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0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs 2025 began with deeper involvement with VP Racing Fuels as they continue to develop their new unleaded avgas UL100E. Andy attended NWOC (National Warbird Operators Conference) as he has for the last several years. But new for this year, he was able to giveContinue reading 2025: SARC’s Culmination Year
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs 2024: A Year of Firsts In May, Andy got to compete in his first STOL event when National STOL held the Heritage event at the Military Aviation Museum. Andy flew the Kitfox in the Sport category, and although its Subaru engine was underpowered heContinue reading 2024: A Year of Firsts
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs What an amazing year of racing with new locations, a growing class of pilots, and new energy in the sport! The airshow season was back in full swing and it was an incredible year of flying! Engine changes, and engine changes… Air racing isContinue reading 2023: More (and More) Racing
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs After a great race week in 2021, with a heat win and no mechanical failures, we were ready to carry that momentum through 2022 and get back on top of the podium. Unfortunately this year (in many ways) just wasn’t our year. Off-Season InContinue reading Reno Air Races 2022 Recap
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs It would be an understatement to say it’s been a crazy two years. While it was a bummer that the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 races, it was understandable given the travel and safety concerns of the teams and fans. Fortunately, RARA, STOL Drag’sContinue reading Reno Air Races 2020-21 Recap
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs From Rare Bear’s (at this point mythical) 3-blade paddle prop to the new 5-blade MT prop on Clas Thunder I, a new propeller is one of the most visible speed mods on any racer. With so many different shapes, sizes, and numbers of bladesContinue reading Why 4 Blades and Why Now?
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs Coming off an incredible year in 2018, breaking the elusive 400mph mark, the quest for speed continued. Over the past several years we have made some extensive changes with the wingtips, flap mod, body and paint work, and it was time to focus onContinue reading Reno Air Races 2019 Recap
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs “The Unlimiteds are dying,” is once again the topic for air racing fans. This time it’s because Rod Lewis sold “232”. The stories say it will be shipped to Germany and restored to stock. But at the same time “Rare Bear” is back inContinue reading The Golden Age of Sport Class
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs This year’s prep began the day we landed from Reno 2017. We had just pushed the plane faster than ever, and my inadvertent mixture bump caused us to pull up from the Gold Race on Sunday. The good news was we didn’t break anythingContinue reading Reno Air Races 2018 – Champions!
0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs STIHL National Championship Air Races Recap 2017 So Close! It was a week of excitement, challenges, a lot of learning and an incredible group of people. STIHL continued their title sponsorship of the event, and the racing fields were packed with action. There wasContinue reading Reno 2017 Recap