Op-Ed in the Reno Gazette-Journal
Our President/CEO wrote an op-ed, which was published in the Reno Gazette-Journal.
You can read the full article here.
Thanks for your continued support of the STIHL National Championship Air Races!
Updated Historical Race Report Data
Missing the Air Races already?
Well, you are in luck. We’ve been working on updating the historical race results pages by adding new information from previous years.
If you want to take a look, click here.
Updated Historical Race Report Data
Missing the Air Races already?
Well, you are in luck. We’ve been working on updating the historical race results pages by adding new information from previous years.
If you want to take a look, click here.
The 53rd National Championship Air Races – Final Results
Reno, Nev. – The 53rd National Championship Air Races are the world’s premier air racing event. Final results are below:
UNLIMITED CLASS
Plane: “Voodoo”
Pilot: Steven Hinton
JET CLASS
Plane: “American Spirit”
Pilot: Rick Vandam
SPORT CLASS
Plane: “Race 39”
Pilot: Jeff LaVelle
T-6 CLASS
Plane: “Baron’s Revenge”
Pilot: Chris Rushing
FORMULA ONE
Plane: “Fraed Naught”
Pilot: Lowell Slatter
BI-PLANE CLASS
Plane: “Reno Rabbit”
Pilot: Jeff Rose
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Friday and Saturday Evening Concert Location
The STIHL National Championship Air Races will hold two free to race attendees concerts this year. The first is on The Nick Lawrence Band on Friday evening and the second is The Juantanamos on Saturday. Both concerts will occur after the final race in the hangar next to the Checkered Flag Club. The hangar is located inside the pit gates and near the concession area. Find the full event planning schedule here.
Wings of Blue
Wings of Blue to perform during the Opening Ceremonies at the 53rd National Championship Air Races.
The Wings of Blue have a long standing commitment to personal and organizational excellence as well as a storied history of success. While the airspace that the Wings of Blue operates in is one of the busiest in the world, their drop zone is one of the safest. The primary mission of the Wings of Blue is to run the Air Force’s Basic Freefall Parachuting course, known as Airmanship 490 (AM-490). Members of the team serve primarily as jumpmasters and instructors for this course, devoting most of their time to teaching students about parachuting and training them to make unassisted freefall skydives. AM-490 is the only certified first-jump program in the world where students can make their first freefall jump without assistance. Each year, over 700 cadets are given the opportunity to take AM-490 and earn their jump wings.