2022 National Championship Air Races Photos

[kennsmithf2g]

Looks like I will start it off.

From Sunday

[Pylon1_Mark]

Great pics - thanks!

[wadeh]

Here are a few of mine from today.

These are from the STOL Drag practice this morning




And here is Shanty Irish being towed back to the pits after the induction fire

[Ryanshort1]

And here is Shanty Irish being towed back to the pits after the induction fire

So, excuse my ignorance, is Shanty Irish a P-51A?

[wadeh]

So, excuse my ignorance, is Shanty Irish a P-51A?

Yes, it is.

We spoke with them in the pits today. It's not just an original P51A, but it is the oldest flying P51 in existence. It is Allison powered. The Allison is a down-draft carb, so the intake is on top of the cowl. Merlins are an updraft carb, with the intake on the bottom of the cowl.

It's been fully restored and is simply a beautiful airplane. It has raced at Reno before the restoration. At that time, it was known as Polar Bear.

[RAD2LTR]

From yesterday











This was all I was able to process before my laptop battery went dead.

Will

[ZacYates]

Excellent shots all - Bardahl Special looks superb, real retro colours! I love it!

And it does my heart a lot of good to see Shanty Irish back. My favourite Mustang.

[AAFO_WSagar]

From yesterda

This was all I was able to process before my laptop battery went dead.

Will

Bummer! Are you able to run off your car battery? I had a little more time and just ran one through a quick pass in CS2 with auto levels and this is what it came up with... once you have some time with the smoky stuff in post, you will be lots happier I think!!

[RAD2LTR]

Bummer! Are you able to run off your car battery? I had a little more time and just ran one through a quick pass in CS2 with auto levels and this is what it came up with... once you have some time with the smoky stuff in post, you will be lots happier I think!!

I was in the pits editing, I had the charger, I didn't have a power source till I got back to camp. Here at camp, I have power, but lack a flat surface for my mouse. (I'm still kicking myself for leaving my trackball on my desk.) I'll try and come up with something so I can use a mouse.

Will

[kennsmithf2g]

some from 9/14 unlimited quals from Section H of the reserved bleachers