thanks DAVE takeoffs and landings during practice and http : //www. ksql. com/myriad. htm qualifring or do I need 5 before I show up?

FORI\,IULA FORUM - MAY 1997 LETTERS Eric Matheson

Dear Bill: I've been getting splinters under seconds of coverage. If you want to get my nails scratching my head trying to figure more, you have to stop racing when the out why kids rock are cultivating a Unlimiteds are racing." My friend is right. larger TV presence than us. f've penned But that doesn't mean ditching Reno. some ideas you might find worthwhile airing for discussion. I think there is a way of producing an entertainment product for television, and find We have many problems in Formula One Air time for a series of races without the players Racing today. Exacerbating the search for sacrificing their day jobs, or their marriages solutions is the diversity of agendas in the or financial welfare. It will take an initial membership. For example, Bruce has worked investment of money, but success should extremely hard to promote Formula One and totally recoup the investment. It will require Pushy Galore so that his efforts might some modifications to the planes, perhaps a achieve financial viability. Bruce's success is slight increase in the minimum weight to a direct function of the time he has devoted allow everyone the option of carrying video to Formula One. Most of us cannot and will equipment. It will require a change in the never be able to invest a similar amount of way we view our "audience", but mostly it time. Our careers, personal agendas, will not will require an acceptarrce that the status quo support commitment on the scale made by is not hacking it. If Reno ever fails, Formula Bruce. I see this as Formula One's biggest One is pretty much gone. We must begin to enemy - the time available for the players to look for our own venues, and promote play. While the concept of a race series is ourselves directly to the television networks. splendid, I suspect it is practically I know, we are tryrng that now. Well, bear unworkable, and I think most promoters with me. would arrive at a similar conclusion after serious study of the players. One of our difficulties is the geographic dispersion of the participants. In order to The threshold between a bush league race, we have to travel a few days, then operation and a significant revenue assemble our aircraft, then quali$r, then race, producing entrty in the world of motor sports then disassemble, then travel, and before you is probably thinner than we might believe. know it, the annual vacation and budget has When kids climbing fiberglass artificial rock been blown - on one race! faces in gymnasiums can begin to earn a living as a result of their television coverage Let's try another idea. Let's say the concept drawing equipment sponsorships, it becomes is to work on the aeroplane all winter. obvious despite our ongoing best efforts, we Nothing new there. At the end of May, start are failing to provide networks the of June, we tow the aircraft and our trusty entertainment material they desperately want. camper trailer to the race site. The aircraft is Last night while enjoying a perfectly cooked assembled, qualified, tech'ed day one, then steak with a friend he said, "I saw the air raced once day two. After the race the plane racing on ESPN. You guys got thirty-seven is tucked into a secure hangar, perhaps the

