1971 California 1000 (at Mojave)

[Speedy]

Does anyone know if the 1971 California 1000 was covered by any of the 'flying rags' at the time? Most likely it would have been Air Progress and/or Sport Flying...as Air Comix had not yet had a drink of the air racing Kool Aid, and Flying only showed up at Reno out of curiosity every few years.

David Esler and/or Mike Dillon may have had a hand in it...and I can't fathom a race that John Tegler didn't somehow write something about.

I have not been able to locate anything, and if anyone can point me to any specific month/issues I would be much obliged.

Thoughts?

[Holedigger]

Looks like Air Progress, March of 71, found on EPay (now gone)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &viewitem=

Here is the table of contents
Contents

AeroNews
California 1000: Air Race by Don Berliner & David Esler
All the World's Aircraft: John Taylor editor by Don Berliner
Red tales in the Sunset: built a Fokker in the bedroom by Bill Turner
The C5A: by Mike Dillon
Spartan Executive: by Budd Davisson
Son Tay: Prison Camp Raid in N Vietnam by Gene Smith
Retractable Cessna Cardinal:
Military Report
Photos and Ads

[T J Johansen]

That magazine details the 1970 race. Not 71 I'm afraid.

T J

[sledge39]

...not a magazine article but...

...here's a PDF of the 1971 California 1000 program...

http://www.steveguilford.com/photoGalle ... m=11&pos=0

[flyboyj]

Pretty Cool - That was from Bob Guilford's library - Bob was killed in a Hawker Hunter crash a few years ago, he was a really great guy. I didn't realize he raced in that event.

[bdk]

Bob's son posts here occasionally and has some outstanding photos on his site from "the old days."