In the history of Formula one/Midget air racing there is one aircraft that reigns supreme as the most famous of all: SHOESTRING. No other design has won the Championship as many times as has this thoroughbred that began life in 1949 when it was created and built by Vincent Ast of California. Throughout time it has been admired by thousands of racing fans and was flown by racing immortals Bob Downey, John Paul Jones, and Ray Cote, just to name a few. Originally, race speeds of 170 -180 mph gave way to 200, 220, 240, and even 250 mph speeds as this design remained a champion. This led to a fine pedigree as it was modified, developed, and evolved through decades of racing and with the incorporation of advancing technology has led to a highly tuned racing aircraft. One true virtuoso of the evolutionary process was Ken Stockbarger, and along with Paul White and Ray Cote they derived ideas that took the best features of SHOESTRING and applied them to the ULTIMATE EVOLUTION: the SR-1 SNOSHOO. While it must be remembered that the SR-1 iS NO SHOestring, it truly is a result of the successful racing experiences of the Masters. VSR is currently taking these ideas, adding its own, and bringing the SR-1 SNOSHOO into existence.

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