Kent Gano from Atlanta Georgia
in his Revtec Rocket sweeping through the turn in the Beaver
Pond followed closely by Steve Pope of Bloomington Indiana in
his Stealth hovercraft.
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Joe Van Liew who travelled all the
way from Creswell, OR to attend this event, submitted this photo
of competition in the F1/F2 event.
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In addition to racing, Hoverally events
including judging for technical metit. This year Dean Polee's
custom designed, Suburu powered craft took home top honors.
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For some, hovercraft racing is a family
affair with trailers arriving piled high with craft.
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Some of the Hoverclub Members pause
before Cruisin the 'Bash for a picture with the Indianapolis
Colts Cheerleaders.
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Michael Murphy's meticulously restored
"OFO" Oval Flying Object. This craft was originally
built by Glen Gums of Orlando, FL.
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F1 racers Craig Bogart and Marquis Songer lobby
for position around the turn 1 marker bouy.
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People and machines lined up at the
ramp in preparation for the Wabash River cruise on Friday, June
14.
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Hovercraft & drivers wait out
storm in city park at Montezuma, IN. Left to right are craft
owned by Steve Mayor, John Miller, Nick jokay and Glen &
Brenda Shicks.
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Dave Overberg from Kettering Ohio
and his Entry Level craft ran strong all weekend. We asked Dave
how he managed to stay in front of some more powerful craft during
the entire race, he said - Get the hole shot and stay on the
throttle.
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Graham Spencer from Troy Ohio in his
Heron F25 craft getting a little air on a transition. These machines
ran well in every race. Graham mentioned after the races that
he was having a minor problem with the lift fan drive belt slipping
causing a small decrease in lift for the craft.
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Kent Gano from Atlanta Georgia in
his Scat II powering up the transition out of the Beaver pond
during one of the Formula S races. Kent switched to running the
Scat after his main racing craft the Revtec Rocket developed
an engine problem.
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Kevin Pratt from Elmhurst Illinois gets a jump
off a transition on the back stretch of the course. Kevin's Heron
F25 ran consistently all weekend.
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The VW powered "GB Express"
sporting a new paint job. This UH-17T based craft is the product
of Glen & Brenda Shick of Oak Ridge, PA
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Also included in this year's events
were technical seminars on hovercraft design and construction
techniques. Here Harold Carter of Atlanta, GA leads discussion
on fiberglassing, resins and fillers.
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The one and only John Deere Yellow
Jacket built to design standards published in a 1971 issue of
Popular Mechanics Magazine. More on Dave Evartt's web site.
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Louis Bondurant from Marietta
Georgia leads into a turn on the pond in his Air Commander with
Steve Pope in his Stealth hovercraft right on his heels. Formula
1 racing was very competitive with all drivers and machines closely
matched.
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Keith MaCurdy with his prototype WIG.
The design was still undergoing modifications for trim and balance.
Construction material is double wall lexan available from G.E.
The material is often used in greenhouse construction but makes
a lightweight, rigid structure. Great for rudders!
- Alan Lindsay photo - |
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Marlee Bondurant takes her Dad's
racing craft out for a spin on the course before the races. Marlee
and her friend Alisa Hanley worked the sign board during the
races keeping drivers and spectators informed of the race classifications
that were running.
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