A legend - F8F-2 modified, Racer No.77 (Bu.122629 / N777L) "Rare Bare" which is a totally modified Bearcat that has world speed record of piston engine aircraft (528.3 mph = 845 Km/h @ 3km closed course)
However it has not won the race for the past several years.

"Miss America" Racer No. 11 is P-51-D-30NA (44-74536 / N991R) that has raced in reno since 1969
Although it looks like a stock Mustang, the engine has been modified to output 3000Hp.

Gary Levitz's P-51R "Miss Ashley II" Racer No.38 (N57LR) races to be 4th in the 1998 Unlimited Gold.

Same aircraft taxi for Heat-3 race on Saturday, 1999.
Soon after this photo was taken, the plane took off for the race and after the first lap, it broke up in mid air and the pilot was killed.

Unlimited Gold race in 1998 - Sea Fury Mk.11, Racer No.66 (N666HP) makes an emergency landing due to engine trouble and is towed back to the pit.
Another sea fury fly overhead in a race.

Unlimited aircraft in a race.

T-6 class racer, SNJ-6 Racer No.47 "Frostbite" Piloted by Jack Frost.

T-6 aircraft in a race.
Fastest aircraft is about 210 - 220 mph (340-350km/h).

T-28 race was held only in 1998.
All 6 aircraft had gull gray or navy blue paint scheme and were difficult to tell one another.

Sport Biplane class race.
Even the fastest aircraft reaches only 200mph (320 km/h) - well, its faster than racing cars!

Sports class race.
This is a Berkut 540 (Racer No.51, pilot Dave Ronneberg) which is no longer in production.

Formula one class race.

The new jet class uses L-39 trainer aircraft.
I think they are too quiet and not much fun.

Helicopter class race.
(No, there is no such thing)
Aircraft is Eurocopter AS355 F2 Ecureuil of "Care Flight" (N30LG)

Demo flight of GeeBee R-2 racer replica.

Nice knife edge pass of F-14A from USN VF-101 (159428 / AD-261)

F/A-18B (Bu.161714 / 00) and F/A-18A (Bu.162900 / 47) of NSAWC "Top Gun" from nearby NAS Fallon takes off for the "wall of fire" demo flight.

It is really a wall of fire.
Click photo for a larger image and you will see 2 F/A-18s flying above the blast.

F-5E Tiger of US Navy VFC-13 taxi for departure after the race and airshow.
This aircraft, 74-1530 / 03 is an ex-USAF.

Heritage Flight of P-51 and F-16

Arkansas ANG F-16 making an afterburner high speed pass at the opening celemony of 2002 airrace.

F-16D formation belonging to California ANG 194FS.

Mig-21 taxi for demo flight.

Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat (Bu.80483 / NX6178C) starts engine.

Giles G-750 (N17HE) "Oracle turbo raven" - an amazing turbo prop aerobatic aircraft.
2 weeks later at the Salinas airshow, this plane crashed.

Blue Angels' TC-130G Fat Albert taking off with JATO during the year 2000 airrace.
The flame from rocket started a grass fire and firefighters had to put it out.