SkyfireVideo Presents
Exclusive video of the Reno National Championship Air Races
The thrilling story of the 1997 Reno Air Races!
You'll see every race and see every detail as pilots slam their aircraft around the pylons only a few feet off the deck.

See:
• The Confederate Air Force
• TORA-TORA-TORA
• Aerobatics performers
• The B-29
• Ride in a B-24 Liberator

• Jets
• Helicopters
• WW-II Fighters
• Bombers

Skyfire '97 was shot with high-end digital broadcast cameras to reproduce all the color and thrilling stereo sounds of this one-of-a-kind aviation spectacular. Meet the pilots and hear their stories in the pits and out on the race course.

You won't believe it ’til you see it!

1997 Reno Unlimited Class Gold Race Results
8 laps / 72.559 Miles / September 14,1997
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Bill Distefani 7 P-51 D Strega 453.130
Brian Sanders 8 Sea Fury Dreadnought 441.467
Lyle Shelton 77 F8F-2 Rare Bear 423.809 (1)
Gary Levitz 38 P-51 R Miss Ashley II 414.325
Bill Rheinschild 45 P-51 D Risky Business 412.433
Lloyd Hamilton 15 Sea Fury Furias 393.830 (2)
Dan Martin 20 P-51 D Ridge Runner 385.051 (2)
Howard Pardue 66 Sea Fury Fury
384.455 (2)
Matt Jackson 76 Sea Fury Southern Cross 378.844 (2)
***
(1) Cut pylon 6 on lap 3
(2) Completed 7 laps

1997 Reno Unlimited Class Silver Race Results
7 laps / 63.434 Miles / September 14,1997
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Dennis Sanders 19 Sea Fury Argonaut 399.050
Bill Rheinschild 45 P-51 D Risky Business 396.457 (1)
Brent Hisey 11 P-51 D Miss America 382.073 (2)
William Anders 68 P-51 D Val-Halla 369.454
James Michaels 12 P-51 D Queen B 367.603 (2)
Stu Eberhardt 22 P-51 D Merlin's Magic 348.033 (3)
Thomas Camp 2 Yak 11 Maniyak 331.354 (3)
Skip Holm 10 Sea Fury Critical Mass (4)
***
(1) Cut pylon 2 and 3 on lap 1
(2) Penalized for low flying
(3) Completed 6 laps
(4) Out lap 5 - cowling damage

1997 Reno Unlimited Class Gold Race Results
6 laps / 54.309 Miles / September 14,1997
Pilot Race # Aircraft Aircraft Name Speed
Stewart Dawson 105 Sea Fury 369.826
Howard Pardue 14 F8F-1 Bearcat 367.412
Sherman Smoot 55 P-51 D Voodoo Chile 364.307
Curtis Brown 281 Sea Fury 362.798
Vlado Lenoch 51 P-51 D Moonbeam McSwine 362.509
Alan Preston 204 F8F-1 343.667
Joseph Thibodeau 21 P-51 D Crusader 334.063
Steve Bolander 24 P-51 D Mary Bear 337.090 (1)
***
(1) Deadline cut, moved to last place

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