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| 04 | A T-6 Texan watches as a racer flies by in a practice run. The views at Reno are stunning throughout each and every day. The cloud build-ups, the sunsets and the rare and beautiful racing aircraft will make the hair on the back of your neck stand.
| 05 | Sea Furies jockey for position amid the pictur- esque landscape.
| 06 | T-6 Texan pilots and technicians aren’t overly seri- ous. Texans have a little more bark than bite, but they’re ma- jestic, beautiful and smooth to watch whether racing or just sitting on the ramp.
| 07 | Gotcha! is a North American AT-6F first certified airworthy in 1957. The T-6 Class features racing between stock aircraft, including the original T-6 “Texan,” the Canadian-built “Harvard,” and the US Navy “SNJ” version aircraft. The fastest T-6 aircraft generally post speeds of 220 to 230 mph on the 5.06-mile course at Reno. Because the aircraft are all of the same type, the T-6 Class provides some of the most exciting racing at Reno, with an emphasis on strategy and pilot skill rather than raw horsepower.
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