Spotter22
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Lots of drivers now fly their own planes to and from the races, one of the first to do it was Bobby Allison. I knew Bobby was an accomplished pilot and at one time his Busch car was sponsored by Piper Aircraft. I was reading up on some older Pipers and found this info written in the article.
"Back in the ’80s, when Piper was introducing the 700 hp model, I interviewed NASCAR driver Bobby Allison, the launch customer for the new 700P and a confirmed Aerostar fanatic. That first 700P was Allison’s 13th Aerostar. Allison purchased production Aerostar 700 serial number 0001 and used it to crisscross the country flying to NASCAR races. Allison commented that he used to fly right on past some turboprop King Air C90s and B100s
though the turbines were generally flying higher."
"Back in the ’80s, when Piper was introducing the 700 hp model, I interviewed NASCAR driver Bobby Allison, the launch customer for the new 700P and a confirmed Aerostar fanatic. That first 700P was Allison’s 13th Aerostar. Allison purchased production Aerostar 700 serial number 0001 and used it to crisscross the country flying to NASCAR races. Allison commented that he used to fly right on past some turboprop King Air C90s and B100s
though the turbines were generally flying higher."