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 – The Batplane
Tony Higa – Tango Tango
Alan Hoover – Panther
Jeffrey Lo – Miss Dianne
Anthony Oshinuga – Black Hawk
David Roelofs – Purse Snatcher
Jeffrey Rose – There Be Dragons
Roscoe Sharp – Race 45
Jake Stewart – Bad Mojo
Michael Stewart – Trouble Maker
Sam Swift – Smokin’ Hot
Scott Thomson – Miss Oyl
Eric Zine – Yellow Fever
In the Formula One class, the following racers are scheduled to participate:
Enrico Castellino – Spirit of Turin
Joseph Clark – Tigger
Yves Clarke – Outrageous
Timothy Cone – What Airplane, Honey?
Philip Goforth – Annie
Scott Holmes – Outlaw
David Holmgren – AeroMagic
Kent Jackson – Once More
James Jordan – Miss Min
Ross Killin – The Kraken
Jerry Marshall – Tumble Weed
Lionel Vincent Mougel – Hysteria
Paul Newman – Fast and Easy
Justin Philipson – No Strings Attached
Rick Poe – Sleeper
Swaid Rahn – Heat Stroke
Steve Senegal – Endeavor
Lowell Slatter – Fraed Naught
Steve Temple – Quadnickle
Steve Tumlin – Fiesty
Vito Wypraechtiger – Scarlet Screamer
Ryszard Zadow – Last Lap Player
In the Jet class, the following racers are scheduled to participate:
Jay Obernolte – Phenom 300
Vicky Benzing – Darkstar II
James Beyer – Starship
Charlie Camilleri – Miss Independence
David A. Culler, Jr. – American Patriot
Scott Farnsworth – Dash Force One
Joseph Gano – Sluggo
Nathan Harnagel – Reality Czech
Mark Johnson – Phoenix
Douglas King – Epic LT
Lawrence Labriola – Sarance
Robert McCormack – Wildest Dreams
Zachary McNeill – Invictus
Zachary McNeill – Phatty
Lachie Onslow – Drop Bear
Jon Socolof – Soko O’no
Dianna Stanger – Darkstar
Pete Stavrides – Rif Raf
Jeff Turney – Robin 1
Rick Vandam – American Spirit
Pete Zaccagnino – SkyShare Vampire
In the Sport class, the following racers are scheduled to participate:
Peter Balmer – Swiss Thunder
Matthew Beaubien – Low Motion
Vicky Benzing – Lucky Too
George Catalano – Bad Dingo
Stephen Christopher – Margarita!
Alan Crawford – Beast
Kevin Eldredge – Relentless
Andrew Findlay – One Moment
Benjamin Fouts – The Goose
Mark Frederickson – Tenacity
Louis Gabriel – Blind Luck
Abe Gaskins – Under Dog
Scott Gusakov – Tumbling Goose
Mathias Haid – Clas Thunder I
Eric Hansen – Ruby’s Throne
Conrad Huffstutler – Lancair Mako
Jeff LaVelle – Race 39
Tom McNerney – Unleashed
Bob Mills – Mojo
John Ryan Moran – Breaking Wind
Dave Morss – Martin’s Legacy
Kirk Murphy – Papa’s Ride
Jessy Panzer – Cruze Missile
John Parker – Blue Thunder II
Scott Prewitt – Phantom Rocket
David Robinson – Desert Lightning
Kevin Roll – Silver Bullet
Chris Schaich – Clamity Jane
Brett Schuck – Rat Rod
James Stringer – Rocket Six
Ernie Suter – Jus Pass’n Thru
Chiwami Takagi-Read – Sky Pirate
Mark ter Kuers – La Otra
Lee Ulrich – General Lee
Sean VanHatten – Seastar
Rick Vandam – Greenstreak
Vince Walker – Modo Mio
Dan West – Whiskey Tango
Peter Zaccagnino – Coming In Hot
David Sterling
In the T-6 class, the following racers are scheduled to participate:
Dennis Buehn – Midnight Miss III
Chris LeFave – Bare Essentials
John Lohmar – Radial Velocity
Nick Macy – Six Cat
Vic McMann – Gunslinger
Gene McNeely – Baby Boomer
Greg McNeely – Undecided
William Muszala – Miss Ellaneous
Lee Oman – Eros
Vitaly Pecherskyy – Abracadabra
Michael Pfleger – Midlife Madness
Ralph Rina – Race 73
Chris Rushing – Baron’s Revenge
Mike Scott – Miss Kathy
Peter Stavrides – Gotcha
Thomas Vaughn – Ole 58
Eric Woelbing – Miss TNT
Rick Siegfried – Pace
In the Unlimited class, the following racers are scheduled to participate:
Curt Brown – Sawbones
James Consalvi – Strega
Graeme Frew – Full Noise
Steven Hinton – Voodoo
Steve Hinton – Pace
John Maloney – Spam Can
John Muszala, II – Shanty Irish
Mark Murphy – Little Horse
Tom Nightingale – Bunny
Robert Patterson – Race #0
Warren Pietsch – Normandy Split
Michael Pfleger – Martlet
Michael Schiffer – Whistling Death
Brant Seghetti – Sparky/Blondie
Sherman Smoot – Argonaut
Joel Swager – Dreadnought
Bernie Vasquez – Texas Warhawk
Mark Watt – 924
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About the Reno Air Racing Association:
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), a 501(c)(3), holds the STIHL National Championship Air Races every September just north of Reno. The Reno Air Races have become an institution for northern Nevada and aviation enthusiasts from around the world. Last year’s event generated more than $66 million for the region’s economy. The event features six racing classes, a large display of static aircraft and several military and civil flight demonstrations. For more information on the STIHL National Championship Air Races, to obtain media credentials, volunteer or purchase tickets for this year’s event, visit www.airrace.org.