| The Most
Accomplished Team in Air Racing History |
| YEAR |
EVENT/LOCATION |
QUALIFYING |
RESULT |
| 2007 |
Reno, NV. |
452.777 |
2nd |
Finished 1st
Go BEAR! |
| 2006 |
Reno, NV. |
455.774 |
2nd |
Engine Failed At End Of
Qualification Run - Did Not Race. |
| 2005 |
Reno, NV. |
470.765 |
1st |
Finished 1st |
| 2004 |
Reno, NV. |
490.033 |
2nd |
First Place |
| 2003 |
Reno, NV. |
495.039 |
1st |
The Bear Is Back!
Second Place Finish! |
| 2002 |
Reno, NV. |
|
|
Engine Not
Completed - Did Not Race |
| Remember September
11, 2001 - God Bless America! |
| 2000 |
MIA |
|
|
Last seen chasing a
Mitsubishi Zero in the South Pacific. |
| 1999 |
Reno, NV. |
468.780 |
3rd |
Engine problems, did not
start Sunday Gold Race. |
| 1998 |
Reno, NV. |
 |
Did not race |
| 1997 |
Reno, NV. |
461.508 |
2nd |
Finished 3rd (423.809 mph) |
| 1996 |
Reno, NV. |
491.266 |
1st |
New qualifying record
(current record) |
| 1995 |
Reno, NV. |
489.802 |
1st |
New qualifying record |
| |
Phoenix, AZ. |
470.427 |
1st |
Finished 1st (443.372 mph) |
| 1994 |
Reno, NV. |
471.325 |
1st |
Finished 1st -Super Gold
Shootout- (424.407 mph) |
| |
Phoenix, AZ. |
379.674 |
9th |
Finished 1st (434.158 mph) |
| 1993 |
Reno, NV. |
|
|
Did not race |
| 1992 |
Reno,
NV. |
482.892 |
1st |
New Qualifying
Record
DNF Gold Race
(engine damage) |
| 1991 |
Reno,
NV. |
475.899 |
1st |
New Gold
Championship record (481.6 mph) |
| 1990 |
Reno,
NV. |
468.369 |
2nd |
New Gold
Championship record (468.620 mph) |
| 1989 |
Reno,
NV. |
467.378 |
1st |
Finished 1st
(450.910 mph) |
| |
Las
Vegas, NM. |
|
|
New world speed
record
(528.3 mph) |
| 1988 |
Reno,
NV. |
474.622 |
1st |
New Gold
Championship record (456.821 mph) |
| |
Hamilton,
CA. |
411.095 |
1st |
Finished first (412.492 mph) |
| 1987 |
Reno,
NV. |
452.490 |
3rd |
DNF Gold Race
(ignition problems) |
| 1986 |
Reno,
NV. |
402.171 |
9th |
Finished 5th (407.565 mph) |
| 1985 |
Bakersfield,
California Unlimited Air Races |
429.485 |
3rd |
Finished 2nd (408.723 mph) |
| |
Reno,
NV. |
430.432 |
7th |
lst Place, Silver
Heat Race
withdrew (engine problems) |
| 1984 |
Did Not Race |
|
|
|
| 1983 |
Reno, NV. |
432.047 |
5th |
DNF Gold Race
(engine problems) |
| 1982 |
Did Not Race |
|
|
|
| 1981 |
Reno, NV. |
416.037 |
6th |
1st Place Heat Race
withdrew (engine problems) |
| 1980 |
Reno, NV. |
402.753 |
4th |
withdrew (hydraulic leak) |
| 1976-79 |
Lyle Shelton
managed and produced the California
National Air Races at Mojave |
| 1975 |
Reno, NV. |
423.529 |
2nd |
Finished 1st (429.916 mph) |
| |
Mojave, CA. |
406.970 |
2nd |
Finished 2nd (421.69 mph) |
| 1974 |
Reno, NV. |
432.252 |
1st |
Finished 1st (431+ mph)
( bumped to 5th: technicality) |
| |
Mojave,
CA. |
413.737 |
1st |
Finished 2nd (381.719 mph) |
| 1973 |
Reno,
NV. |
426.602
(new record) |
1st |
Finished 1st (428.155 mph)
(new closed course record) |
| |
Mojave,
CA. |
341.666 |
7th |
Finished 1st (396.614 mph) |
| |
Miami FLA. Great
Miami Air Race
(Roscoe Turner Classic) |
360.795 |
5th |
Finished 1st (373.320 mph) |
| 1972 |
Reno,
NV. |
402.740 |
3rd |
Finished 2nd (404.703 mph) |
| |
Broke
long-standing world Time-to-Climb record
3000 meters (91.9 seconds) |
| 1971 |
Cape May, NJ. |
361.93 |
1st |
Finished 1st (360.15 mph) |
| |
San Diego, CA. |
-1000 mile race-
finished 4th; 88 of 100 laps |
| |
Reno,
NV. |
418.009 |
2nd |
Finished 2nd (413.066 mph) |
| 1970 |
Reno, NV. |
373.460 |
5th |
DNF Gold Race
(engine failure) |
| 1969 |
Reno, NV. |
357.06 |
6th |
Finished 5th (356.366 mph) |
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