IF1 Air Racing Video Series Episode 2: David Hoover and Miss Demeaner - Wednesday, December 15, 2004 @ 20:53:43 PST - Ray Debs
I am pleased to announce the second in the series of International Formula One Videos where David Hoover and Team Miss Demeaner are interviewed.

This video is also available on Miss Demeaner's Page, where you can find more information. If you have a problem watching these, please let me know and I will try to help out. Again, I would really appreciate hearing from the viewers for suggestions and feedback.

Ray Debs

IF1 Interview Series Episode #2 - David Hoover and Team Miss Demeaner

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IF1 Online Store Grand Opening! - Sunday, November 28, 2004 @ 23:37:31 PST - Ray Debs
Welcome to the Grand Opening of the International Formula One Online Store! (click here to go directly to the store)

This is a great place to find gifts for your favorite racers (even if that is yourself). We have polo shirts, t-shirts, hats, stickers, and much more to be added in the near future. You will receive fine merchandise and show your support for IF1. Please come on in, browse around, and let us know what you think.
The store takes Paypal, check, or money order, so you have lots of options.

Get your order in now to beat the holiday rush.

New Community Online Forum - Monday, November 15, 2004 @ 10:10:14 PST - Ray Debs
Hello Flyers,

I have just replaced the old Community Online Forum with a much better system. It has many new features, and it was free. Best of all, no more advertisements! I hope you all enjoy it and use it to discuss anything about air racing.

Happy Flying,
Ray

IF1 Video Series Episode 1: Scotty Crandlemire & Team Outrageous - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 @ 22:45:28 PST - Ray Debs
I am pleased to announce the first in the series of International Formula One Videos where Scotty Crandlemire and Team Outrageous are interviewed. Watch as he tells us the secret to his jump in speed this year.

I took time to interview every team at the Reno Air Races this year, and I will be posting the videos throughout the year. I included both Windows Media Player and Real Player formats. This video is also available on Scotty's Pilot Page, where you can find more information on him. If you have a problem watching these, please let me know and I will try to help out. I hope to do about 2 a month. I would really appreciate hearing from the viewers for suggestions and feedback. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed putting them together!

Ray Debs
Race Pilot, IF1 Webmaster, Amateur Videographer :)

IF1 Interview Series Episode #1 - Scotty Crandlemire and Team Outrageous

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Gold Race Grid Banner - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 @ 23:34:03 PST - Ray Debs
Just a note about the picture that now appears at the top of the website. If you would like to see a larger version, just click on it, then you can scroll through the whole starting grid. I videotaped the 2004 IF1 Gold Race, and before the start, I had panned down the starting grid. I used some software that paints a still image from a series of video frames to generate this interesting picture. Enjoy!
Ray

Reno 2004 Gold Medal Results - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 @ 00:11:34 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 19, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Gold- 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Silver Medal Results - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 @ 00:00:32 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 19, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Silver - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Bronze Medal Results - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 @ 20:13:52 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 18, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Bronze Medal - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 2A Results - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 @ 19:59:19 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 18, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Heat 2A - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 2B Results - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 @ 20:05:56 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 17, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Heat 2B - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 2C Results - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 @ 20:09:10 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 17, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Heat 2C - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 1A Results - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 @ 20:49:32 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 16, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Heat 1A - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 1B Results - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 @ 20:49:12 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 16, 2004
International Formula One
Results - Heat 1B - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Heat 1C Results - Wednesday, September 15, 2004 @ 20:38:05 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 13-15, 2004
International Formula One
Results-Heat 1C - 8 Laps

Reno 2004 Qualifiers - Wednesday, September 15, 2004 @ 20:27:06 PST - Ray Debs
Reno National Championship Air Races
September 13-15, 2004
International Formula One - Qualifying Times

