FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 14, 2017 RARA Announces “GRADD-NVBAA STEM Education Discovery Zone” at 54th National Championship Air Races Reno, NV – The 54th National Championship Air Races today announced that as part of the 2017 event, Global Robot And Drone Deployment (GRADD) and the Nevada Business Aviation Association (NVBAA) will expand offerings for youth education and host the “GRADD-NVBAA STEM Education Discovery Zone,” an area specifically designed to provide a richer science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and learning environment for youth of all ages, during race week. “GRADD and NVBAA have worked with the Air Races for…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2017 RARA Announces Racers for the 54th National Championship Air Races Reno, NV – The Reno Air Racing Association today announced the lineup of racers for the 54th National Championship Air Races. “We are beyond excited about our racing lineup this year,” Reno Air Racing Association COO Tony Logoteta said. “This is a great group of pilots and planes that we can hardly wait to watch fly in September.” In the Biplane class, the following racers are scheduled to participate: Andrew Buehler – Mistress Andrew Buehler – Phantom John D’Alessandris – RB Special Casey Erickson…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017       National Championship Air Races Partners with Costco to Sell Tickets Costco members can purchase discounted tickets online   Reno, Nev. – The STIHL National Championship Air Races has partnered with Costco and members can now purchase two discounted one-day Saturday or Sunday General Admission tickets to this year’s National Championship Air Races, to be held September 13-17, 2017.   “This is great partnership for the STIHL National Championship Air Races,” Reno Air Racing Association COO Tony Logoteta said. “Not only does partnering with Costco online allow us to expand the area…

Looking for holiday gifts or stocking stuffers? Take 15% off all merchandise at the National Championship Air Races webstore through 12-31 with coupon code “RARA2016”! The last day to order merchandise with standard shipping for Christmas delivery is 12-18. Expedited shipping rates will apply to orders placed from 12-19 through 12-22. Shipping for orders placed between 12-23 and 1-2-17 will begin 1-3-17. Have a question about shipping? Call us at 775-972-6663.

The STIHL National Championship Air Races were saddened to learn this morning of the passing of R.A. “Bob” Hoover. An accomplished pilot himself with an air show career that spanned nearly 50 years, we were honored to have Bob join us in September at this year’s races. Described as “the best stick and rudder man” who ever lived, Bob entertained in Reno for many years. Bob was a friend of NCAR from the beginning and served as a director of the Reno Air Racing Association. Bob learned to fly at Nashville’s Berry Field and worked in a grocery store to…

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!

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!

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.

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.

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  # # #