2009 Reno Air Races Coverage Coming Soon

Rare Bear wearing some hot new paint at Reno 2009!

 I was so very fortunate to be able to attend the 2009 Reno Air Races, but with the blog problems I was having thru the fall, I wasn't able to post any of the fab content that I gathered up.  That's about to change!

 I'm a huge fan of F-8 Bearcat racers, so it's easy to see why I'm such a big fan of Rare Bear.  She sure looks hot in those new colors!  However, the highly modified P-51 Strega flown by 22 year old Steve Hinton Jr. was just too fast for the Bear... but how cool is it that such a young racer is invigorating the sport.  Great job Steve for being the youngest pilot to ever win Unlimited Gold at Reno!

 Big thanx go out to Kevin Eldredge and his 'Super Sport Class' Relentless Air Racing team for letting me see the races from their point of view.  His blue and white Nemesis NXT is absolutely one of the most beautiful airplanes in the whole world.  Kevin had a great year at Reno, but still wasn't quite able to catch Jon Sharp in the original Nemesis NXT, but he wasn't very far behind.  It made for some excellent air racing to be sure.

 Lots more details will be coming your way soon as I continue to sort thru the 2,000 pix I took during the races.  I also hope to do another podcast interview with Elliot Seguin from Wasabi Air Racing, and one with Kevin to get loads of details of how his NXT performed for him this year.

 Lastly, I hadn't been to the races since Reno 1970 when I was just 9 years old.  I had high hopes that the experience would be something as good as I remembered... Wow - It was even better than I remembered!  I highly suggest you start making plans now to be onsite at Stead Field September 15-19 for Reno 2010 : )

Kevin Eldredge with his gorgeous Relentless Air Racing Nemesis NXT at Reno 2009