▁ship ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁flow n . ▁She ▁is ▁perfect ▁in ▁every ▁respect ▁and ▁the ▁motor ▁is ▁just ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁week ▁ago . ▁It ▁never ▁missed ▁a ▁beat ▁and ▁has ▁lots ▁of ▁stuff ▁in ▁it ▁yet . ▁I ▁think ▁this ▁proves ▁that ▁the ▁Gran ville ▁brothers ▁up ▁in ▁Spring field ▁build ▁the ▁very ▁best ▁speed ▁ships ▁in ▁America ▁today ." ▁ ▁The ▁R - 1 ▁rapidly ▁earned ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁potentially ▁very ▁dangerous ▁machine . ▁This ▁short coming ▁was ▁common ▁to ▁most ▁air ▁rac ers ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁B end ix ▁Tro phy ▁race , ▁racing ▁pilot ▁Russell ▁Board man ▁was ▁killed , ▁flying ▁Number ▁ 1 1 . ▁During ▁take off ▁from ▁a ▁ref uel ing ▁stop ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana , ▁Board man ▁pulled ▁up ▁too ▁soon , ▁st alled ▁the ▁R - 1 ▁and ▁crash ed . ▁ ▁The ▁R - 1 ▁was ▁later ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁now ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁fus el age ▁extension ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 8   in ches , ▁creating ▁the ▁" Long ▁T ail ▁R ac er ." ▁This ▁aircraft ▁carried ▁race ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁In test inal ▁Fort itude . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁wings , ▁but ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁original ▁wings ▁from ▁the ▁R - 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁wing ▁with ▁f laps ▁was ▁built ▁and