Paul,
See my post of 7/29/13 re: Catapult Extensions. In it I make reference to the Hawk/Ranger drag race and also the Air Dept/Air Wing competition which was NOT a carqual but a full flight plan of approx 12 evolutions and a full days ops that concluded well into the night, probably a noon to midnight scenario. We smoked the Ranger like a good cigar. It was not a pretty sight if you were a Ranger sailor or Air Wing guy. If you heard the story differently from a Ranger sailor, he was probably smoking something other than a cigar.

Didnt know about Hot Rods coverage, but i watched the whole thing from the bow of the ship, FLY 1,(flight deck)it looked to me as though the hawk won,,but who knows,, I did think it was just a little different than what we normally did...