Alabama Air Racer Returns for Reno 50th Championship

JASPER AL- Feel the need for speed? For those fans who do, the excitement of the 50^th Anniversary of Reno Air Race Championship grows near. On September 11 through September 15, the competition begins as seven classes of race planes "fly low and turn left" seeking a National Champion at Stead Field.
To Alabama's veteran Reno Air Race Champion, Joey "Gordo" Sanders this is a banner year, Sanders Race Team will have competed for 10 years and the plane, a 1943 T-6 named Big Red #5, will be 70 years old at the Reno 50^th. Gordo is feeling very good about his plane and chances for yet another victory. Big Red #5, only a youngster, is lean and mean, with a new engine, aerodynamic improvements and the yearly tweaking that continues to increase performance.
Reno Air Race Association says a healthy showing by the T6s - the field of 19 will have their characteristically close racing again. Returning veterans Dennis Buehn, John Zayac and Nick Macy will all be battling for the top spot. To many, T-6 racing is the most fun, loud and proud group. Big Red #5 and Sanders is an enduring crowd favorite and a consistent winner.
With an abundance of competitive of racers and a great show to commemorate a half century of Air Racing, anticipation is high and the Reno Championship is near. Go Big Red!! -B Meyer, FMI: http://www.airrace.org/