KRNV News about RARA

[Donald McMullin]

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Thank you AAFO WSagar for so eloquently verbalizing what my feelings are also about this event.

[Lockheed Bob]

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How about ex Microsoft Paul Allen with all the planes in the state of Wash. I bet he could figure out a way as a write-off donation somehow.

[AAFO_WSagar]

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$100 donated.

That's the spirit! Nobody's going to have to sell their soul to anyone, not with fans like us on board!

We may not be able to do it on our own but I guarantee that every dollar we donate to help make this happen will not go unnoticed by the locals and those who do have the $$ to make it happen. Those local businesses know how much we spend when we're there, I don't think they will let us just vaporize, never to return... Folks, this is not just a one off deal, they know that. Once we're gone, many of us will never return to Reno again for any reason... many MANY dollars lost to the local economy... year after year after year...

This is our time, time to step up and help keep something very American alive! 911 didn't do it... we all thought it would... how could RARA survive that... they did, we did... we're all still here and more!

Time to beat the bushes, tell that friend that you've been telling for years "ya gotta see this" that THIS is the year!

Bstocker.. that's the spirit... You did your part, nothing will be canceled, there will be a RENO 2012 and you'll always be able to know in your heart what you did to help continue the sport...

Many of us thought we were cooked last September on that terrible Friday... we've been given a second chance..

Can any of you really imagine a life without our annual air race event?

For many of us, it's the only aviation event we go to annually... ever driven through the neighborhoods during race week, remember the look in people's eyes as they walk from their car, or camp toward the field? This is not just an event, it's a pilgrimage! It's our mecca... what would we do without it!

I don't have a bunch of money, hell, I'm going into debt (again) just to go this year! I'll still donate that $100. even if it's on a credit card... Not gonna lose this part of my life without a fight.

How many of you have started new jobs and negotiated your September vacation as part of your employment?

This is a bigger part of our lives than sponsors or anyone with big $$ might know... yet....

We can do this!!!!!!!!!

[Donald McMullin]

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$100 donated.

[SkyvanDelta]

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Sent my $100 through the donation link. Anyone else?

It will take 10,000 donations at $100 each to equal 1 million dollars. Are there 10,000 people who will donate $100 or more?

I think they need to focus on asking people with BIG BUCKS like these folks here:

Here is the list of the wealthiest people in the United States from Forbes website:

1. is Bill Gates at 59 Billion

2. is Warren Buffet at 39 Billion

3. is Larry Ellison at 33 Billion...

http://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Somebody start sending them emails with the request for only 1 million, drop in the bucket to a Billionaire.

[Sky Critter]

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If the races really pull ~$100 million in for the local economy, it should be a no-brainer for businesses to kick in. Is there any sort of organized campaign targeted at the local businesses?

[Bob]

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From the RGJ

The Reno Sparks Convention Visitors Authority finance committee voted Friday to give the Reno Air Racing Association $75,000 to help pay its $2 million insurance premium.

The vote is pending approval by the RSCVA board of directors on July 26.


The air race insurance premium jumped $1.7 million this year from last year after the Sept. 16 crash that killed 10 people on the ground and unlimited class pilot Jimmy Leeward, 74.


So far, the air races have raised $500,000 from hotel partners, race director Mike Houghton said. A couple tentative agreements of $100,000 and a possible $75,000 from RSCVA — still pending approval — would bring the total raised to about $1 million, Houghton said. The air races would still have to raise about $1 million to pay the premium before the Sept. 1 deadline, or else the event will not happen, Houghton said.


“I will sell my soul to the devil (to keep this event alive),” Houghton said before the RSCVA finance committee Friday.


The additional $75,000 from RSCVA would be on top of $75,000 the air races received from the RSCVA special events fund approved in January, RSCVA communications director Ben McDonald said. The air races received a disproportionate amount of the $197,000 special events fund because of the hurdles it faced, McDonald said.

[Leo]

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Unfotunately (for us) it is not Reno's biggest draw, only about $100 million. It gets beat by Hot August Nights, Street Vibrations and the Rib Cookoff at least. Even the bowling tounements come close in money for the local economy.
Still one of the tops though and it DOES fill rooms and services. With last years events I am sure there is a little reluctance to sponser it all-out, puplic opinion being so fickle. Would be nice if Harrahs or Circus would be a major sponser as in the old days.

[Bob]

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That's great! I paid for my box last week to the tune of $3,150.00... My guess is I will never see that money back after the event is cancelled and RARA files bankrupt papers. So much for Mike saying not to long ago that the 2012 Reno Air Races would go on...

.....and no place does it say that they are cancelled either.


I bought my tickets and pit pass, cant afford any more. Not giving up and I am sure the casinos will step up to the plate and help more. Its is Reno's biggest people draw.

[frankg]

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$100 Donated.

[bstocker]

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That's great! I paid for my box last week to the tune of $3,150.00... My guess is I will never see that money back after the event is cancelled and RARA files bankrupt papers. So much for Mike saying not to long ago that the 2012 Reno Air Races would go on...

[beachboss]

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Sent my $100 through the donation link. Anyone else?

[TwoZeroWest]

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This comes as a BIG surprise to me. I thought everything was a go. I hope they're able to raise the money, but if they do, I'm wondering about 2013. Time will tell. Seems like years ago, back in the 60's and 70's the casinos were 100% behind the races and posted most if not all the money for the purses. Let's keep our fingers crossed that all works out.
Brian

I guess I'm not all that surprised. I actually see this as an improvement over what was quoted by Houghton at the RARA volunteers banquet at PRS. At that point he noted that the amount was 1.7 million. That silenced the crowd pretty effectively for a few seconds. That it's only a million now is an improvement.

[N22252]

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Well put, Wayne!

http://www.airrace.org/about_RARA/donate.php

I had some un-spent $ in the travel budget last year because my wife and I left Reno Sunday morning instead of on Monday. This money is now in the hands of those that give us a reason to go to Reno.

Race Fans, it's time to step up. As the man in the movie said "No bucks...No Buck Rogers."

[AAFO_WSagar]

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This is going to be a year when we fans really have to step up to the plate to make this..

I'm not exactly how the mechanics of this will all play out but I'd wager that the amount we fans can bring to the table with donations, fund raisers, support clubs (someone mentioned a "save the reno air races foundation" or something like that?) might well spell the difference. If not directly, a major good show of fan support can't be ignored.

Spoke with a "well placed source" earlier this evening, right now, 22 of 27Unlimited slots are filled! I'm not sure I'm at liberty yet to list any that were mentioned but "all the big ones" was a quotable...

But, the support we can gather, I mean the grass roots, get more butts in seats, get our own dollars in the hands that have made and will continue to make this happen! (With our help!!!!)

Permits are in place, waivers are in hand, insurance quoted, to be bound on no later than September 01, 2012 when funds must be in place...

I personally don't have it, nor does this scrappy old publication but I'm digging out $100. to show my support..

$100. from each of those who want the races to continue and we will have more than made it happen. Beat the bushes, tell your friends, make new ones!

Join RARA, get window stickers... Damn't I'd hate to get this far, lose the friends we have lost and have it be for nothing. Let's make it to the 50 year Anniversary of this grand sport... we can do it!