Reno 2004 Qualifying and Early Results - Wednesday, September 15, 2004 @ 19:56:20 PST - Ray Debs
As promised, here is an in-the-field update on the 2004 Reno Air Races IF1 Class.
The week started out great with a lot of crews ready for the Technical Inspection Crew, making their jobs a little easier. Most of the planes were tech'd on Saturday, leaving some practice time on Sunday. This year RARA has cut the number of races for IF1 to 8 (from 9 last year), so in order to make up for the loss of a Bronze heat race, everyone unanimously voted to squeeze all the qualifications into 2 days (Monday and Tuesday), and hold the Bronze Heat race on Wednesday morning. This way, the Bronze teams still get the same number of races. This worked out really well with everyone getting their quals done, and after the heat race, the rest of the IF1 time was an open practice session.
We have 21 qualifying teams, (leaving 5 planes in the first Bronze Heat) which I list in my next news posting. This year, there are a couple of new major sponsors, Red Bull, and Castrol Oil. Both of these are really exciting sponsorships, and bring samples and lots of cash (for RARA). The weather has been really nice after the first day warnings about high winds. Hopefully it will last through the weekend.
Check back soon to see the rest of the results.

2004 French F/1 Championships results - Monday, September 13, 2004 @ 11:18:39 PST - Don Berliner
The complete results and a detailed narrative of the French Championships (held August 19-22) can be found on the joint website of the APAF and the French section of the Society of Air Racing Historians, whose members can take considerable credit for posting this information on http://earhs.free.fr Lots of photos will follow. Construction photos of an original-design French F/1 have just been posted.

Reno Air Races 2004 - Thursday, September 09, 2004 @ 17:16:51 PST - Ray Debs
It is now one week before the start of the air races in Reno, and I am about to head off for the week of technical inspections and qualifying. In the past, it has taken quite a while to get the results posted on this website. This year, since I am not flying, I will post the results as they are available (almost real-time). I will also try to do a little commentary and profile some of the newer pilots. So check back often to follow along with the exciting week ahead.

I look forward to seeing everyone in Reno!!

PRS 2004 - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 @ 23:19:02 PST - Ray Debs
I just received my Pylon Racing Seminar 2004 registration packet from RARA, and want to make sure everyone knows when it will be and the deadline for registering.

The dates this year are June 17, 8, 19, and 20. The deadline for your paid registration is Friday, May14th. Any registration received after a May 14th postmark will be subjected to a late fee of $100.00. NO REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER A MAY 30th POSTMARK.

QUESTIONS? Contact:

Anita Curtis
Reno Air Racing Association
Post Office Box 1429
Reno, NV 89505
Phone: 775/972-6663
FAX: 775/972-6429
E-MAIL:acurtis@airrace.org

Photos from Las Vegas 2003 Air Race - Saturday, February 21, 2004 @ 18:58:42 PST - Ray Debs
Karen Crandlemire is sharing her photos of the Las Vegas Air Race 2003 with us in the IF1 Gallery. It looks like it was a blast!
Thank you Karen!

New Google Search of IF1AirRacing.Com Website!! - Saturday, December 13, 2003 @ 20:45:51 PST - Ray Debs
This is really cool! Try it out on the menu at the left. Just type in something or someone you want to search for and press the "Search" button. Google does a great job of indexing all of our online pages (I'm working on a way to get the PDF files indexed).

Have Fun, and Merry Christmas!!

IF1 Air Racing Featured on Nellis Air Show Website! - Saturday, September 20, 2003 @ 00:19:46 PST - Ray Debs
I was just looking for updates from the Aviation Nation Air Show in November and on their website http://www.nellisairshow.com/, there is a section about Formula One Air Racing.
Check it out!

Steve Dari and "Redhead" featured in article - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 @ 18:08:53 PST - Ray Debs
Aero-News.net has a great article on Steve Dari and "Redhead" from the Reno Air Races 2003. Check it out! Reno '03: The Little Team That Could.

We're back!! - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 @ 01:21:42 PST - Ray Debs
Last week (coincidentally during the Reno Air Races), this website was experiencing technical difficulties. We have them resolved now and continue with our regularly scheduled broadcast....

