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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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