Race pilots competed in Sport, Jet, T-6 and Unlimited Gold classes, and the Blue Angels once again thrilled spectators with their dazzling flight demonstration over Reno Stead Airport.
Check out the photos from 2016’s Saturday and Sunday race events below.
The 10 a.m. desert silence is shattered by the start of the Jet Class race. Here comes the L-29 Delfin Miss Independence.John King, FlyerFocus.comDave Culler Jr. in the Albatros L-39C Riff Raff in Saturday’s Jet Class race.John King, FlyerFocus.com“Gentlemen, we have a race!” The T-6s start over the west ridge on Saturday.John King, FlyerFocus.comThis may look like formation flying, but each T-6 pilot is looking for the opportunity to break out as the race begins.John King, FlyerFocus.comHalf a dozen T-6s make the turn toward the Home Pylon on Saturday afternoon.John King, FlyerFocus.comBaron’s Revenge, jockeys for position with Six Cat.John King, FlyerFocus.comRounding the East Pylon is No. 69 Eros and No. 2 Bare Essestials.John King, FlyerFocus.comSaturday afternoon’s Sport Class race with Saratoga, California’s Vicky Benzing in Lucky Girl.John King, FlyerFocus.comHere comes airline pilot Bob Mills in the Thunder Mustang Clas Thunder in Saturday afternoon’s Sport Class race.John King, FlyerFocus.comCowling to cowling, here’s No. 90 Undecided and No. 88 Radial Velocity.John King, FlyerFocus.comAirline pilot John Lohmar of Dallas, Texas, in the SNJ-5 Radial Velocity.John King, FlyerFocus.comReno rookie Matthew Jernejcic, a flight instructor from San Diego, flies the RV-7 Trixie.John King, FlyerFocus.comScott Prewitt rounds Pylon 5 in Angry Canary.John King, FlyerFocus.comHere’s Steve Hinton Jr. in the highly modified P-51D Mustang Voodoo.John King, FlyerFocus.comVicky Benzing passes the East Pylon in her Lancair Legacy, Lucky Girl.John King, FlyerFocus.comOut of the Valley of Speed on Saturday afternoon. That’s Zachary McNeill in the Vampire Phatty at the front of the pack,John King, FlyerFocus.comThe Hawker Sea Furys battle it out. In front is Joel Swager in Argonaut, followed closely by Dennis Sanders in 924G.John King, FlyerFocus.comA close-up of 924G.John King, FlyerFocus.comDreadnaught, which raced in the Unlimited Gold class Sunday, starts up.John King, FlyerFocus.comCzech Mate‘s Sunday start-up.John King, FlyerFocus.comVoodoo is prepped for the Unlimited Gold race Sunday.John King, FlyerFocus.comA late entry, Snoopy scans the sky in search of his nemesis, the Red Baron.John King, FlyerFocus.comThe Blue Angels once again performed one of their jaw-dropping shows.John King, FlyerFocus.comUp we go! John Consalvi takes off in the Yak-11 Czech Mate at the start of Sunday’s Unlimited Gold race.John King, FlyerFocus.comThe Hawker Sea Fury 924G takes off for the Sunday Unlimited Gold race.John King, FlyerFocus.comRobbie Patterson from Corona, California, in the Mustang Race #0.John King, FlyerFocus.comThere goes Brant Seghetti in the P-51D Mustang Blondie.John King, FlyerFocus.comWarbird restoration specialist Robbie Patterson, from Corona, California, flies the P-51D Race #0.John King, FlyerFocus.comIn an almost continuous 6G turn, Voodoo, flown by Steve Hinton Jr., races to win in Sunday’s Gold Unlimited class.John King, FlyerFocus.com