A New Crop Of Racers - 2003 Pylon Racing School - Friday, July 18, 2003 @ 22:52:50 PST - Gary Dalleske
PRS 2003 Photos

A New Crop Of Racers - 2003 Pylon Racing School By Gary Dalleske

    On a beautiful and sunny June weekend at Stead, with light winds in the morning and temperatures in the 80's, David Hoover in his awesome Christen Eagle and Scotty Crandlemire in his spotless RV4 turned out another finely trained group of Formula One pylon air racers. Six new pilots with widely varied backgrounds have joined the IF1 family and five of our new pilots plan on participating in this year's races. In addition, Birch Entriken, who hangars his clean #50, "Scarlet Screamer" at Stead, also participated in the PRS just to get a little time on the course and was turning some pretty hot laps.

    Maynard Crosby, a retired big band leader, who hails from Granite Falls, WA, will be bringin his Jim Miller creation, #14 "Pushy Cat" to Reno in September. Maynard, who has been flying for more than 50 years, has been involved in many facets of aviation including, owning a flight school, performing aerobatics, aircraft sales and aircraft modifications, has some significant landing gear work to do on "Pushy Cat" and hopes to have the work completed before September.

    Steve Dari, a business consultant from San Diego, CA will be bringin his Cassutt IIIM "Redhead". Steve has been flying since he turned 16, and became interested in air racing after reading and air racing article written by Biplane Champion David Rose's mechanic, Eric Hereth. Living in San Diego, Steve also met Charlie Greer along the way and the rest is history.

    Pat Gleason, who recently purchased Kevin Kelly's award winning #42, "Barbara Jean II", also participated but will not attend Reno this year as a participant as he is in the middle of rebuilding the engine and doesn't want to rush it. Pat is an ironworker from Half Moon Bay, CA , and has also worked as a traffic-reporting pilot.

    Daniel Marcotte, a welder from Bakersfield, VT, will be bringin his recently purchased Cassutt IIIM to Reno in September. Daniel began his flying career flying ultralights and went on to acquire his pilot's license in 1992. Daniel has not yet named his airplane.

    Scott Thomas, from Sacramento, CA, will be bringing his yet to be named Casssutt IIIM to Reno in September. Scott, currently employed as a fire attack pilot had his first flight with his father in a 172 when he was 7 years old. Since then, Scott has gone on to fly Beaver float planes in Alaska for six years, Airtaxi to the Bahamas, air cargo from Key West to Honduras, and he has also flown in Peru and Chile. Scott has always wanted to be a participant in the Reno Air Races.

    Our last rookie PRS participant was R.G. "Smokey" Young, who will be arriving in September with his #77 Cassutt IIIM "Zarrina" that he recently purchased from Tim Bovee. Smokey is the only rookie pilot to bring his airplane to Reno this year and is the only rookie pilot fully qualified to race at Reno in September. Smokey, a USAF graduate, turned airline piot is domiciled in Chicago and calls Franklin, TN, home. He hangars his "new" Cassutt with "Midnight Oil" in the Wrights' hangar in Auburn, CA. Smokey flew F-111's in the USAF and since then has flown 727's, 37's and 57's for ATA.

    We want to give a warm welcome to our new IF1 race pilots and hope they will enjoy their participation in this year's competition and in the future.

IF1Air Racing At Aviation Nation Air Show, Las Vegas! - Thursday, April 17, 2003 @ 11:44:37 PST - Scotty Crandlemire
Formula One Air Racing comes to Aviation Nation Air Show November 15-16. World of Wings CEO and President, Bob Avery chooses the Formula One Air Racing Class to perform demo racing at Nellis AFB, Nevada for the anticipated “huge” crowds. The Formula’s were invited due to their unique, diverse designs. These aircraft are small, very high performance racing machines. They are the “Fastest 4 cylinders in the World”. Approaching speeds near 300 mph in the straight away on a closed 6 pylon course measuring 3.1 miles in length. These racers are turning upwards of 4,000 + RPM’s and average 4.5 “G’s” and can see loads upwards of 8+ “G’s”. This is a highly competitive race class employing state of the art aeronautical design and technology. The Formula’s will have an “Open Pit” area welcoming the crowds to look over the aircraft, meet the pilots and their crews. “We look forward to seeing you in November!” says one of the organizers of this Formula One event, Vice President Scotty Crandlemire. Be sure to come see the Formulas at this awesome event coming to Las Vegas!

