Reno

Back to AVweb’s daily coverage of Reno ’99 Preview Rare Bear, Lyle Shelton’s highly modified F8F Bearcat returns to Reno. In practice on Tuesday, the Bear broke a clamp holding an exhaust stack damaging a cylinder and other engine components. The crew was finishing up the cylinder change-out on Wednesday afternoon. After P-51 “Voodoo Chile” […]

NOTE: AVweb’s coverage includes many more photos. Preview  |  Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3  |  Final Day Preview Reno — to air racing fans, the name conjures up thoughts of Mustangs, SeaFuries and Bearcats in full cry bending around the pylons on the racecourse atReno/Stead Airport. The P-51s, Furies and ‘Cats of […]

Thecontemporary Unlimited Class of air racing celebrated its 35th birthday in grand style atthe National Championship Air Races held at Stead Field near Reno, Nevada, September14-20, 1998. This year’s event featured 26 aircraft and pilots who qualified to competefor the prestigious bronze, silver and gold race trophies. Included on the entry list weresome familiar names […]

Photos by Richard Allnutt Click on these images for larger, high-resolution photos.   Brian Sanders’ Sea Fury “Argonaut”. Bruce Lockwood’s “Dago Red,” winner of the Gold Trophy race. This photo was taken at the start of Saturday’s heat race, just before Voodoo lost its elevator trim tab. Photos by Kevin Grantham Click on these images […]

Howard Pardue’s Bearcat Richardson’s YAK before the accident… …and after. (Hint: something’s missing!) Howard Pardue’s Sea Fury taxiing in after the accident. Interesting tail art on the YAK! The 34th Annual Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada opened on September 8, 1997 witha record number of entries in the unlimited racing class. All in all, […]

The 33rd annual Reno National Championship Air Races opened on September9, 1996 and with it brought both excitement and disappointment. In recentyears the “fastest motor sport in the world” has been slightly waning interms of participation and competition. However, the 1996 campaign showedgreat encouragement for there were a number of new unlimited racers on theramp […]