SkyfireVideo Presents
Exclusive video of the
Reno National Championship Air Races


Decidedly different from all earlier Skyfires!

Digitally recorded, You'll hear far more uninterupted stereo engine sounds than ever before. You'll meet new pilots and see their aircraft close-up as co-host Bob Hoover takes you through the pits. With more cameras on the race course and several more mounted inside the fastest unlimited racers, Skyfire '89 is the all-out, unlimited air racing tape everyone's been waiting for.

...Fly on the edge of your seat!

1989 Reno Unlimited Class Gold Race Results
8 laps / 73.776 Miles / September 17,1989
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Lyle Shelton 77 F8F-2 Rare Bear 450.910 (1)
Rick Brickert 8 Sea Fury Dreadnought 427.871
John Maloney 1 F2G Super Corsair 406.265
Bob Yancey 101 Yak 11 Yak 406.046
Steve Hinton 18 Original Tsunami 385.754 (2)
David Price 4 P-51 D Dago Red 384.317 (2)
John Crocker 6 P-51 D Sumthin Else 358.888 (2)
John Putman 69 P-51 D Georgia Mae
(3)
Bill Distefani 7 P-51 D Strega (4)
***
(1) Won $40,437
(2) Speed computed for 7 laps
(3) Out lap 8, broken valve
(4) Out lap 6, coolant problems

1989 Reno Unlimited Class Silver Race Results
8 laps / 73.776 Miles / September 17,1989
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Ron Hevle 96 P-51 D Jeannie Too 398.835
Delbert Williams 55 P-51 D Pegasus 396.888
Ralph Towmbly 11 P-51 D Miss America 370.172
Fred Sebby 71 P-51 D Huntress III 366.575
Howard Pardue 14 F8F-1 Bearcat 364.390
John Muszala 20 Sea Fury Cottonmouth 364.184
Matt Johnson 553 P-51 D No Business 363.628
Brian Sanders 924 Sea Fury 343.800 (1)
Gary Levitz 38 P-51 D Miss Ashley (2)
***
(1) Speed computed for 7 laps
(2) Out lap 6

1989 Reno Unlimited Class Bronze Race Results
8 laps / 73.776 Miles / September 17,1989
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Skip Holm 39 P-51 D The Healer 356.482
CJ Stephens 16 Sea Fury Baby Gorilla 354.663
Stuar Eberhardt 22 P-51 D Merlin's Magic 327.584
Lefty Gardner 13 P-38L White Lightnin 313.960
Fred Sebby 17 P-40 Spud Lag 313.891
Howard Pardue 66 Sea Fury (1)
Bill Rheinschild 45 P-51 D Risky Business (2)
Jimmy Leeward 9 P-51 D Air Ranch Special (3)
Mickey Rupp 5 P-51 D Old Crow (4)
(1) Out lap 3
(2) Out lap 3 - blown gasket on prop control
(3) Out lap 1
(4) Placed last for flying too low

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