PYLON RACING SPEED RECORDS, BY CLASS

 

Unlimited Class

Qualifying

         SPEED                 YEAR                    PILOT              AIRPLANE       LOCATION

297.767 mph 1939 Roscoe Turner #29 Turner Cleveland
409.091 1946 Alvin Johnston #84 Airacobra Cleveland
418.300 1948 Chuck Brown #11 Airacobra Cleveland
423.40 1965 D. Greenamyer #1 Bearcat Las Vegas
426.60 1973 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
432.25 1974 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
435.556 1975 D. Greenamyer #1 Bearcat Reno
438.806 1976 D. Whittington #9 Mustang Reno
446.93 1979 Roy McClain #69 Mustang Reno
450.09 1981 Skip Holm #69 Mustang Reno
452.737 1986 Rick Brickert #8 Sea Fury Reno
466.674 1987 Bill Destefani #7 Mustang Reno
474.622 1988 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
475.899 1991 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
482.892 1992 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
489.802 1995 John Penney #77 Bearcat Reno
491.266 1996 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
497.787 2002 Skip Holm #4 Mustang Reno

 

Championship Race

283.42 mph 1938 Roscoe Turner #29 Turner Cleveland
373.908 1946 Alvin Johnston #84 Airacobra Cleveland
396.131 1947 Cook Cleland #74 Corsair Cleveland
397.071 1949 Cook Cleland #74 Corsair Cleveland
412.63 1969 D. Greenamyer #1 Bearcat Reno
413.987 1971 Gunther Balz #5 Mustang Reno
416.060 1972 Gunther Balz #5 Mustang Reno
428.155 1973 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
429.916 1975 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
430.703 1977 D. Greenamyer #5 Mustang Reno
433.01 1980 Roy McClain #69 Mustang Reno
437.621 1984 Skip Holm #84 Mustang Reno
438.186 1985 Steve Hinton #1 Corsair Reno
452.559 1987 Bill Destefani #7 Mustang Reno
456.821 1988 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
468.620 1990 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno
481.618 1991 Lyle Shelton #77 Bearcat Reno

 

190 Cubic Inch Class

Qualifying

166.792 mph 1947 Paul Penrose #5 Chester Cleveland
170.213 1948 Bill Brennand #20 Wittman Miami
180.00 1948 Art Chester #2 Chester Cleveland
183.226 1949 Billie Robinson #3 "Little Toni" Cleveland
186.047 1950 Keith Sorenson #5 "Ballerina" Miami
195.122 1950 Bob Downey #4 "Minnow" Detroit
199.778 1951 John Paul Jones #16 Shoestring Detroit
203.16 1952 John Paul Jones #16 Shoestring Detroit
208.81 1956 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Niagara Falls
209.56 1959 Jim Miller #14 Miller Fort Wayne
210.28 1965 John Paul Jones #16 Shoestring Palm Springs
212.77 1966 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Tampa, Florida
         
         

 

Championship Race

165.857 mph 1947 Bill Brennand #20 Wittman Cleveland
166.473 1948 Bill Brennand #20 Wittman Miami
169.608 1948 "Fish" Salmon #4 "Minnow" Cleveland
176.867 1949 Steve Wittman #1 Wittman Miami
177.340 1949 Bill Brennand #20 Wittman Cleveland
185.400 1950 Keith Sorenson #5 "Ballerina" Miami
187.785 1950 John Paul Jones #3 "Little Toni" Detroit
197.218 1951 John Paul Jones #16 Shoestring Detroit
197.29 1952 Steve Wittman #1 Wittman Detroit
208.81 1956 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Niagara Falls
         

 

Formula One

Qualifying

224.87 mph 1968 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Frederick, MD
231.26 1969 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Ft. Lauderdale
232.258 1971 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Reno
235.29 1973 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Reno
240.00 1974 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Reno
243.950 1974 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Mojave
245.349 1976 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Mojave
248.473 1979 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Mojave
254.06 1980 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Reno
254.504 1981 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring San Marcos
246.228 1981 Alan Preston #16 Shoestring Reno
248.73 1981 Jim Miller #74 Miller Reno
254.223 1993 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
258.270 1996 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
260.069 1998 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
263.188 1999 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno

Note: data in blue indicates record set under more lenient IXL/IFM rules.

 

Championship Race

218.18 mph 1968 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" Frederick, MD
222.99 1969 Bill Falck #92 "Rivets" St. Louis
225.55 1969 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Reno
227.20 1972 Bull Falck #92 "Rivets" Dulles, VA
231.263 1972 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Reno
235.42 1974 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring Reno
237.026 1979 Ray Cote #16 Shoestring San Diego, CA
240.09 1979 John Parker #3 Wild Turkey Reno
249.07 1980 John Parker #3 Wild Turkey Reno
241.881 1982 Phil Fogg #1 Owl Racer Reno
244.887 1985 Ray Cote #44 Shoestring Richland, WA
248.19 1989 Alan Preston #44 Shoestring Albuquerque
246.849 1993 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
248.911 1994 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
249.904 1995 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno
258.760 1996 Jon Sharp #3 "Nemesis" Reno

Note: data in blue indicates record set under more lenient IXL/IFM rules.

 

Sport Biplane Class

Qualifying

152.80 mph 1965 Bill Boland #3 Mong Sport Reno
157.618 1967 Lee Mahoney #1 Starduster Cleveland
178.74 1968 Dallas Christian #99 Mongster Frederick, MD
183.01 1969 Dallas Christian #99 Mongster Ft. Lauderdale
190.48 1970 Don Beck #89 Sorceress Reno
194.25 1973 Sid White #1 Sundancer Reno
213.375 1973 Sid White #1 Sundancer Mojave
218.57 1980 Pat Hines #1 Sundancer Reno
220.13 1981 Pat Hines #1 Sundancer Reno
217.229 1995 Patti Johnson #40 Mong Spt. Reno
226.919 2002 David Rose #3 Peregrine Reno
         

Note: data in blue indicates record set in short-lived Racing Biplane Class

 

Championship Race

144.57 mph 1964 Clyde Parsons #11 Twister Reno
148.68 1965 Bill Boland #3 Mong Sport Reno
148.76 1966 Skeeter Royall #21 Pitts Spl. Tampa, Florida
156.17 1967 Bruce McIntyre #17 Pitts Spl. Forth Worth
177.16 1968 Dallas Christian #99 Mongster Frederick, MD
180.96 1969 Dallas Christian #99 Mongster Ft. Lauderdale
184.02 1969 Dallas Christian #99 Mongster Reno
189.723 1972 Don Beck #89 Sorceress Reno
194.946 1973 Sid White #1 Sundancer Reno
199.344 1973 Sid White #1 Sundancer Mojave
202.153 1976 Don Beck #89 Sorceress Reno
206.62 1980 Pat Hines #1 Sundancer Reno
209.44 1981 Pat Hines #1 Sundancer Reno
203.311 1994 Earl Allen #21 Pitts Spl. Reno
212.811 1996 Patti Johnson #40 Mong Spt. Reno
225.657 2002 David Rose #3 Peregrine Reno

Note: data in blue indicates record set in short-lived Racing Biplane Class

Prepared for The Society of Air Racing Historians Inc. by Don Berliner

 

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