Reno Air Races - Sport Class
The Sport Class at the National Championship Air Races, held each September outside Reno, Nevada, USA, is populated by commercially-available "kit-built" aircraft. It is one of the fastest growing classes, and also the class that is "growing faster" every year, as new powerplant and airframe technology becomes available.
The class recently created the so-called "Super Sport" class, in which the aircraft are allowed to have larger engines and more exotic fuel systems. The Supersport aircraft are now reaching into the 400 mph-plus speed range at Reno - a domain until recently only reachable by the faster warbirds in the Unlimited Class and the ex-military aircraft in the Jet Class.
Read MoreThe class recently created the so-called "Super Sport" class, in which the aircraft are allowed to have larger engines and more exotic fuel systems. The Supersport aircraft are now reaching into the 400 mph-plus speed range at Reno - a domain until recently only reachable by the faster warbirds in the Unlimited Class and the ex-military aircraft in the Jet Class.
