QuickPic: Precious Metal - The Mixmaster Mustang!

Click the pic to see it over at flickr - or click this link to see it there in its largest size

 'Wow' pretty much describes this view of the Rolls Royce Griffon powered and highly modified P-51 known as Precious Metal. It's a near perfect view of this racer's most notable feature: the counter rotating propellers. Just as exciting as the way this beast looks is the fact that this pic was taken at the 2011 PRS (Pylon Racing School) where pilots and airplanes show their intent to race in September while proving they have the skills needed for safe racing. How fabulous will it be to see this amazing airplane race at Reno again!

 I'm looking to get more details on the status of race prep for the airplane... I admit that with all the avgeek thoughts in my head these days, I'm a little behind in having a lot of detail on the racers prepping up for Reno 2011. What I do know is that Thom Richard plans to race Precious Metal, and the airplane is based out of Kissimmee Florida and connected to Warbird Adventures and the Kissimmee Air Museum. I'm also getting the idea that new paint is in the works... I only hope it's shockingly hot - this airplane demands stellar paint!

 Watch for lots more coverage of this fascinating aircraft in the near future! 

(QuickPic image from flickr.com/photos/twozerowest - more great pix over there!)