2012

[spinner]

Keeping my fingers crossed....anyone else??

[Leo]

Re: 2012

And toes, and...
Listening to the local talk radio hoping for the updates they promised.

[RCoulter]

Re: 2012

From RGJ:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20120104/EVENTS05/120104020

In a press packet handed out at the Reno Air Races Association press conference on Wednesday, it says organizers plan to hold the 49th annual air races, Sept 12-16.

[V1670]

Re: 2012

.....and eyes, and heart,and.................

[Leo]

Re: 2012

I wonder what changes, but...

[GRNDP51]

Re: 2012

THERE WE GO!!!

[Box A35]

Re: 2012

Sounds as good as it could!

Room was booked a week ago.

Car was booked 2 months ago.

Just waiting on tickets to go up for sale.......

[DOC.129]

Re: 2012

Well I think that is as good of news as we could have hoped for.

Hats off to Mr. Houghton and everyone involved in the continuing of the best sport in the world. Simply put by Mike; "it's why we get up in the morning."

Made my day!

See you guys in Sept.

Brian

[Eric J.]

Re: 2012

Just booked the Silver Legacy!

[ShermB]

Re: 2012

Calendar cleared; rooms booked; volunteer crew lined up. Let's go racing!

[spinner]

Re: 2012

Whew....OK Leo time to uncross. Mike did a good job. Cool.

[LoveOldPlanes]

Re: 2012

The release mentioned that the races would depend on permits being issued to allow the racing to happen. Anybody know where to write to show support for the permits that would allow the evnt to happen? This is certainly a time for a Grassroots effort on everybody's part...

[Tibia]

Re: 2012

Book Hotel Reservations... DONE.
Pack Up Vehicle... Still need to do.
Fuel Vehicle...



the other Bob

[Coyote Chris]

Re: 2012

I too would like to know if there is anything that could be done as far as petitions, etc. I don't know beans about the politics behind the NTSB or FAA. Hopefully, they will take testimony and hopefully consider our opinion and come up with the logical answer that this was a terrible but rare accident and the races should go on. Perhaps the good senators and congressmen from Nevada know more about this process and the folk on the transportation committees and might have some suggestions as to our support as members of the public and race fans. IIRC,they went to bat for us on 9/11 and tried to get an exclusion for the races from the no fly zone but of course to no avail. This time maybe they can have an effect with our help. As an EAA member, and knowing how much the EAA stands to loose if the NTSB comes down hard on airshows like OSH too, I am going to start by contacting the EAA to see if they will be represented at the testimomy and encourage them to help the cause. They really do have quite a bit of political clout.

Mr. Chris goes to Washington

[Mike51]

Re: 2012

I wouldn't count on any support whatever from EAA

In the days after the accident, they were quick to jump onto the anti-air race backlash, and put out a press release clearly distancing themselves from air racing.

http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-09-19_airrace.asp

Mike

(former EAA member)