Press Release

Jim Miller Passes Away - Saturday, February 15, 2003 @ 19:21:16 PST - Ray Debs
We just received word of this from Cecilia Miller. Jim Miller was famous in IF1 for his successful aircraft "Pushy Cat" and "Pushy Galore". We are very sad to hear about this. Cecilia writes:

I writing this just in case I am not able to contact you by phone. I am sorry to let you know that Jim Miller peacefully passed away last Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, 2003.

Funeral services will be on Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 as follows:

Visitation on Monday, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Mission Park North Funeral Chapel, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX

Graveside Service following at 11:00 AM at Mission Park North Cemetery, 20900 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX

Cecilia Miller

Air Racing Presentation for Kiwanis Club - Saturday, January 18, 2003 @ 23:04:33 PST - Ray Debs
Sam Kahn (my step-father and an Aerophile Racing Team Member) is a member of the Kiwanis Club, and invited me to talk to them about the races this year. It was quite an honor to be asked, and I couldn't pass up such a great opportunity to play Aviation Ambassador. There were about 25 people who showed up at 7AM that morning at the IHOP for their meeting. The speech was a great success with people asking all kinds of questions and being really interested. I spoke for about a half hour on Air Racing, International Formula One, Aerophile Racing Team, this year's Reno Air Races, and a little about how Curtis and I got into this. After the meeting, many people came up and shook my hand, expressing their gratitude for me sharing, and asking more questions. I had some pictures my mom had taken at the Air Races which I passed around so people could see what our plane really looked like. All in all, it was great, and I look forward to doing it again whenever I get the chance to share our experiences and excitement about Air Racing.

The PowerPoint presentation is available for anyone who would like to see it as an example if you would like to do your own.

Rules Docs Now Available As PDF's - Sunday, December 01, 2002 @ 15:55:47 PST - Ray Debs
The 2002 IF1 Design Guide and 2002 IF1 Tech Inspection Procedures documents are now available as PDF files on the "Rules" page. I just received them from Bill Rogers and the Technical Committee.

Gary Hubler featured in Reno Air Race News - Friday, September 27, 2002 @ 12:23:23 PST - Ray Debs
I read Aero-News.Net just about every day, and was pleased to find they had written a good article about the Reno Air Races. The article also features Gary Hubler and a photo of Mariah. Take a look here: http://aero-news.net/news/sport.cfm?ContentBlockID=5680.

New IF1 Logo! - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 @ 14:21:04 PST - Ray Debs
The winner of the IF1 Logo Contest did a great job in designing a new logo for us, and won a trip to the 2002 Reno Air Races. Congratulations Olivia, and Thank You Very Much! We will be hearing more about her trip in the near future. The website is now sporting the fresh new logo and I'll be carrying that theme through more of the site soon. Anita Infante was selling Polo and T-shirts with the new logo, and they were a BIG hit. She just about sold out. We will be ordering more and make them available on the website soon, in case you would like to build a new wardrobe.

Results for Reno 2002 Formula One Posted! - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 @ 14:15:18 PST - Ray Debs
A big "Thank you" goes to Anders Bruun for taking up the slack and posting the results in the IF1 Community Forum! I have taken his postings and put them on the results page here: http://www.if1airracing.com/reno_2002.shtml . If you spot an error, please let me know. It is easy for me to edit these tables, so don't hesitate. I am using the information from Anders because I haven't got anything from the "official" channels yet. Hopefully that will be coming soon. Also, I have put the 2000 results and a space for the 2001 qual times in the same page. Let me know if you like this format.

