THE SIDELINES : Shelton Sets Air Race Record
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RENO — Lyle Shelton set a speed record Sunday to win his third consecutive Unlimited Gold championship at the National Air Races.
Shelton, 57, of Granada Hills set a race record of 468.6 m.p.h., breaking his own 1988 record by more than 10 m.p.h.
Shelton, in his modified Grumman Bearcat, beat second-place finisher Skip Holm of Woodland Hills to win the $50,000 first prize.
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