l0 FORMULA FORUI}I . MAY 1996 caravantoo. Drive home, sans aircraft. The site near Oklahoma City would see following weekend, on Friday night you everybody from St. Louis to San Antonio drive to the race site, until noon Saturday participate. A venue just southwest of you might sleep, prepare the aircraft and Nashville would cover the entire eastern socialize. Saturday afternoon is heat race or seaboard to the Florida panhandle. Now each qualification (if not previously done), racer has the opportunity to make his way to followed on Sunday morning, before the the race site and the seeds are planted for winds get up, by a race, or perhaps two grass roots growth. The (max) ten hours in depending upon the number of aircraft. the family sedan has to be better than Finished by noon, you push the aircraft into assembling aeroplanes and wearing out the hangar, lock things up, spend Sunday PM fingers. driving back home. A week or two weeks later, return and do the same thing all over. We have to define what is required of the Catch the drift? venue. Firstly, let's accept that basketball, golf, cliflface climbing, tennis and so on, are Looking at the calendar, there are fourteen sports whose revenue is generated by weekends between the start of June and the sponsorship associated with television beginning of September. Now suppose you coverage and not gate receipts. That being only raced seven of the weekends. On the case, I think we must accept, in fact alternate weekends you could test and repair, desire there be no effort to market for and or spend time with the family. You might provide facilities for a live crowd. The even take seven days ofyour annual vacation reduction of the potential accident liability as single days to give you a long weekend associated with a crowd should make for the race weekends. Basically, the insurance and FAA endorsement easier to aeroplane is assembled once, the trailer is attain, and reduce organizational overheads packed once, qualifying is done once, and we and time commitments. Obviously a noise- have a seven race series. friendly environment, suitable paved runway, and sufficient hangar space to house the Before considering the disadvantages, let me aircraft are also must. Three or four press on for another paragraph or so. Let's T-hangars can hcuse a lot of Formula One's. say there are two or three sites strategically I would hope a minimal amount of cash selected so each Formula One racer has the might convince the local ambulance driver opportunity to attend seven weekend races and fire fighter or paramedic to spend per summer. Quite arbitrarily I picked a 500 relaxing weekends at the race. radius believing every self respecting American is capable of covering 500 in All right, now the marketing. At least half ten hours in the family car. If that were the the aircraft need a video camera to point maximum radius one had to drive, would this over the left shoulder of the pilot, down the be workable? If so, atace site somewhere left wing. The same or other aircrafr. need a between Henderson and Ely, would camera pointing to the right rear quadrant. see everybody from Caldwell to Phoenix to A camera on a tripod is required at the participate. Nothing says the departure end of the runway to record the site has to be exactly the same distance from start and landings" a camera is required at the all participants, this is just the concept. A start/finish line, and a few cameras need to

FORMULA FORUM - MAY 1997 11 be strategically placed around the course, Eventually the world will learn about us. and if the venue permits, in such a place as to "look down" on the race. Each site gives a The crunch is, as long as we try to sell to a local radio personality a regular "career- live audience, we are constrained by ticket enhancing opportunity" by having him don a sales, performance-value-damaging show blue sports-jacket and interview each pilot lines, and local promoters. As long as we before and after each race, finishing offwith rely on an appearance fee to finance our the standard look into the camera and saying operations and prize purse> we will always be "This is Formula One Air Racing from _.. I'm too expensive as an "act" on the air show Joe Blow." At the end of each race, the circuit. As long as we race when the "big tapes are pulled, Iabelled and FedEx'ed to a boys" race, in the eyes of the public, we will central processing point. An experienced never be the real thing, never a real "Formula race event directorleditor, probably on the One". As long as we have to devote most or payroll of ESPN or CSN, takes the tapes all of our annual vacation for a single race, and assembles eight to sixteen minutes of we are doomed to a single race. Few of us race actiorq from each site. The central are retired and can afford the time, few of us director/editor includes whatever he feels is are affluent and can afford the costs of the adequate to flesh out the racing. The road show approach. network, based on the content of the tapes and nates provided can add commentary (or Finally the end of the summer arrives. We've leave it up to our regular local sports guy). had seven races per venue> with each pilot Now we have a program to sell. Every air to eligible to race any venue up to a maximum air shot includes an entire wing or fuselage of seven races. The aircraft are disassembled of a passing or passed aircraft upon which and towed to Reno, and the final eighth race sponsors can "air" their message. We have is held as per normal, with our normal annual personalities, we have races, we have a vacation covering the time. Now we have a product, and perhaps finally, using our best series and a meaningful championship point asset, the name FORMULA ONE, we can race which will be decided at Reno and build a television presence. A professionally hopefully followed by significant live assembled program, filling a half-hour time coverage, cultivated by the previous 14 - 2l slot every two weeks, covering two or three races nationwide. I see little reason to races with interviews, and pit action from change the Reno routine, however the different sites should be saleable. When benefits ofhaving seen all aircraft race aired, it is going to draw people wanting to throughout the year may allow us to trim a put their logo on your wing, on your day or two of flying from the pre-race ritual. fuselage, on your baseball cap. How costly is it going to be? I suggest if we For the grass roots consideration, still shots do it right, it will be less costly than the road and two column descriptions can be show approach oftowing our aircraft all dispatched to the aviation magazines and around the continental USA and cockpit "hero" shots of grinning winners reorganizing at each venue. I suggest the (probably lots of Jon) with a caption and reduction in hassle factor will make the costs championship points summary gets sent to of hangaring at the venue worthwhile. the major wire services every race. Mostly, I suggest that if you want to race

