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Reno National Air Races 2002

Roll 08

A woman German reporter in the cockpit of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra Woman in the P-64 Kingcobra A woman reporter from Germany sits in the cockpit of a restored P-63 King Cobra. Reno brings people from all over to world to attend the air races.

Crews washing down a B-25 after landing at Reno. B-25 "Mitchell" bomber Crews work hard at reno on both the race and the display aircraft. Here the crew washes down a B-25 "Mitchell" bomber after arrival.

Restored PT-17 sits in the morning sun at Reno PT-17 Stearman at sunrise A restored PT-17 sits in the morning sun. One of the basic flight trainers used before and during World War II to train pilots.

A golden age aircraft sits on the ramp. 1930s Racer With the FAA tower in the background a new display aircraft is positioned in the east ramp area with the other static aircraft.

Bi-planes in the race HQ hanger. Bi-Planes in the Hanger Rows of red bi-planes fill part of the Reno Race hanger. Red is a very popular color for bi-planes.

Sport Race 43 of Will Mathews has some of the performance enchancing tools needed to win a race on the wing Race 43 undergoing repair Tools of the race trade lie on the wing of Race 43: Windex, rubbing compound, and sealing tape.

Will Mathews puts sealing tape along the aircraft joint lines. Taping for racing speed Will Mathews puts tape along the joints of his plane's window. This aircraft is no longer in production but will has all the tooling for its production. Will flew here from Illinois.

Not all modifications go to the unlimited. Will has modified his plane's engine with an addition of a turbo charger behind the pilot's seat.

Anbother view of the Turbo Charger in Sport Race 43 Turbo Charger in Sport Race 43

Crews pull Formula 1 racers to the start line. Formula 1 racers to the start line Formula 1s are pulled by their crews onto the ramp area prior to a qualification race.

The crew of Race 5 in the Forumla 1 class stand next to their plane The crew of Race 5 of the Formula 1 class stand proud next to their plane. Crew sizes for a Formula 1 can range from a single person up to a dozen people.

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