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JH – I have a 1975 Citabria and CM – You mentioned music store, www.bestoftexasbbqsauce.
a 1989 Skybolt. The Citabria is earlier. What kind of tunes would com.
an aerobatic trainer and the Steen we find in your CD player?
Skybolt is a 300-h.p., fully-aerobatic CM – As we wind the interview
biplane. JH – I love all kinds of music but down, are there any other plans or
the ‘hair’ bands from the eighties changes to your life or lifestyle that
CM – We saw the hangar’s are probably my favorite. might happen down the road?
construction photos you’ve posted
and it really turned out nice. What CM – You often mention your JH – Yes, we think it’s time to
airport is it located at and is it just pets. What are they? start looking for a place to retire
for your planes or will it be part race JH – I have two, Champ and Ariel. and that place just happens to be
shop as well? Champ is a five-year-old German somewhere that has blue water!

JH – It’s at the Aero Country East Shepherd that goes everywhere CM – John, once again we
in McKinney, a small private airport local with me, every day. Ariel is a appreciate you taking the time to
with about two-hundred and fifty twelve-year-old Weimaraner rescue give our Nitro Madness Magazine
planes on the property. My hangar whose big love in life is to be petted! readers some insight into your
is sixty feet by ninety-five feet and CM – How is your “Best of Texas Nostalgia Funny Car operation as
will house all of my stuff including Barbeque Sauce” doing and any well as you personally. We want
the race truck and trailer. We have plans to get it into the big box stores to wish you great and safe racing
RV hook-ups that give us power and soon? the rest of the season and all the
air to the trailer. We’ve never been success with your “Best of Texas
able to keep the truck and trailer JH – The sauce sales are picking Barbeque Sauce” brand.
at the shop, always having to drive up. My next step is to get it into the
it back and forth to get stuff. This grocery stores where I think it will JH – Thanks, Connell. We just
really makes it nice to be able to really take off. We are currently on want to go out and win some races
work out of it in the shop. Amazon and have our own online and have fun doing it!

John Hale is always capable of setting records whenever he and his
“One Bad Texan” N/FC show up at a race.

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