t2 FORMULA FORUM - MAY 1996 regu-lariy and/or aclieve sponsorship without Bruce Bohannon in Pustry just beat Dave making the full time commitment Brucehas, Morss in the 700HP T-hunder Mustang at the then this is your best shot et it. Initiafly, we Sun'n Fun Aeroshell Speed Dash final to win will all be out of pocket. That is the price of $3000 His Time-to-Climb to 1000M was participation. Let's look forward. Like 49.53 sec. Dave had the last laugh as he everything in lile, the risk of the investment won prizes worth over $10,000 getting must be coflrmensurate with the return there. Don Davila was 3rd in the Medallion desired. Hey guys, we are Forrnula One event flying the Van'sAvlattituck RV-4. racers, we're not adverse to risk. I am not suggesting this is the only answer, or that it hasn't already been considered and discarded. But I do know that as exciting as the prospect ofan eight race series was for me, the disappointment of knowing I wouidn't make more than two or three was demoralizing. Let's think laterally and make something happen. See you in Reno, if I'm not spraying bugs, Eric

Sun tn Fun

! Bruce and Dave having fun in the sun Anita Infante photos

TORMUTATORUM . MAY 1997 13 ODDS AI\D

The FAA has interpreted the practice of Segments taped at Reno and Mojave starring Siving media or sponsor rides in aircraft Nemesis was shown on several CNN and operating under non-standard airworthiness cable shows. certificates (including Experimental) as flying for Compensation. Some performers had The April SAE Aerospace Engineering this written into their contracts aad were magazine has an interesting article on G.A.- notified by FAA that this was in violation of CAD, a PC based aircraft design program, FAR 91.315. that was developed under NASA contract by the U of Kansas (Jan Roskam) The According to a letter in In Flight USA" the program handles Aero, Weight, Perfor- T-28's were first offlered a purse to race at mance, S&C, Loads, Structures etc. Reno this year and then were told that the RARA Board had decided not to have T-28's Unlimited racer Darryl Greenamyer will join unless they would fly for free. Frank Kinnel the late Bill Falck in the Hall of is handling the duties ofDirector until a Fame in Detroit at a black tie dinner June 4. replacement for Doug Albertson is found, while Jack Thomas, Airboss, and Bill Eck, New Associate Member Cornelis Van Dam Ground Ops, have added responsibilities. is a Professor of mechanical and aeronautical Entry deadline is 31 July. engineering at UC Davis and has his students

designing a Formula One race plane . Most people received the request from RARA for new photos for the program. You can forget it IF you completed Al Wimer's questionnaire; he has completed the monumental effort of making photos and bios of almost all current pilots and assembling them into press kits for each of the races. Missing are Hauptman, Rossi and ---?.

Excellent multipage color articles on IFI by Sari Schnepfand Frank Shaw appear in the This year is the Golden Anniversary of the April Air Progress and the May edition of Goodyear/Formula One class. It is also the Sport Pilot and {Iltralight. 50th anniversary of MENSA" the bikini, Oklahoma State, the Association of Many thanks are due to Dan Gilbert who Computing Machinery @NIAC is 51), went out to Battle Creek to check out the Barbie, the Polariod Land Camera, the CIA, proposed course and to John Housley who Stanley Steemer, the wedding of Princess did the same for Kansas City's Dicky Goober Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten and Chuck airport. Yeager's breaking the Sound Barrier.

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FORMULAFORUM -MAY 1997 15 1997 Formula One Race Schedule

July 3-5* Battle Creek** Michigan Sept 7 -14* Reno (Stead) Nevada Sept 27 -28* Cleveland (Burke Lakefront) Ohio Oct I0- l2 Albuquerque (Coronado) New Mexico Oct 3l-Nov 2* Lancaster (Fox Field) California Nov 22-23 Phoenix (Glendale) Arizona Dec 6-7* Laughlin (Bullhead) Arizona

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