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P-51 Mustang at Reno 2013
50 Years of Reno Air Racing
story and photos by Curtis Fowles

50 Years and running! Amazing. When was your first year? Mine had to be 1969 or 1970 as a young P-51 lover. Never will forget the performances by Bob Hoover in the P-51 and the Shrike Commander. Someone used to take a Corsair up to 5 or 6,000 AGL and dive down to the showline so we can hear the infamous whistle ... the memories.

This page can be written by you and your memories of the Reno Air Races ... enjoy.

The Unlimited Champions
1964: Mira Slovak #80 Smirnoff Bearcat - 376 mph
1965: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Greenamyer Bearcat - 375 mph
1966: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Smirnoff Bearcat - 375 mph
1967: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Smirnoff Bearcat - 392 mph
1968: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Greenamyer Bearcat - 388 mph
1969: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Conquest 1 Bearcat - 412 mph
1970: Clay Lacy #64 Miss Van Nuys P-51D - 387 mph
1971: Daryl Greenamyer #1 Conquest 1 Bearcat - 413 mph
1972: Gunther Balz #5 Roto-Finish Special P-51R - 416 mph
1973: Lyle Shelton #77 U.S. Thrift Bearcat - 428 mph
1974: Ken Burnstine #33 Miss Suzi Q P-51D - 381 mph
1975: Lyle Shelton #77 Aircraft Cylinder Special Bearcat - 429 mph
1976: Lefty Gardner #25 Thunderbird P-51D - 379 mph
1977: Daryl Greenamyer #5 Red Baron P-51R - 430 mph
1978: Steve Hinton #5 Red Baron P-51R - 415 mph
1979: John Crocker #6 Sumthin Else P-51D - 422 mph

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1980: Mac McClain #69 Jeanie P-51D - 433 mph
1981: Skip Holm #69 Jeanie P-51D - 431 mph
1982: Ron Helve #4 Dago Red P-51D - 405 mph
1983: Neil Anderson #8 Dreadnought Seafury - 425 mph
1984: Skip Holm #84 Stiletto P-51D - 437 mph
1985: Steve Hinton #1 Super Corsair - 438 mph
1986: Rick Brickert #8 Dreadnought Seafury - 434 mph
1987: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 452 mph
1988: Lyle Shelton #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 456 mph
1989: Lyle Shelton #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 450 mph
1990: Lyle Shelton #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 468 mph
1991: Lyle Shelton #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 481 mph
1992: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 450 mph
1993: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 455 mph
1994: John Penney #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 424 mph
1995: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 469 mph
1996: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 469 mph
1997: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 453 mph
1998: Bruce Lockwood #4 Dago Red P-51D - 450 mph
1999: Bruce Lockwood #4 Dago Red P-51D - 472 mph

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2000: Skip Holm #4 Dago Red P-51D - 462 mph
2001: FAA Grounded (9/11)
2002: Skip Holm #4 Dago Red P-51D - 466 mph
2003: Skip Holm #4 Dago Red P-51D - 487 mph
2004: John Penney #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 469 mph
2005: John Penney #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 466 mph
2006: Michael Brown #232 September Fury Seafury - 481 mph
2007: John Penney #77 Rare Bear Bearcat - 478 mph
2008: Bill Destefani #7 Strega P-51D - 483 mph
2009: Steven Hinton #7 Strega P-51D - 491 mph
2010: Steven Hinton #7 Strega P-51D - 473 mph - Gold Race Cancelled (high winds)
2011: Steven Hinton #7 Strega P-51D - Races Cancelled on Friday (Leeward crash)
2012: Steven Hinton #7 Strega P-51D - 477 mph
2013: Steven Hinton #5 Voodoo P-51D - 482 mph
2014: ?

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