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2009 Rocket 100 Race Memories
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Link to many excellent images by Ernie Butcher. Thanks, Ernie!

Gary's Great Adventure - or, A Rookie's First Race!

Some images by various members of the Amateur Photographer's Social Club.

Once you get into the Social Club's images, you can download an original (full res) picture by using the All Sizes link on the right side of the page, and selecting the last choice: Original.

This links to a YouTube video created by Jeff Lee at Live Airshow TV

And this links to the Justin.TV site where clips reside, taken from video of race day and the award ceremony.



I had a response to my Press Release announcing the race from the Taylor Daily Press wherein the Sports reporter asked if he could ride along with someone during the race.  I took him (That's probably why Gary beat me). 
Some of you may have talked with him as well.  Here is his story, published today (Sunday).  You can always count on The Press to get something wrong, but all-in-all he did well (and he didn't urp in my plane!).

Taylor Daily Press Article



Photo Credits:  Don Thompson, Mike Thompson

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Greg Nelson (Race 22!) shows his stuff


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Steve Hammer and his Navigator, Steve.

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Left to Right, Greg Nelson, Bruce Hammer, Mark Frederick

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Bobby and Ann Elise Bennet - 2009 points place #14 and #13, respectively

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Darrell Reiley, Bruce Hammer

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Tom Martin, Wayne Hadath, Fastest Rocketeers in the Known Universe for 2008, 2009

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Greg Nelson, Fastest Rocketeer for 2006

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Ann Elise Bennet, FAC3FX 2nd Place

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Jim Porter, FAC3FX 1st Place

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Darrell Reiley, RV Red 3rd Place

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Dave Adams, 2009 National Champion, SARL Bronze!

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Stu Morse, 2009 National Champion, SARL Silver!

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Jim Porter, 2009 national Champion, SARL Gold!

For Ben

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The Hammer Brothers Racing Team mounts


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Dinner is served!

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The race results are up!

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Mark Frederick, 2009 Sport FX 2nd Place

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Bob Mills, Sport FX 3rd Place

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Dick Gossen, Sport 2nd Place

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