National Championship Air Races at Reno, 2001

Although this year’s National Championship Air Races were canceled as a result of the grounding of VFR Part 91 operations, the racers were there, the planes were there, and AVweb was there.

Part One of AVweb's exclusive coverage of the National Championship Air Races at Reno includes some discussion of the goings-on within the unlimited racing community, plus some great images of the planes - including the jets - that had been slated to race this year.

Part Two rounds out AVweb's coverage with a discussion of the events leading up to the event's cancellation, plus more great images.