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Every year in September at the airport just outside Reno at the site of the former Stead Air Force Base, thousands of air race enthusiasts from all over the world come to watch the National Championship Air Races, an exciting event for northern Nevada. National Championship Air Races last a week, and during that time hundreds of pilots and crews descend on Reno with their lovingly maintained aircraft.
There are six racing classes, a huge standing display of aircraft, and a number of civil and military flight demonstrations. Bill Stead organized the first races in 1964, and since then they have missed only one year – the year of 9/11. Unfortunately, the Reno air races are the last of their kind.
Reno Air Racing Association, 14501 Mt. Anderson St. Reno, NV 89506, Phone: 775-972-6663, View Map
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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