Geremy Kornreich sent in this photo, noting: “Sept. 13, 2017, was a fine afternoon at the Reno Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) in Nevada. The ramp featured a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Supermarine Spitfire, with a rain squall and a Hawker Harrier “Jump Jet” in the background. Would you like to have your photo […]
Reno Air Races
Reno performers revealed
RENO, Nevada – The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has released the initial list of performers for the 2018 National Championship Air Races, scheduled Sept. 12-16, 2018, at the Reno-Stead Airport. The Patriots Jet Team will headline this year’s performers. The Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco from John Klatt Air Shows will perform aerobatics, along with […]
Air Racing’s Royal Flush
Some people say air racing is dead. I say those folks aren’t playing with a full deck. Not only is the game of air racing alive and well, this year I was dealt a royal flush, and won a huge pot of fun. The Ace of Hearts A handful of ace aerobatic pilots from around […]
Picture of the day: Warbirds at Reno
Geremy Kornreich sent in this photo of six World War II-era air veterans taking to the air at the Reno Air Races on Sept. 14, 2017. Pictured bottom to top are a Supermarine Spitfire MkiXc, P-51D Mustang, P-40K Warhawk, B-25J Mitchell, FG-1D Corsair, and TBM3E Avenger.
The best way to watch the Reno Air Races
Wow. What a package. Catered meals. Open bar. A private sound system. An exclusive hangar set up for dining and socializing with guests from around the world. Noteworthy lunchtime speakers daily. Reserved close-in parking with exclusive shuttle service to the front door. A members-only sky view grandstand with individual bucket seats. Executive climate-controlled restrooms. Exclusive […]
Highlights from Reno 2017
Mac Little sent us these photos taken at the National Championship Air Races in Reno in 2017.
Bragging rights
While Steve Hinton Jr. didn’t claim the top spot in the Unlimited category at the 2017 Reno Air Races, he still maintains bragging rights — which were displayed prominently on the aircraft. As seen in photos sent in by William E. Dubois, the usually colorful Voodoo was encased in all white at the 2017 races, […]
And the winner is…
Pilot James Consalvi, flying the highly modified P-51 “Strega,” took first place in the Unlimited Gold Championship at the 54th annual National Championship Reno Air Races on Sept. 17, 2017. Consalvi, captured here after the race by William E. Dubois, beat Steven Hinton Jr. in Voodoo in the final lap. Hinton has won first place […]
High flying at Reno 2017
Ace photographer Lisa F. Bentson captured these photos on the second day of the 2017 National Championship Air Races in Reno: