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 Racing. 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: "Aircraft 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 aviation 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.