Reno Air Race

[dinkel]

My gawd is that awesome!







"During five days of racing [Wednesday through Sunday] including six different classes of aircraft, racers reach speeds of over 500 mph - by far the fastest-moving machines in motorsports!"



The sight and sound must be impressive . . anyone was there?

[pstruck]

Would seriously love to get there to see this one year. A truely awesome spectacle!

Just check out the sort of stuff racing in the 'Unlimited' class. www.airrace.org/unlimClass2004.php

Millionaires playground.

>> Edited by pstruck on Sunday 2nd January 21:28

[dinkel]

Watch the closed holes in the Mustangs wing . . .

Expensive to watch?

A friend told me you can fly in a twoseater-Spitfire for an hour for 450 euros. Somewhere in the UK . . .

[Bodo]

Looks very interesting

[FourWheelDrift]

Of the ex-WWII vintage machinery, Lyle Shelton's Grumman Bearcat "Rare Bear" holds the official closed course World Speed Record (528.3 mph).

www.rarebear.com/

[Zorro]

Superb machines, if like mine your wallet doesn't stretch to a Sea Fury with a monster engine check out Xtreme Air Racing for the PC.

[towman]

Guess who was booked to go out on 13th september `01? Meeting was cancelled, but now saving up for the next visit to them and Edwards AFB. Incidently, for any other plane enthusiasts out there, Edwards is now closed to non - US nationals except for the annual openday/airshow. AFAIK Davis Monthan(sp) in Arizona (aka the graveyard) is still OK though.

Steve

[father ted]

towman said:

Guess who was booked to go out on 13th september `01? Meeting was cancelled, but now saving up for the next visit to them and Edwards AFB. Incidently, for any other plane enthusiasts out there, Edwards is now closed to non - US nationals except for the annual openday/airshow. AFAIK Davis Monthan(sp) in Arizona (aka the graveyard) is still OK though. Steve

Aah the 'boneyard'.....i've been there and flown over it too......absolutely gob-smacking.....i went when they were chopping up the, then plentiful, B52s....

[towman]

Did you go to the Tucson musem? Impressive.

[father ted]

.....i went to Pima county museum, along with visits to Nellis AFB (USAF 50th airshow)Chino,Marana,El Toro Airshow and numerous other Boneyards/museums.......

[towman]

Lucky Boy!

[father ted]

towman said:

Lucky Boy!

That was Father Ted B.C. though......

Before Children........

[dinkel]

Paintjobs are often pretty creative.





Two favourites . . .

[Eric Mc]

I wonder for how long these ex-WW2 machines can keep going as racers?

[just dave]

Was there (Reno) for the crash of this:





More info here:
www.aafo.com/racing/2001/rb51/

At one time the world record holder at a FRACTION LESS than 500 mph!

When the plane went down, it was ugly to see. With countra-rotating props, it had the glide ratio of a brick. The pilot had no chance to get to the runway and dropped into the scrub brush, sand/rocks of the high desert.

The pilot survived.

Dave

[Eric Mc]

I remember seeing the crash on "World of Sport" - nust have been 1979.

Awful to see.

[just dave]

Eric Mc said:

I remember seeing the crash on "World of Sport" - nust have been 1979. Awful to see.

Sorry, did not include the date. '79 it was. Even worse, if possible, in person. Hinton was seriously injured, and was at the races after that, but was not quite the same.

Dave

[Eric Mc]

Los Angeles - are you a fan of Stan Freberg's "St George and the Dragonet"?

[dinkel]

"Side view of the Xtremely wild paint scheme on Mike Brown's "Super" Sea Fury. Barely dry on arrival at Reno, the new paint was a much anticipated item of interest at PRS-2003. "



Hot Rod Planes really . . .

[Eric Mc]

Do you think the noble Sea Lords would approve?