Reno Air Race

 In 1964, a Nevada rancher and World War II ace came up with the initiative to have the air show. He made an effort with Reno businessmen for funding of the races including a skydiving competition, national aerobatics and balloon championships, and a performance by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. He also gave ABC exclusive coverage of the event. For two years the Reno Air Race was held at the Sky Ranch Airport, after the base closed in 1966, it was renamed Stead Airfield and was christened as the place of the Reno National Air Races.

An aviation occasion that began as an experiment intended to commemorate the centennial of Nevada’s statehood thirty-eight years ago is now recognized as a thrilling national championship attended by pilots from across the country.

Today, young and old patrons from all over the state share in the joy of experiencing the action packed Reno Air Races that goes on above the Stead Field, offering visitors the opportunity to see aerobatic performers and aircraft exhibits whilst visiting the pits and talking to the racing team’s crews.

So how does the Reno Air Race go about?  The Reno Air Race consist of six classes of plane, Formula One, Unlimited, Sport, AT-6/SNJ, Biplane, and Jet the compete for the fastest time.  The race occurs around a pylon course.  The pylons are telephone poles which are fifty feet and are covered in bright colored panels with striped, ridged metal drums on top that makes them visible to the pilots. 

Pilots who want to compete at the Reno Air Races are required to complete a pylon racing seminar, intended to help pilots be given their air racing credentials from the class in which they want to contend.  Compulsory attendance is required for new pilots, pilots that have not competed in the same race class the past two years, and pilots competing in a new class.  The seminar includes ground school, racecourse management, and formation flight training.

In order for pilots to compete at the Reno Air Races, they must qualify on earlier races which are generally two timed laps that happen in days prior to the event.  After they qualify for the race, the time earned is used to determine their starting position.  The race is very different from other types of motor races, and starting the competition is not as simple as saying “start your engines”; it officially begins in the air when the pace plane, a plane designed to guide the racing planes and set up the start of the race, pulls up and out the arrangement of racers.  

The National Championship of Reno Air Races is the only event in the world that features real air racing by six various racing classes with pilots competing from all over the globe.

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