Yep, no skids, Wayne was a friend of mine.
For the speed and altitude records he flew them both with the skids removed. He also removed the battery to reduce weight, along with going on a major diet.
For the speed attempt he was relying on the low fuel light, (he planned the fuel down to the ounce), and was hovering while the skids were re-attached, turns out the bulb had burned out and he landed with less than a minute of fuel in the tank.
Wayne was a larger than life character, I drank many a beer with him during which he told many stories of his "derring do"..... sadly he is no longer with us.