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Created Thu 7th Aug 9:26pm PDT by notablenotices[Power User]
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What type of plane will have the fastest official speed in the unlimited class 2008 Reno Air Races?

Settled as P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc)

P-51 Airplanes Dominate In Reno

P-51s were 1-2 in the Breitling Gold Unlimited final a the National Championship Air Races at Reno Stead Airport on Sunday. Bill Destefani's Strega was more than nine seconds ahead of Dan Martin's Dago Red to claim the top prize at Reno.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1209-full.html#198783

Background:

The Unlimited Class is open to any piston-driven aircraft with an empty weight greater than 4500 pounds [the weight restriction was added in 2005]. Aside from a very few "scratch-built" aircraft, the Unlimited Class has generally been populated by stock or modified WWII fighters, the most-often-flown types including the P-51 Mustang, F-8F Bearcat, and Hawker Sea Fury. Aircraft speeds in the Unlimited Class reach 500 mph.

See more at http://www.airrace.org/classUnlim.php

This year it will be held September 10-14, 2008.

For simplicity, airplane types will be grouped by their common names, so for example a "F8F-1 Bearcat" and a "F8F Bearcat" will be regarded as being the same because of the "Bearcat" name, and a "P51-D Mustang" will be grouped with the "TF51-D Mustang" for the same reason.


Settlement details: As reported by a http://www.airrace.org/raceResultsQuery.php

Racing Class: Unlimited
Year: 2008
Order Results by: Speed
First Listing will have the fastest speed recorded for 2008.

 
Forecast history, %
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Settled

 F8 FBearcat (1,2 etc)
10%
Hawker Sea Fury
13%
P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc)
42%
Yak (11, 3U etc)
8%
F7F Tigercat
7%
F2G Corsair
6%
FM-2 Wildcat
7%
Other
7%
Activity: H$3,531
Settled as P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc) on Mon 15th Sep 7:07pm PDT

Suspend date: Wed 10th Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 15th Sep 7:07pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 10th Sep 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: F8 FBearcat (1,2 etc): 15%, Hawker Sea Fury: 14%, P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc): 13%, Yak (11, 3U etc): 13%, F7F Tigercat: 12%, F2G Corsair: 12%, FM-2 Wildcat: 11%, Other: 10%

Action history:

Created Thu 7th Aug 9:26pm PDT by notablenotices[Power User]
Suspended Wed 10th Sep 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 15th Sep 4:46pm PDT by notablenotices[Power User]: It looks like the "P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc)" is the winner this year:

http://www.airrace.org/raceResultsQuery.php shows the following:

Pilot Name: Destefani, Bill (Tiger) Aircraft: Strega - Race 7 Type: P-51D Mustang
Time: 08:19.249 Speed: 483.062 Place: 1


Also, site:
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1209-full.html#198783
Settled as 'P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc)' Mon 15th Sep 7:07pm PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: P-51 Airplanes Dominate In Reno

P-51s were 1-2 in the Breitling Gold Unlimited final a the National Championship Air Races at Reno Stead Airport on Sunday. Bill Destefani's Strega was more than nine seconds ahead of Dan Martin's Dago Red to claim the top prize at Reno.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1209-full.html#198783

Suspend date: Wed 10th Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 15th Sep 7:07pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 10th Sep 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (22)

22 predictions

11 weeks ago
steez predicted P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc) (H$100 at 42%)
11 weeks ago
steez predicted Hawker Sea Fury (H$100 at 12%)
11 weeks ago
dasorakelvondelphi predicted P-51D, Mustang ( or TF-51 etc) (H$912 at 36%)
12 weeks ago
php_ini predicted Other (H$10 at 8%)
12 weeks ago
yobaby predicted Hawker Sea Fury (H$20 at 14%)
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Comments (2)

  1 notablenotices[Power User]
Sad news from Reno:

Pilot Dead in Plane Crash in Stead
http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8963426
posted 12 weeks ago
  2 Erik
Looks like the finale is Sunday afternoon.
posted 11 weeks ago

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