IF1 Design Guide and Tech Inspection Procedures Available Here - Saturday, August 10, 2002 @ 00:19:47 PST - Ray
The brand-new 2002 IF1 Design Guide and 2002 IF1 Tech Inspection Procedures documents are now available on the "Rules" page. I just received them from Bill Rogers and the Technical Committee. Check them out to make sure you aren't forgetting something and to brush up on them. They are available as web pages, and WordPerfect Documents.

Gary Dalleske New IF1 Secretary/Treasurer - Saturday, August 10, 2002 @ 00:09:22 PST - Ray
I have just received news that Gary Dalleske (pilot of Blackjack 21, and 38 Special) has accepted the position as Secretary/Treasurer for IF1. Congratulations Gary, and thank you for taking an important role in the organization.

We all thank Will Dennis for the great job he did, and wish him the best.

Rooms For IF1 Teams and Members - Tuesday, August 06, 2002 @ 18:17:15 PST - Anita Infante
For IF1 Teams and Members

Rooms for Reno Air Races – Arrangements have been made for rooms at the Silver Club. We have a block of 35 rooms available at a straight rate of $49.00 per night, plus tax, from Friday, September 6th through Sunday, September 15th. This rate is for single or double occupancy. This is the best rate that we have had for a few years! Each member needs to make their own reservations with the hotel and provide a deposit. The reservation phone number is 800 905-7774. The group name is Formula One. Our block of rooms will be held until August 23, 2002. After that date it is according to availability and going rate. Cancellations can be made prior to 3 days before arrival. Cancellations within 3 days of arrival will be charged for the first night.

The hotel is located just north of I-80 across from the Nugget in Sparks. It has a casino, 3 restaurants and a food court. They also provide shuttle pick-up from the airport, but it is not scheduled. You can arrange for pick-up when you arrive at the airport by calling 800 905-7774 and asking for the Bell Desk. The shuttle will pick-up outside of baggage claim on the north end. The address of the hotel is: Silver Club, 1040 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431. Questions should be directed to the Group Sales Office.

Check out Tech Pics in the Gallery - Wednesday, April 24, 2002 @ 11:05:09 PST - Ray Debs
Curtis Weinman has submitted these great Tech Pics from the Reno 2001 Almost Air Race. It is really interesting to see the different engine installations (especially as someone who is doing one now).

Outrageous featured in New Gallery Exhibit - Thursday, March 14, 2002 @ 17:18:11 PST - Ray Debs
Scotty Crandlemire sent these photos of Outrageous, his beautiful wife, Karen, and his crew for us to enjoy. Outrageous is just about the nicest looking IF1 aircraft around.

Thank you Scotty!

Community Forum Fixed - Sunday, March 10, 2002 @ 19:23:00 PST - Ray Debs
Bravenet has fixed their servers and the IF1 Community Forum is back up without any data loss. Now's your chance to start a new discussion, share your thoughts, or ask questions of the IF1 Community.

Community Forum Temporarily Unavailable - Monday, March 04, 2002 @ 11:02:11 PST - Ray Debs
Evidently someone broke into Bravenet's systems, so they decided it would be better to shut down until they can guarantee the security of their systems before coming back online. I don't know how long it will be down, but hopefully not more than a couple of days. In the meantime, please send any suggestions or requests to me at ray@aerophile.org, and I'll post any important items. Thank you for your patience.

IF1 Air Racing Seeks New Logo - Tuesday, February 26, 2002 @ 15:07:41 PST - Ray Debs
International Formula One Pylon Air Racing is looking for a new logo design and is initiating a design contest to solicit concepts. According to IF1 Promotions Director, Anita Infante, “We are working to establish a new race circuit with races around the country and we want to update our identity. We are looking for a logo that reflects the energy and excitement of IF1 as the World’s Fastest Four-cylinder Motorsport”.

IF1 began racing in 1947 and is the oldest, continuously active, air racing class in the United States. The stringent regulation “or formula” that dictates the racing guidelines of the class have remained unchanged for over 50 years. This constant baseline means that today’s competitors can measure their success against the champions from decades past. Today’s champions have to race more than 50 miles per hour faster than the early racers to claim a championship title. This requires speeds of almost 250 mph in competition with seven or eight other aircraft on a racecourse just 35 feet off the ground.

