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:

Robert "Hoot" Gibson, flying *Strega*, won the Unlimited Class Gold at the 52nd National Championship Air Races, unseating six-time champion Steven Hinton in *Voodoo* after Hinton's plane encountered a problem.
Other class winners included Pete Zaccagnino (Jet), John Parker (Sport), Dennis Buehn (T-6 Gold), Steve Senegal (Formula One), and Tom Aberle (Biplane) for his tenth victory.
The event also featured popular airshow performances, including the Breitling Jet Demo and Tora, Tora, Tora!, concluding with anticipation for Steven Hinton's potential return to win the Unlimited Gold in 2016.

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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.