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Tom McNerney

Sep 30
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2009 Tommy Rose Winner, Earl Hibler Race 40

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The Rose Family created the “Tommy Rose” award to be awarded each year to the Racer that demonstrates the most improvement and professionalism for the year. The award was created in loving memory of Tommy Rose, whom was killed during a sport class race in 2002 when his aircraft impacted the ground.

The real honor in the “Tommy Rose Airmen Achievement Award” is that is awarded to the racer by the governing body of the sport class, comprised of fellow racers that are determined to preserve the safety and competitive nature of the class.

Oct 07
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Mike Dacey Receives Tommy Rose Award

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The Rose Family created the “Tommy Rose” award to be awarded each year to the Racer that demostrates the most improvement and professionalism for the year. The award was created in loving memory of Tommy Rose, whom was killed during a sport class race in 2002 when his aircraft impacted the ground.

“Tommy was a great friend and a wonderful competitor. It is a great honor to be the first to receive this award,” says Mike Dacey after receiving his award. Read More

Oct 02
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Sharp’s 14th Gold Championship!

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Release from NemesisNXT Website:

This year marks Sharp’s 30th year of racing, but more importantly, this victory is his 14th Gold Championship. No pilot in the history of air racing has ever achieved this goal! Jon Sharp is the most successful air race pilot in the world, has broken numerous speed records, achieved several aviation awards and all with his own aircraft designs!

Sharp makes this look so easy, but it could not have been possible without his incredible team, his dedicated sponsors and his extraordinary dream to create the ultimate race planes. Read More

Aug 14
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Nemesis Speed Blast A Success!

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Congratulations to Jon Sharp and Team Nemesis!!!

Jon Sharp and his Nemesis NXT have broken a speed record that endured 19 years in a run down Runway 36/18 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Wednesday. The tricked-out racer with a Lycoming Thunderbolt engine shattered the old record of 331 mph in the 3Km C1-b Speed Blast category by covering three kilometers in 18.75 seconds for a speed of 356 mph, according to the preliminary measurements. Although the final numbers may change, it seems unlikely they’ll vary enough to knock Sharp out of the record books.

The speed run took place in front of thousands of people lining the runway and was a prelude to what is hoped to be an even faster run on Saturday. For Wednesday’s flight, Nemesis had to be lean and light to fit the weight category. Saturday’s flight won’t have those restrictions and the team intends to hang every speed modification they can on the aircraft.

As reported on AVWEB

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