RE: Denight Special Formula 1
It sure was impressive at Tidewater to look up and see F14 Tomcats with the wings extended on landing approach overhead. My Stinger was painted with a bird pattern, and was very easy to see in the air. It was also a pretty good glider, as in one heat I did 10 laps and shut down the engine because it was going lean. As I crossed the finish line, I pulled the elevator to pop up to altitude to wait for the race to finish. It was then my caller (Jim Kelly) said, "Ugh, Bob, I hate to tell you, but you got a cut". So I dove back down onto the course and glided the entire last lap and still finished 2nd or 3rd. Most of the shorter winged F1's couldn't do a lap dead stick, especially if they were low winged.