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    Airframe Family: Cassutt Cassutt Special
    Latest Model:Special IIIMA
    Construction Number:02458
    Last Civil Registration:N8ED
    Compressed ID:Cassutt Special IIIMA cn 02458 cr N...
    Latest Owner or Location:Timothy D. McNamara, Jonesboro, AR

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    Dates

    Event

    2001

    Constructed as a Special IIIMA.

    10 August 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX8ED (CASSUTT 111M-A, 02458) issued.

    By 10 September 2001

    To unknown owner with c/r N8ED.

    From 10 September 2001 to 15 September 2001

    Raced as #33.
    Appeared at the National Championship Air Races to compete in the F1 class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA.

    From 9 September 2002 to 15 September 2002

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 211.771 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 201.841 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 204.065 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 185.439 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 199.192 mph.

    From 8 September 2003 to 14 September 2003

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 220.716 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 206.696 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 208.187 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 210.449 mph.

    From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 218.019 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 205.922 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 207.782 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 204.488 mph.

    From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 240.738 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 216.276 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 211.765 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 214.729 mph.

    From 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 17th place with an average speed of 219.546 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 217.742 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 211.712 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 215.700 mph.

    From 14 September 2009 to 20 September 2009

    Raced as #33.
    Report from the team by Ed Dutreaux: Ive been super-busy rebuilding the engine and readying the plane after two years away from the race action. Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Ed Dutreaux from San Mateo, CA. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 220.296 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 215.404 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 217.243 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 215.772 mph.

    From 9 September 2013 to 15 September 2013

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Report from the team by Michael Mundell: This is our Rookie year flying the former #33 Slingshot which was built and raced by Ed Dutreaux. We named it Second Wind after our first plane, Last Lap Player was lost to a hangar collapse just weeks before PRS. Second Wind is virtually unchanged since it last raced in 2009. Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH. Qualified in 10th place with an average speed of 217.696 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 215.116 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 210.074 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 215.555 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 214.232 mph.

    From 8 September 2014 to 14 September 2014

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Report from the team by Michael Mundell: This is our second year on the pylons, and happy to be back. Our racer is a modified Cassutt, built and raced by Ed Dutreaux. This year we replaced a leaking fuel tank, removed some ballast from the cockpit, and worked on engine cooling a little, but there are no real changes to the plane. Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 219.411 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 212.806 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 206.774 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 217.331 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 214.040 mph.

    From 7 June 2015 to 7 June 2015

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Competed in the Air Race 1 World Cup Monastir event. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH, U.S.A. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 210.62 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 200.08 mph. Raced in the Gold 2 race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 212.34 mph. Raced in the Gold Semi-Final race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 211.54 mph.

    From 28 June 2015 to 28 June 2015

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Competed in the Air Race 1 World Cup Lleida event. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH, U.S.A. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 225.12 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 207.88 mph. Raced in the Gold 2 race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 213.6 mph. Raced in the Gold Semi-Final race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 219.28 mph.

    From 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2015

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 215.647 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 211.217 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 213.249 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 212.263 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 215.935 mph.

    20 September 2015


    Photographer: Allen Hess
    Notes: Formula 1 Class, Race #33 Cassutt Second Wind 2015-0920-0301 Stead Airport, Reno, Nv Pilot: Michael Mundell

    From 20 November 2015 to 20 November 2015

    Raced as #33, named Second Wind.
    Competed in the Air Race 1 World Cup Reno event. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Uniontown, OH, U.S.A. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 215.647 mph. Raced in the Gold Semi-Final race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 215.935 mph.

    12 December 2015

    To Timothy D. McNamara, Jonesboro, AR keeping c/r N8ED.

    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #33.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Formula One class. The primary pilot was Tim McNamara from Jonesboro, AR. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 215.894 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 202.306 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 205.47 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 207.141 mph.

    13 September 2016


    Photographer: Jim Weiherer

    From 16 November 2018 to 18 November 2018

    Raced as #58, named Sonic Zoom.
    Competed in the Air Race 1 China Cup Wuhan event. The primary pilot was Michael Mundell from Akron, OH, U.S.A. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 175.666 mph. Raced in the A Feature race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 168.957 mph.
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    International Formula 1 Pylon Air Racing
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
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