Reports of PM’s total demise are misleading..

Dear Race Fans,
Precious Metal is more than an airplane; she’s larger than life. You have all proven it since our ground fire incident mere hours ago. The groundswell of support is humbling. So what are our options? We could throw in the towel and move on from this tragic chapter and leave the world wondering what could have been. Or…We could, in true Team Precious Metal fashion, NEVER GIVE UP! Precious Metal does not deserve to be parted out and disappear into the history books as a failed attempt at the World’s Fastest Motor Sport. She deserves to rise out of the ashes in true Phoenix fashion and prove her worth!Everything is repairable; it’s all a matter of capital. If we can raise the necessary funding to make this happen, she will race again!Many things have to be repaired: wings, fuselage, engine, systems, cowling and last, but not least, her famous paint scheme. The Precious Metal program is run on countless hours of dedicated volunteers and a shoestring budget. This most recent set back is too much of a financial burden for the program to handle. As we know, a setback is just a setup for a comeback. Which brings us to our proposed solution.
Here’s Team Precious Metal’s offer to you, our fans and supporters:We will give you one square inch on Precious Metal for a donation of $50 towards our rebuild. We will fly your picture around the course embedded in our new paint scheme and you can be part of resurrecting one of the most iconic race planes is history. Team Precious Metal will be in Reno this year. We will have our pit and sell our team gear. Chances are we’ll provide some evening entertainment as well. Come see us there and purchase your squares!There are several ways to support our cause: through our Precious Metal gear sales, our newly invented onboard picture program, or by supporting our sponsors and purchasing their products. There’s no limit as to how many square inches you can purchase, we’ll just make your picture larger! Or submit pictures of friends, family, pets or whatever you desire. Precious Metal is the people’s racer. And with your support she will growl around the course again!Make your mark in air racing history here:https://squareup.com/market/AirRaceTeamOn a personal note, air racing has been the most rewarding experience I have ever had. Not in the form of trophies and bragging rights, but in the form of enthusiasm, excitement and dedication of the fans and crew members. It’s been a magical life experience, which I’ve been very fortunate to be a part of. We, as a team, will do whatever it takes to keep the dream alive. Please join us in making history and carrying on the legacy of the World’s Fastest Motor Sport!
Thank you for making it possible,
Thom Richard

Few pints of Rattler…. 😉

Without trying to sound nasty did you notice how almost every flying warbird was developed either because of the French or had been purchased by them before the fall? The commentary for the show was poor this year with the gentleman stopping the commentary in the morning as his phone kept ringing which he ‘must’ answer it which made me feel sorry for the man from DAS who kept having to stop while putting across about this most impotant group.

Curlyboy

Maybe it was people calling to tell him to shut up?

LOL!!! The 300 people comment was made to describe the size of the cargo bay in the space shuttle. It’s 60x15ft, so yeah, 300 people standing up will fit in it.

There’s a piece of one* sitting in the garage

*a space shuttle, not a person…