David Hoover, President of Formula One Air Racing, agrees with other race pilots that, “There is nothing else like air racing.” He continues, “We want to capture that excitement in our identity. A new logo is the first step. We have used a couple of logos over the years but we want to update our look to represent the technological advances that we have made in air racing over the last decade.”

The IF1 Logo Design Contest is open to anyone. The Grand Prize to be awarded for the winning logo design includes:

• A Commemorative Plaque.
• An IF1 Polo Shirt and Hat embroidered with the new logo.
• A 4-day trip to the 2002 Reno National Championship Air Races where the logo will appear for the first time on IF1 merchandise.
• The winner’s trip will take place from September 12th through the 15th, 2002 and will include a $400 travel voucher, four hotel nights, and a four-day Race Ticket with Pit Pass.
• The winner will have the chance to work as an Honorary Crew Chief with one of the IF1 Race Teams during a race.
• The winner will also be honored at the IF1 Awards Banquet.

Contest Rules and Fine Print:

• The contest is open to anyone.
• Only one design concept will be accepted from any individual, company or agency. Additional designs submitted will be disqualified.
• The contest ends on May 31, 2002. Entries received after this date, even though postmarked prior to this date, will be disqualified.
• All design concepts submitted become the sole property of International Formula One Pylon Air Racing, Inc., a Texas, not-for-profit corporation, and will NOT be returned.
• The contest will be judged by the IF1 Board of Directors or other judges appointed by them. The decision of the judges is final.
• Design concepts must be submitted as B&W art on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet with a white background. The design itself can be vertical or horizontal in an approximate 5:7 ratio. The name, address, phone, fax and Email address of the designer/agency should be clearly noted on the BACK of the drawing sheet.
• The design can, but does not have to, incorporate the identity: IF1 or IF1 Air Racing.
• Entries should be sent to: Anita C. Infante, IF1 Director of Promotions, 9729 East 3000th Street, Kewanee, IL 61443 (Phone or Fax 309 853-5328)
• Previous IF1 logos and information on IF1 Air Racing, including the types of aircraft that race in the class, are available on the IF1 Web site at: www.if1airracing.com.

RARA Annual Meeting with Race Classes - Thursday, January 31, 2002 @ 17:01:54 PST - Will Dennis
March 6th & 7th, 2002 RARA will hold its annual meeting with the race classes in Reno. Representing IF1 will be David Hoover, President and Will Dennis, Secretary. Members may Contact David or Will regarding any IF1 issues concerning RARA. See "Directors" menu and this website for contact info.

Results For Rules Changes - Thursday, December 20, 2001 @ 16:27:10 PST - Will Dennis
All proposals passed! See details in upcoming Formula Forum. The new changes take effect 1-01-02.

Aeroshell Oil Recall - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 @ 12:50:34 PST - Ray Debs
This is from the Aeroshell website:

November 26, 2001 - Updated December 7, 2001

Equilon Lubricants LLC is the producer of Aeroshell, the world's best selling aviation piston engine oil. We take seriously the level of confidence placed on Aeroshell products by the aviation community and individual customers like you.

In this spirit we are acting quickly to voluntarily recall specified batches of products that fall below our quality standards and replace them, at no cost to you, with Aeroshell products that do meet our quality requirements.

However, a recent batch of Aeroshell product may not have met our stringent requirements. A mechanical problem in our blend plant equipment may have allowed some debris to be carried from the blend tank to our packaging equipment. While the problem has since been corrected and measures put in place to preclude this from happening in the future, the debris that did get to the packaging equipment may have allowed some Aeroshell products to fall under the desired level of internal quality control. Therefore, we are recalling specified batches of products and replacing them with Aeroshell products that do meet our quality requirements.

