Robert "Hoot" Gibson Wins Unlimited Class at Reno

Robert “Hoot” Gibson Wins Unlimited Class at Reno

Geri Silveira

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 08:10 PM ET

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Robert "Hoot" Gibson (Photo by Marilyn Newton)

Key Takeaways:

At the 52nd National Championship Air Races, Robert "Hoot" Gibson flying *Strega* won the Unlimited Class Gold, ending Steven Hinton's bid for a seventh consecutive victory when Hinton's *Voodoo* exited the race due to a problem.
Other key race winners included Pete Zaccagnino (Jet Class), John Parker (Sport Class), Dennis Buehn (T-6 Class), Steve Senegal (Formula One), and ten-time Biplane Class champion Tom Aberle.
The event also featured popular airshow performances, such as the Breitling Jet Demo, Tora, Tora, Tora!, and the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight.

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Will Steven Hinton win his seventh straight Unlimited Class Gold? That was the big question at the 52nd National Championship Air Races held September 16-20 at Reno Stead Airport in Reno, Nevada.

Hinton, flying Voodoo, a P-51 Mustang, screamed around the pylons with Robert “Hoot” Gibson racing Strega, also a P-51D. The suspense was building on Saturday when Strega blew the doors off of Voodoo, but Sunday was another day. It just wasn’t Hinton and Voodoo’s day.