Reno Air Races 2013

#94, Midnight Express, N-694US SNJ-4 Texan Pilot Ardrianus “Ott” Clermont

N-700F F7F-3 Tigercat Last year, this was Race 55, Here Kitty Kitty.

#64, Miss Van Nuys, N64CL P-51D Pilot Clay Lacy This was the very first P-51, the first inline engine, to ever win the National Championships.

#64, Miss Van Nuys, N64CL P-51D Pilot Clay Lacy This was the very first P-51, the first inline engine, to ever win the National Championships.

Mimsi III, N7865C F6F-5 Hellcat

Mimsi III, N7865C F6F-5 Hellcat

Race 232, "232," N-232MB F B II Sea Fury Pilot Robert "Hoot" Gibson

Race 77, Rare Bear, N-777L F8F-2 Bearcat Pilot Stewart Dawson

Race 38, Precious Metal, N-6WJ P-51XR Mustang Pilot Thom Richard

#64, Red Knight Harvard Mk IV Pilot Keith McMann

Race 38, Precious Metal, N-6WJ P-51XR Mustang Pilot Thom Richard

Race 6, Miss Diane, N-230MP Pitts S-1S Race 8, Bat Outta Hell, N-101HR Pitts S-1S

Jetman (Yves Rossy) Parachuting down after his performance. Unfortunately, his act at Reno took place at 8 or 10,000' so really all we could see was faint smoke and a tiny, tiny black dot. That fly you see on your ceiling? That's way bigger than Jetman looked. At around 600mm of focal length you can kinda finally sort of tell what you're looking at... The altitude was deemed necessary for safety, that being of paramount importance. Unsafe is worse than a boring performance. Unfortunately though, this makes it kind of useless as a spectator event as performed at Reno. Awesome on YouTube though. He says he's working on a wing capable of ground take-offs, so there's something to look forward to! It was a great draw for people though. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE talked about how cool it was going to be to see Jetman!

#94, Midnight Express, N-694US SNJ-4 Texan Pilot Ardrianus “Ott” Clermont

Race 5, Voodoo, N-551VC P-51D Mustang Pilot Steven Hinton Winner of the Gold Trophy at 482.074mph, Voodoo's first. Steven is himself now a five time Gold Champion. In a row.

Not sure which of T-6 class racers this is... I forgot to follow up with a profile shot.

Biplane Heat 1A being pushed out onto the ramp. By race position: Phantom, Bad MoJo, Drag Racer, Lady Luck, Sunny Side Up, Devil Dancer, Purse Snatcher, Tango-Tango. I can't tell all the red/white Pitts apart from behind, so I can't line this up with the photo exactly...

N-712Z A6M3 Reisen aka "Zero" One of only three known flying A6M airframes, this aircraft is currently outfitted with a Pratt & Whitney R1830 radial engine. This A6M3 served in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Group #3.

N749DP Spitfire XIV

Race 87, Madness, N-687RB GR-7 Panther Pilot Steve Temple

Sunset and the Storm We had some very interesting cloud formations that week...