These measures are necessary because of the high standards we have for the Aeroshell product line and our commitment to the aviation community

Online Discussion for AeroShell Oils Recall

AeroShell will hold a moderated online discussion about its recent voluntary AeroShell Oils recall. Pilots and mechanics are encouraged to log on once the event starts and post questions to technical experts and research engineers Paul Royko and Ben Visser.

Session 2: Wednesday, December 19, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM CST

http://www.aeroshell.com/recall.php

New Events Calendar! - Saturday, December 15, 2001 @ 11:25:52 PST - Ray Debs
I just added an IF1 Events Calendar. We will be putting important dates and events here, so check back here when you are scheduling your time. I also added the "Latest News Items" and "Upcoming Events" sections to the home page so we can quickly see when there is new information. If you would like to add something to the events calendar, just drop me a note. Happy Holidays to everyone!

4 Days to Return Ballots - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 @ 17:44:14 PST - Will Dennis
Voters: Get those ballots back to me ASAP re rules changes - the Deadline is Saturday, December 15th!

Updated Teams - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 @ 14:20:15 PST - Ray Debs
I have updated the Teams page with the information I found on other pages. Please check my work and let me know if there are any changes I need to make. Hopefully everyone will find their team listed here. I would like to put team website links if you have them, and email addresses.

In trying to clean up things a bit, I also renamed the "Team Links" page to just "Links". We're getting there...

10 Days to Return Ballots - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 @ 11:02:31 PST - Will Dennis
The ballots for the rules changes proposals are trickling in. Please get your ballots back before the December 15, 2001 deadline. Thanks, Will

New "Race Results" Page and Reno 2000 Gallery Exhibit - Monday, December 03, 2001 @ 17:29:16 PST - Ray Debs
I have created a new "Race Results" page which you can get to via the menu item on the left. This will be updated with all the known race results. If you have information regarding previous races (times, pilots, planes, places, etc.), please let me know.

I have also created a new Gallery Exhibit for Dave Coss' Reno 2000 pictures. Take a look!

Go Fast, Turn Left!

Nurmi Gallery Exhibit - Thursday, November 29, 2001 @ 12:23:10 PST - Ray Debs
Neal and Birgitta Nurmi have graciously submitted some of their photos for the IF1 Gallery. Check them out here!

RARA update and F1 update - Tuesday, November 27, 2001 @ 20:24:35 PST - David Hoover
I recently received a letter from Mike Houghton ( Pres and CEO of RARA ) updating how things are going in Reno. He states: "RARA has been scrambling since the cancellation of the races on Sept 14th. We have been faced with a number of business challenges, the least of which has been to answer the question of whether or not we will be here in 2002. The point of my letter is to assure you that RARA WILL BE HERE IN 2002. We have offered to refund entry fees, should any pilot request them. That's running about 44% wanting their fees back. We have had a number of pilots request a refund of line passes purchased, and unused ones will be refunded at the full value paid. The latest publication from NAG, for God knows what reason, printed a purse distribution schedule for the Unlimited Class. This has created a large number of questions regarding why RARA was paying one race class and not the others. May I assure you that there has not been, and will not be, a purse distribution for the 2001 Air Races. Quite frankly, we don't have enough money to even consider that, even if we were so inclined". The rest of the letter talked about the upcoming Presidents meeting in March. F1 NEWS: Anita recently met with potential race organizers in Chandler, AZ. They are interested in hosting an F1 race next year. Possibly in conjunction with the Copper State Fly- In. I'll post updates concerning any information about this when I hear about it. We have also been contacted by the organizers of the Deke Slayton Airshow about having a race there as well. Again no full details yet. I have been contacted by another group in New Mexico that may want to host a race next year in August. Two other current Airshow events have requested information about F1 races for the 2003 race season. I'll try and post any updates about races or other issues on the website when I get them. Please contact me if you have any specific question or suggestions. David Hoover

Ballots due December 15, 2001 - Monday, November 26, 2001 @ 10:38:49 PST - Will Dennis
TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS: The rules changes ballots went out last week. This is a reminder - they are due back no later than December 15th. Please get them back ASAP. My best, Will

