John Penhallow

AIR RACING FANS were introduced in 1947 to the 190 cu. in. class of racing airplane which became popularly known as the Goodyear Racer. This class has always been popular with model builders and was picked for Scale Racing because of the consistent size of the models. This consistency is due to the fact that mancarrying craft are designed to a strict set of rules much like our own FAI Team Racers. Rivets and La Jollita first raced when the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. sponsored the event, making them real Goodyear Racers. Rivets raced continuously from 1948 with its owner-builder-pilot, Bill Falk, until a fatal crash in 1977. La Jollita has raced intermittently since 1949 and can still be seen from time to time at air races.