How far are you driving or flying from to go to the Reno Air Races?

[GHOSTRIDER]

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I WIN!
1). 1.2 MILES FROM STEAD AIRPORT.
2).TRAVEL TIME FOUR MINUTES.(I OWN A HOUSE IN STEAD).
3).THIS IS MY 39TH YEAR AT THE RENO AIR RACES, AND I AM 39 YEARS OLD.(MY PARENTS FIRST BROUGHT ME WHEN I WAS 8 MONTHS OLD, AND I HAVE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF RACING.)
4). OF THE EXISTING FIELD OF UNLIMITED AIRCRAFT(2011), I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF WRENCHING ON OR FLYING IN AT LEAST 15 OF THE AIRCRAFT. I LIVE FOR SEPTEMBER.
EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE TRIP!
CHEERS-GHOSTRIDER

[Merlin Fan]

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While my wife and I are flying in on monday for the races, My Father ( 60 yrs old ), my brother( Chris300s), and a family friend, left on Saturday to ride to the races.

Detroit, MI
2700 miles ( 550 miles a day )
Motorcycles
9 days at the races

My father is the senior member of our group. He has been attending for 32 yrs. We have attended every year since '86.

Greg
Strega in '11

[john&marlene]

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Brentwood Ca.
shows 212mi.seems longer.
motor home
10 days leave Monday after races.
camp 100 yards west of pylon 6
1st race was 1976 have not missed one yet.

[3dWrightBrother]

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1. Originally from Canada, but Sun Valley NV is home now.
3. 10 miles/ 20 mins from Stead
4. 11 days
5. Crewing for Phil Goforth again, last year was first year crewing. Took the whole week every year since 2007, off and on since 83 or 84.
Russ

[tjyak50]

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Brentwood? I grew up on 4th Helena.

Now I am enroute from Phoenix.
One of my favorite things about Reno is the SWA flight inbound. One hundred and twenty something pax and ALL are pilots going to Reno for the races. Neat experience everytime

Tj

[N22252]

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1. Ohio
2. Southwest Airlines
3. 2,200 miles?
4. 3
5. Silver Legacy
6. 4th Anniversary - Back in 2007, I required that the wife steer all wedding/honeymoon activities clear of the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends show in Columbus, OH, so no trip to Reno that year....Hoping to see Rare Bear win it again!

[Coyote Chris]

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1. Spokane, 800 miles by Motorcycle, camp out for 9 days in NE corner of church lot with a wack job named Robert who takes 15,000 pics and never has time to look at any of them! Tim Adams is a real photog....
Best 9 days of my life every year...airplanes all day...self medicating in the evenings, watching the space station fly by (you see it more often if you self medicate more). I just waste the rest of the year going to Oshkosh, shooting single shot buffalo rifles at metal silouettes of animals,
motorcycle touring, and watching girls in tights at figure skating events.
Please dont let Robert spread my ashes there by dumping them in a porta potty.

[Paul Hastings]

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1. Santa Rosa, California
2. Driving
3. 230 miles
4. 5 days
5. Circus Circus
6. 11th year.....We are Air Race Fans!!!! (Appreciating other race fans that have been traveling farther and attending for many more years.... we salute you!)

[p51fan]

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Las Vegas, NV
Normally I would jumpseat but I bought roundtrip on SWA.
Fri, Sat, Sun
Comfort Inn on South Virginia.

[acehome]

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Live in Antioch CA
Departing Concords Buchanan field sat morning return sunday night
1- A36 bonanza and 1- RV7A
6 guys- 3 are seasoned, this is my 13th consecutive year
staying same hotel as Chicks Delight- team 2 blocks up from peppermil
Lance

[Leo]

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Reno (Cold Springs, just over the ridge behind Red Rock)
However I can
4 miles
9 1/2 days
Home, early morning wakeups and evenings self-medicating by the pool watching anything that flys.
Have only missed 2 years since 76, 2001 because we had planned to fly here from Cali, and 1991 because a mechanical on our flight stuck us in Maui (yes we DID plan the trip so I would be back in time).
My son turned 21 this year and this will be his 18th race!

[ChadK]

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Spacgrrrl, how long does it take you to get to Reno from Seattle? I'm planning on next year and live in Bellingham...

Chad

[Skymonster]

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1. Nottingham, England
2. Train to London, United Boeing 777 and United Express 120 to Sacramento via San Francisco, rental car to Reno
3. 127 miles to London, 5368 miles to Sacramento, 150 miles to Stead
4. Leaving home Sunday (get to Sacramento Sunday evening and drive up to Reno Monday) flying back Monday after the races
5. Hotel downtown
6. 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010

Phew!

Andy

[Propellerhead]

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1. Oakland, CA
2. Car
3. 225 miles
4. 9+ Days
5. CircusCircus
6. Dawn to dusk photography.

Been going since 1988 with some interruptions and been going for the whole week since 2003.

• Missed 1989 due to my sister's wedding. Our side of the family gives up Reno and the other side doesn't show due to deer hunting season.
• 1997 was missed due to a vacation scheduled around my wife's uncle who flaked on us, but I got the Duxford airshow as a consolation prize - not a bad trade.
• There for the whole week in 2004 except for Sat/Sun (another wedding). So I missed the cold weather that fogged up Dago's windscreen and gave the win to the Bear.

[Paul_E_Richards]

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1. Boise, Idaho
2. Southwest Airlines
3. Distance: I believe that it is a one beer flight.
4. Arrive Thursday morning and depart Monday
5. Staying at Circus Circus. Bed and a shower are all I am look for.
6. You all need to leave the Casinos and join us (Box A35) at the go-cart track by the Grand Sierra. Loads more fun and a lot cheaper than the casinos. Bumping is strongly encouraged!