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Mary and Jay at the main entrance... |
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A guy with all the toys -- a Viper and an L-39... |
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That's a real Mitsubishi Zero, according to the plaque... |
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A rare, contra-rotating dual prop British plane... |
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...and doing a high-speed fly-by... |
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Airshow pilots performed between each race... |
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Static displays included this beautiful Globe Swift... |
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A spectacular Ryan Navion... |
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The grandstands from the vendor area... |
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Posing with the Stead Airport tower...look at that sky! |
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Fueling the world's fastest plane, Rare Bear... |
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Rare Bear looks fast just sitting there... |
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Every day the Air National Guard dropped a car that was "illegally parked!" |
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Same story the next day... |
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High up in the sky, only to... |
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A heritage flight was a daily happening... |
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A nice close up of two classic P-51s and a modern F-16... |
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Nemesis, the ultimate Formula One plane, with damaged wingtip... |
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Nemesis is awesome, even after being damaged... |
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In the pits...that's an awesome plane! |
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Keeping those giant engines happy isn't easy... |
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Bob Hoover's old plane, "Old Yeller"... |
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The big teams provide shade for their crews... |
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Howard Pardue's awesome Grumman Bearcat... |
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Jay at the entrance to the pits... |
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Miss America is a crowd favorite... |
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Rare Bear's engine is simply awesome... |
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Look at the size of that thang! |
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Another shot of Miss America... |
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Look at Rare Bear's engine! |
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"Merlin's Magic" -- a gorgeous P-51... |
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The only Grumman Tigercat to ever race at Reno! |
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Mary at the Sport Plane hangar... |
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A race starts over your right shoulder! |
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Rare Bear taxies for departure... |
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The Red Knight, used to start the air races... |
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Sport planes were cool, too... |
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A beautiful Beech Staggerwing... |
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A high-budget Swearingen SX-300... |
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A low-budget Swearingent SX-300... |
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Unlimited racers flashing past the grandstand... |
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Flashing past the main pylon... |
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More unlimited class racers... |
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Now THAT is a "photo finish"! |
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They're so fast, they're hard to track! |
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A racer and a jet's tail... |
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The grand view from the grandstand... |
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The Red Bull races were new, and very different! |
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They fly a timed, closed course between inflatable pylons... |
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...And get AWFULLY close to the ground... |
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