Ballots for Rules Changes Out Today - Wednesday, November 21, 2001 @ 12:17:46 PST - Will Dennis
TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS: The Ballots for 2002 Rule Change proposals are going out in today's mail. Upon receipt please vote for each proposal as either "for" or "against." Please return your ballots to me by December 15, 2001. Any ballots received after that cannot be counted. If within 5 days you have not received a ballot please contact me immediately. Any questions email me at wvdennis@pacific.net. My best and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Will

Ballots for Rules Changes Go out Next Week - Saturday, November 17, 2001 @ 10:36:11 PST - Will Dennis
Heads up voting members. Ballots for proposed rules changes will be mailed next week. Turn them around immediately after receipt. Need them back by December 15. Any questions feel free to contact me wvdennis@pacific.net. My best, Will

Now Pilots Can Update Biographies Online! - Monday, November 05, 2001 @ 01:56:02 PST - Ray
Announcing a great new feature which allows a Pilot's Biography to be updated online without the intervention of the webmaster. You can see what it looks like by clicking on the "Edit Page" link at the bottom of a Pilot's biography (for instance on Ray Cote's Bio). If you would like to update your biography, just send me email and request a password. If you have updated something and need help formatting, I will be happy to help. I hope you all use this to keep your bios updated often.

Go get'em!

Auburn Fly-in - Thursday, November 01, 2001 @ 09:08:20 PST - Will Dennis
Ray and all: We had a great time at the flyin. My flight over in Fool's Gold was great because I've finally got the trim right! Two others from Willits joined in - my crew chief, Mike Madsen (flew his Pazmany PL-2) and Glen Green (flew his C-182). I was on final back here at Willits when I heard a metallic impact on my floorboard - something had fallen. Landed uneventful but when I looked down my fued petcock handle and the retaining screw were laying on the floorboard! Time for a little Loc-tite. It was a great day. David Hoover suggested we have another one in the spring. I'd like to have it here in Willits and I'll even provide a complete BBQ for all who attend. Proposed dates to follow. I have some great pictures from day and will forward them to you. If you like any of them feel free to post them here on the Website. Great job Ray. My best, Will. wvdennis@pacific.net

New IF1 Website Up And Running - Wednesday, October 31, 2001 @ 16:38:02 PDT - Ray
    Welcome to the new International Formula One Website!

    I am really honored to have been asked to work on this, and will do my best to make this one of the best air-racing websites. A couple of new features have been added for the roll-out. The first is the News section. You will see IF1 and related news items here so check it often to make sure you don't miss anything. The second is a Guestbook which everyone can sign to show their support for IF1. The third is that page counters have been added to every page so we can keep track of our activity to show potential sponsors and advertizers. The fourth is the addition of the Partners In Air Racing (PIAR) banner at the bottom of most of the pages. This is an Air Racing web ring which will give IF1 more visibility as well as giving our visitors links to related sites.

    I would greatly appreciate your help and suggestions for how to improve it and make it more friendly. Please feel free to contact me either through email (ray@aerophile.org), or you can call me (408)871-6848 and leave a message if I don't answer. I will be making the web maintenance more automated as I go, so it will get easier and quicker to make changes. I especially need your help to update the pilot and plane biographies and photos. If you have good pics of your plane or other planes, or changes to your bio, please send me a copy.

    Come visit often to see new features as they are added. We have big plans, and hope you will follow along. You will be hearing more about the planned features in the near future. Happy Flying!

International Formula One Fly-in in Auburn, CA, Oct 20 - Saturday, October 13, 2001 @ 09:33:02 PST - Curtis and Ray
We just got news that there will be an International Formula One Fly-in on October 20, 2001 in Auburn, CA. This will be a chance for everyone to hang out, share stories and have a good time. We will be flying the Bonanza up for the day, and hope to see lots of the pilots and teams. Auburn is also a nice place to visit with a lot of other interesting aircraft. We expect people to show up around 10am.

Anyone who is interested in joining us, we have 2 seats left.