The National Championship Air Races, the annual pylon race outside Reno, Nevada, continues to show distress as a result of the tragic Galloping Ghost accident in 2011. The Reno Air Race Association, which organizes the daredevil show, has ousted its long-time president and CEO Mike Houghton, who has led the organization for more than 15 years.
Houghton told the Reno Gazette-Journal that, while not a total shock, the action was “disappointing and devastating.” Rather than naming a new president and CEO in Houghton’s place, the organization will, at least for the time being, be lead by RARA’s board of directors.
