I made this, once again using photo reference, for my Dad and his buddies. They call their loose group of dudes in small planes the "Hundred Horse Air Force", in reference to the small engines their planes have. I am going to try and do more of these goofy, often anachronistic paintings just because they think they are awesome and I need the practice.
Here's Joe's Aeronca Chief in a low-level drag race with Strega - one of the fastest race planes in the world. The top speed disparity between these two planes is about 400 mph.