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Historic Pylon
Bar.. History
What we've all dreaded has happened. The new owners of
what was once the grandest bar in the city of Reno have undone
the historic Pylon Bar. Reno Resident Charlene Aero checks in
with the some history and current details...
[read more] |
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Rare Bear Has New
Owner
This will come to a surprise to most,
Lyle Shelton's Rare Bear has a new owner as of
today. New owner wants to race and wants to
win!... [read
more] |
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Critical Mass To Go
Stock
You would have to look far and wide to
find an airplane that looks more the racer than
does Critical Mass. Find out why Race 10 will
return to stock... [read
more] |
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Legacy of Speed
2008 Calendar!
SOLD OUT
The 2008 Legacy of Speed calendars have come, and,
unfortunately are now gone! For a limited time, you can still
get the original, first edition Legacy of Speed first edition
2007 calendar...
[read more] |
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"Burning Off
Fuel"
The above quote could be considered a
good way to characterize this day at the Reno
National Championship Air Races... [read
more] |
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Relentless Down But
Not Out The initial FAA
report read: aircraft-destroyed, injuries-none.
We still held our breath! Read Kevin Eldredge's
harrowing report on his forced landing this
week... [read
more] |
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Reno
Air Races 2005 - Texan Wrangling
At the 2005 event, AAFO
contributor David Leininger sat
down with some of the
participants in the T-6 class and
its president and discussed where
the class stacks up and where it
is heading...... [read more] |
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Terry
Bland To Sell Dago Red
Delivering this story is
truly one of the classic
"good news/bad news"
situations. Dago Red to be sold -
If current owner has his way, she
stays A RACER!....
[read more] |
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Sunday
Race Results
UPDATED
Pilot
John Penney takes the
Rare Bear to second
consecutive win - Mary
Dilda takes back T-6
title. 2005 National
Championship Air Races
Final Results..... [read
more] |
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Thursday
Heat Race Photography
Banging away at
the keyboard today caused
us to omit even attending
the event for the day!
Never fear... Photographs
from today coming, here's
some from Thursday..... [read
more] |
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Unlimited
Gold '04 "Clouds Over Peavine"
Birgitta Nurmi checks in with
the story of what could be the most
unusual Reno air race ever seen. Bad
weather and visibility lead to more than
one surprise...[read
more]
Just in
Time For '05 - Minter Field Air Show
2004!
With this year's show coming up
very soon, it's time we presented Victor
Archer's report on the 2004
"Warbirds in Action" Airshow
from Shafter, California!... [read
more]
Rare Bear
Four Blade Prop Change
It's been a long time coming. The Rare
Bear Air Race Team has their four blade
propeller installed on the Bearcat and
ready for flight testing at Reno ... [read
more]
Digital
Photo Report: Chino Air Show 2004
Another AAFO.COM contributor
checks in! This time, Bill Pearce takes
us for a preview look at the upcoming
Planes of Fame Air Show!... [read
more]
Parker Will
Race Thunder Mustang in '04
In a press release just received
at AAFO, John Parker was able to confirm
the hope he had expressed last week at
Pylon Racing School, that all was well
this year for his entry into competition
once again... [read
more]
Digital
Photo Report: Lemoore Air Show
Contributor Rick Pisio brings you a photo
report from the Lemoore Naval Air Station
Air Show including some GREAT Blue Angel
photos... [read
more]
Reno Air
Race Jets - Who Let The Dogs Out?? It looks like the
Jet Racing Division will have some new
competitors within their ranks this
September at Reno... [read
more]
Thunder 351
Returns To Reno Stead Airport
Leaving Las Vegas - Reno Stead's
"other" resident Air Racer has
finally brought his damaged kit built
airplane home to roost. American Air
Racing's John Parker had to call a mayday
when his engine failed... [read
more]
Sport Class
Purse Increased For 2004 Reno
Air Race officials announced at the
recently concluded Class President’s
Meeting that they are boosting the prize
money for the kit built airplanes at this
September’s running of the National
Championship Air Races. [read
more]
New
Unlimited Air Racer Nears Completion In
the dead of winter, months away from the
Reno Air Races, things just might be
heating up already in the Unlimited
division! A long awaited competitor
appears to be nearing completion, test
pilot chosen, flight tests near... [read
more]
Reno Air
Races 03 Updates On The Hangar Talk
Message Board Bringing
you the best of the competition, on-site
from the 2003 National Championship Air
Races at the Reno Stead Airport.
[click
here for photos, updates and race
results]
Rare Bear
Qualifies in First Place Tuesday's
surprising qualifying session saw John
Penney flying Lyle Shelton's Rare Bear to
a first place starting position at
495.039 MPH!
[click
here for story and photographs]
Reno Air
Races 2003 Reports and Air Race
Photography
Check in on a day at the Reno
National Champion Air Races pre race
activity - Sunday Practice Session.
