RENO, Nev. – The National Championship Air Races is selling raffle tickets to win a 2015 Lexus RC350F Sport, provided by the Dolan Auto Group, to benefit the organization. Tickets are $100 each and only 1,000 tickets will be sold.The drawing will be held Dec. 31, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the National Championship Air […]
Reno Air Races
Drone enthusiasts soar at flying competition
RENO, Nevada – Attendees at this year’s National Championship Air Races at Reno took to the skies as part of the Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Challenge held Sept. 16-20. The challenge, which featured an obstacle and speed course for the unmanned flying vehicles commonly referred to as drones, was held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s […]
Pictures of the day: Reno Air Races
Larry Moore traveled to Reno this year and captured thousands of photos of the Reno Air Races. Here are more than 50 to feast your eyes on:
NBC Sports to produce special on the Reno Air Races
NBC Sports is slated to air a one-hour special on the National Championship Air Races in February 2016. The one-hour special is being produced by JM Associates, an Emmy Award-winning production company and leader in content development for sports and outdoor broadcasts. “We’ve been producing niche sports for over 40 years and when we were invited […]
Embry-Riddle to test drone skills at Reno Air Races
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the second annual small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Challenge at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev., Sept. 16-20.The 2015 challenge, which is sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center in partnership with NASA, will be composed of two separate competitions: An “Open Class” […]
Reno Air Races expands Drone Zone
RENO, Nevada — NASA is set to expand on information related to its Unmanned Traffic Management research agenda at this year’s National Championship Air Races Sept. 16-20. This year’s event will feature an expanded Drone Zone sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center in partnership with NASA. “It is […]
Reno performers revealed
The Reno Air Racing Association will host a new line-up of performers at the 2015 National Championship Air Races, slated for Sept. 16-20 at the Reno Stead Airport. This year’s performers include the Breitling Jet Team, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the Commemorative Air Force’s Tora, Tora, Tora Airshow. Tora, Tora, Tora were the words transmitted by […]
Former Coca-Cola exec takes over reins at Reno
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has tapped former Coca-Cola executive, Micheal (Mike) Crowell, as president and chief executive officer of the National Championship Air Races. Throughout his career at Coca-Cola, Crowell managed bottling facilities in the United States, Middle East and Asia. “We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Mike’s caliber step in […]
Video: Championship Sunday at the Reno Air Races
Steve Hinton flew to another Unlimited Gold Championship at the Reno Air Races on Sunday. Airailimages was on hand and filed this video report…