Glad to see the excitement building! Lemme see if I can add some fuel to the fire?
Should be a decent crop of Unlimited Racers this year. Tiger DeStefanie will be back in Strega, and Steve Jr. will be in VooDoo. Bear, Dreadnaught, 232, Sawbones, and a number of others. Lotsa cool WWII speed and noise!
Good Jet Class line-up, and plenty of more noise from a good-size T-6 class. Formulas and Bipes seem to be in a rebuilding mode?OK numbers, but I know of a few that are coming with some cool mods?will be fun to see?and interesting to see if Steve Senegal (also an RVer) can recapture his Formula crown.
But enough of the side acts?lets talk about the Sport Class! (nyuck, nyuck
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We've had 40 (four-zero!) entires in the Sport Class this year, and will run 4 heats of nine each racing day! They will likely be called Gold, Silver, Bronze and Medallion. We have a progression in which we can cycle in all 40 for at least 3 races, but we've lost a couple entries, and expect to be in the mid 30s in numbers. Still, a huge class showing! Of that number, nearly 1/3 are RVs or Rockets (7 RVs, 3 Rockets at this time)! They will probably run in the Bronze and Medallion classes, and we expect several good match-ups in each of those heats?as well as in Silver and Gold. My guess is that Gold will be 325 mph and up, Silver will be 280/290-325, Bronze will be 250/260-290, and Medallion will be 250/260 and below. Total SWAG on those speeds, but expect to see some really fast airplanes in each heat, and some really great racing! Can't wait to see what Kevin does in his newly-motored NXT, and there should be some really fun RV/Rocket racing to see!
Some good info in the above posts. Carson is cheaper to fly into, with more logistics to get to Reno?but very doable. Shuttles from one of the larger Reno hotels are very dependable, albeit the standard mass-transit wait program. A car gives you freedom to make your own schedule, and will allow you to stay after the show, which (as Mike said) is well worth it. A pit pass is worth every penny, and please come by the Sport Class hangars and find us. We all love meeting and talking with everyone! The RVs typically race in the morning or midday, so if we're briefing or prepping to race, we may be focused on that. But a smile, and a occasionally a turned wrench is always welcome from our RV family! After our heats we really enjoy the camaraderie of the RV gang?so hope to see you there!
Here is the overhead view of the venue, with a few key locations pointed out, including the R-Cubed BBQ location. I've actually moved one hangar to the south, and I've heard Greg Arehart will soon be my neighbor in that row!
Should be a fun Reno this year?see ya there!
Cheers,
Bob
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