Anyone going to the air races next week?

Its a good time.....!!!

We should have a beer drinking BCP crew there.

If you have not been, it should be high on your list...Its pretty cool if you like airplanes...

Fly into Truckee and drive down with us....

The Reno Air Races are Sept 10 to the 14th this year.

I've flown down to Reno for the races about a dozen times out of the last 15 years or so and might again. I usually stay in Reno and rent a car, but last year flew down commerical with a group from our state pilot's association.

Not sure about this year, my father in law passed a couple of days ago and it will depend on how the ladies are doing. He was a career Marine, wounded on Guadalcanal and was in the first wave at Guam. After that China and then Korea. He was the last of my family to have fought in WWII. The Honor Guard ceremony and internment is tomorrow.

I plan to be there Sat & Sun. The company I work for here in Idaho has a couple of engines we overhauled in the unlimited, so we are headed down to make sure they are running good and probably drink a few beers here and there.

WW

Yo, WagonWrench, you flying down?Private message me with some details,,,, love to say hello.....Vail

Ill be there on wed. doin the pre-race thing.
Might come back for the weekend,the wife has never been ,and has siad she wants to go.
I will sport the new shirt,so if you see me say hi.
Oh ya,im driving also

C-ya there

I'll be there Sat & Sun with the family. We are staying at the Nugget starting Friday night. How about those of us there on Sat shoot for a time and place to meet for a cold one inside the gate?

I'll make the annual pilgrimage Starting Wed. the 10th. Traveling back monday.

I'm heading out Thursday morning and returning Monday.

blackrock wrote:I'll be there Sat & Sun with the family. We are staying at the Nugget starting Friday night. How about those of us there on Sat shoot for a time and place to meet for a cold one inside the gate?

Hey I stayed at the Nugget in 1999 when I flew down in my 180. Nailed $320 off the dollar slots. The guys I went with bought the room, I used the winnings to pay for tie down and fuel. Still had around $150 when I came home Went down 2002 with the 182 and wasn't so lucky.

Side note, in "99", I was parked in the grassy area by the golf course on rwy 25. Guy three planes down took a golfball through the back window of his 172. Man was he pissed I did an extra preflight checking for ball marks on the 180, lucked out and didn't have any.

C ya, have fun, Bub

I'll be there from Monday the 8th to Sunday the 14th!

Be there Sat and Sun. My pals are crewing 3 F1 Racers and another has Dave Morss flying his Subaru Lancair in the sport class. I will be wining and dining in the Checkered Flag club on Saturday and wandering around aimlessly pushing a shopping cart through the pits on Sunday!

Heading for Reno on Wed and staying till next monday. Was gonna fly the maule there till I found out the races are this weekend and parking is at a premium. Staying at the Hampton Inn but not going to the races. Visiting a friend and a couple of B+C+A+H brothers.

I looked up the rules once, and if I swap the solid metal prop for a wood or composite one, I can enter the old C-150 in F-1 class. Figure I'll only be 3 laps behind the Cassutes.

Phil