National Championship Air Races 2016

Well race fans 2016 Reno Air Races is coming fast.  Time to think about plane tickets, hotels and tickets.  This year is beginning to be races you really want to see.  Also on tap is the world renowned Navy Blue Angles who always give a great demonstration.  Also the races showed a profit which I am sure will be spent to make your experience even better.  I have been told we may have more unlimited racers this year.  If we can fill the slots, wow what a year for the races. 

We won’t have Mike Mangold in the Jet class, he was killed in a plane crash in December 2015 while flying an L-39 in Apple Valley California.

 

Also we won’t be seeing a crowd favorite Precious Metal, an XR-51 which basically has the griffin motor with contra rotating props.  It experienced a fuel leak and caught fire prior to take off, the pilot Thom Richard got out safely.  It was extremely lucky it happened on the ramp rather than in the air but sadly it will take time and money to rebuild, Thom Richard will be flying in the Formula 1 class.

NBC Sports will air some footage taken during the 2015 races on March 27^th at noon, Pacific Time

All in all this year is going to be a great one so come and play in Reno.