Friday, September 6, 2013

EAA AirVenture 2013: AirVenture Cup Racers Arrive

Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo
The 16th EAA AirVenture Cup Race was held Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Mount Vernon Outland Airport following a weekend Open House (see previous post on The Aero Experience).  The racers left Mount Vernon Sunday morning and many later arrived at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds in the afternoon.   The race was flown from Mount Vernon, IL to Waupaca, WI with turn points at Dixon, IL and Wisconsin Rapids, WI. (Racing Results). 

We present the scene as the racers arrived and parked in a special section of grass near the Homebuilts (see complete program here):
  

 
Rene Dugas in the #007 Turbine Legend





 














Lee Behel in the #5 Pereira GP 5




 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keith Phillips in the #10 Swearingen SX-300






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert Logan in the #18 Lancair Legacy






 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alan Crawford in the #21 Lancair Legacy






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Wilson in the #42 Swearingen SX-300




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles Bracken & Ernie Chauvin in the #50 Lancair Legacy




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jim & Gwenn Cianci in the #60 Swearingen SX-300




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Anderson in the #39 F1 Rocket



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keith Walljasper in the # 80 Seawind




 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jay Behel in the #4 Pereira GP-4



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brent Bourgeois in the #61 Velocity RG



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Klaus Savier & Jenny Tackabury  in the #111 Long EZ



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jeff Mallia in the #46 Cozy III



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rich & Heather Lamb in the #93 Long EZ




 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mike Estu in the #115 Glasair I-TD



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kevin Phelps & Joe Conlon in the #11 RV-7A



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeff Barnes in the #411 RV-6



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Leif Johnson in the #25 Vari Ez

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bob & Elise Bennett in the #193 Beech S35


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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