Video: Ride Along With Steven Hinton In Voodoo As He Wins Reno Gold! (2013)
Monday, September 30, 2013 at 09:44AM
We call Reno Air Racing the World's Fastest Motorsport for good reason. Check out this awesome video inside the P-51 Voodoo with Steven Hinton winning Reno Gold once again (after winning four years in the P-51 Strega) and note the airspeed info as it shows Voodoo racing at over twice the record qualifying speed at Indy! Steven averaged 482.074 mph for this race and the record Indy qualifying speed is a poky 237.498 mph. Go Reno! Go Fast!
Keep in mind, as the video decription on the Vimeo page states, the GPS speed readout at the top left of the screen is probably not accurate if it's showing over 510 mph... G loading may be the cause of the slightly inaccurate numbers there. The 482.074 mph average speed is based on the time required to cover the 8 Laps and 64.1845 miles of the course.
(click pic to enlarge) Video screenshot inside the cockpit of Voodoo winning Reno 2013!
I enjoyed this video for the amazing opportunity to see the race course view from the cockpit of Voodoo, but I also enjoyed it because the screenshot I provided for you (directly above) shows pylon 2 ahead and to the left, and I'm down there just to the left of the pylon judge's parked cars getting pictures like the one below! Pylon access is one of the most incredible opportunities on planet Earth and I'm so thankful for the experience. It's a special privilege only for people with Reno Air Race media credentials, and honestly it's the number 1 avgeek experience in my life if you don't count the ones that occurred in the air : )
Low. Fast. Left. Reno!
(click pic for hi-res) CoolPix of Steven Hinton & Voodoo from this same Gold winning race!
Reader Comments (4)
I've got to admit. It looks quite different from the cockpit than I had imagined in my mind's eye that it would be like. For one thing, it always seemed to me that there were portions on the race course where the plane seemed to be flying straight and level. But, the cockpit view shows quite the contrary, that the plane is in a constant left bank with plenty of g-loading throughout. Interesting, to say the least. Thanks for sharing and clearing up my illusion.
Amazing view! Makes my neck hurt just watching.
Next year come and introduce yourself to the Judges on outer 2. Be cool to meet you,
Martin- I'll do that! Would be great to meet you all as well : ) #thankyou