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Old 20th Jul 2015, 07:57
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sharpend
 
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Trouble with the Reds is that, over very many years, we have come to expect excellence and we always get it. Moreover, they have very tight rules as to exactly what they can do. The Vulcan display on Saturday was very exciting as it broke the rules and apparently got a yellow card. Obviously there is a very fine dividing line between safety and an exciting display. One only has to look at old footage of the Arrows flying Gnats to see just how exciting they were. Sadly (or sensibly) the Arrows cannot now fly down the runway at 2 foot 6. Sadly too we have seen the last of 22 Hunters looping. Would it not be fantastic to see 24 Typhoons looping in formation?
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