[click
here for reports]
NemesisNXT
Reno 2003? "So Close"
The big question was, would the
Sharp’s NemesisNXT be racing at Reno
in '03? The answer; "It’s so
close…but time has run out."
[click
here for full press release]
R.A.G.S. -
Reno Air Race Grunts
Last year’s Air Races saw
the first meeting of the Reno Air Race
Grunts. In a press release… ah,
released on August 27, the organizers of
the event… released… the
schedule for this year’s event
meeting. [click
here for story and photos]
New T-6
Entry Takes First Flight
Air Racing gets new competitor.
The much anticipated Dwelle T-6 entry
takes to the air in Auburn, CA. August
20, 2002 marks the first time this WWII
trainer lifts into the air since being
retired by the US Navy in 1946. [click
here for story and photos]
RARA
Decision: John Parker Out For 2003 What
appears to be an unfortunate airport
tenant dispute has resulted in what will
likely be one of the more controversial
stories of the 2003 racing season. The
Reno Air Racing Association has decided
not to accept John Parker's two entries
for Reno 2003. [click
here for story]
Countdown
To Reno Air Races 2003 Once again, we
enter the annual thrash to finish
projects begun long ago, the thrash to
beat the entry day deadline. It happens
every year. Months of hard work by Air
Race crewmembers from across the country
during the off-season for this
one-show-per-year corner of the
motorsport world culminate in the
"all-nighters" to get ready for
race day. [click
here for updates]
"Blue
Skies Forever Jim Wright"
Aviation has lost one of the "best
of the best." On August 4, 2003,
while returning from the EAA AirVenture
2003 event in Oshkosh Wisconsin, Jim
Wright was lost in Yellowstone Park,
while apparently attempting an emergency
landing in his wonderful Hughes Racer
Replica. [click
here for memorial desktop wallpaper]
NemesisNXT
Working For Debut At 40th Reno Air Races
"We’re finishing up
and delivering up the parts for the fifth
kit, we have always not just been
building one airplane, we’ve been
building five," Sharp said. With
time running so short, we asked Jon if
the airplane would be raced at Reno or
simply be on display, his answer,
"if we’re at Reno, we’ll
race", indicated that they fully
intend to be there as competitors, not
vendors! [click
here for full story]
Pylon
School 2003 Photo Gallery Ready
for Reno 2003? The Reno Air Racing
Association's Pylon Racing Seminar has
been the vehicle for training of racers
and whetting the whistle of fans for
several years, this year was no
different. We present a gallery of images
from PRS-2003. [click
here for gallery]
The Doctor
Is In The House Rolls-Royce Merlin
Engine Guru Dwight Thorne is back in the
saddle and producing racing engines again
at his Gilroy, California shop, Mystery
Aire... Dwight’s current project is
a completely rebuilt "Mouse
Motor" for the Dago Red Air Racing
Team
[click
here for full story]
Rare Bear
Pylon School Update Things
are heating up for the 2003 Reno Air
Races.... The Bear Is Back! Read about
the progress with this Air Race team with
this update by team director, Sharon
Coates.
[click
here for full story - outside link to
RareBear.Com]
Furias Gets
New Driver For 2003 Reno Air Races
No question about it, we're in
Air Racing's "Silly Season"
again and the changes, updates, rumors,
predictions and all of the rest are
beginning. Furias Air Racing Team made it
official today, Gary Hubler gets the nod
for pilot duties at Reno 2003! [click
here for details]
Noise Speed
and Propellers — Pylon
Racing School
The morning of June 19th will
bring noise, speed and propellers to the
skies over Stead. As the empty ramp
awaits fledgling racers, we will await
their true tests of airmanship. This
upcoming stellar group of aviators will
gather at Reno-Stead Airport to begin yet
another challenge in their aviation
careers. [click
here for story by Steve Dilda]
Rare Bear
Air 2 Air Video
The date: April 9, 2003 The
mission: Video Tape Rare Bear! The dream
assignment, air to air for still and
motion captures of the "World's
Fastest Piston Engine Airplane." We
present here, in nearly raw format, some
of the video produced on that day. [click
here]
Hot Fuel
Testing: Rare Bear Update It's getting
closer and closer to September and RENO!
I'm sure Air Race fans across the globe
are wondering what's up with "Rare
Bear"? In this update posted on the
Rare Bear website, Sharon Coates fills us
in on the details.
[click
here for story OUTSIDE LINK TO
RAREBEAR.COM article]
Air Racing
History: White Lightnin' - Ladd Gardner
Interview
The incredible beauty and
excitement of Lefty Gardner and
"White Lightnin'" can not be
allowed to fade from our collective
memory. In this interview with Ladd
Gardner, we explore not only Ladd's life
with Lefty and White Lightnin, we learn
of the plans to restore this aviation
treasure and how we can help! Including a
breathtaking account of Ladd's forced
landing in "White Lightnin'"
after the 2001 engine fire. [click
here for story]
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