Thu, Sep 16, 2004
Qualifiers And Heat Races
It's the biggest week in US air racing, as more than 120
aircraft and crews converge on Reno. Here's the schedule for the
rest of the event:
Thursday:
0800: Formula One heat 1C - 8
laps
0825: Biplane heat 2C - 6 laps
0850: Military flight -- search and rescue helicopter
0900: Formula One heat 1B - 8 laps
0925: Biplane heat 1B - 6 laps
0950: Air show act -- Julie Clark
1015: T-6 heat 1B - 5 laps
1040: Sport heat 1B - 6 laps
1055: Air show act -- Greg Poe and Kent Pietsch
1125: Unlimited heat 1C - 6 laps
1140: Air show act -- Sean Tucker and Scott Hammack
1206: Opening ceremony
1208: Military flight -- USAF F-15 Eagle flyby
1215: Red Bull Air Race, heat 1
1245: Flyby -- P180 Avanti
1250: Sport heat 1A - 6 laps
1305: Military flight -- F/A-18 Hornet
1335: T-6 heat 1A - 5 laps
1350: Air show act -- Mike Goulian
1400: Air show act -- Sean Tucker and Scott Hammack
1415: Unlimited heat 1B - 6 laps
1430: Air show act -- Sean Tucker, Greg Poe and Scott
Hammack
1450: Military flight -- F-16 Fighting Falcon
1520: Jet heat 1A - 6 laps
1538: Military flight -- Car Drop
1540: Air show act -- Greg Poe
1555: Military flight -- F-4 Phantom
1615: Unlimited heat 1A - 6 laps
Friday:
0800: Formula One heat 1A - 8 laps
0825: Biplane heat 1A - 6 laps
0850: Military flight -- search and rescue helicopter
0900: Formula One heat 2C - 8 laps
0925: Biplane heat 2B - 6 laps
0950: Air show act -- Julie Clark
1015: T-6 heat 2B - 5 laps
1040: Sport heat 2B - 6 laps
1055: Air show act -- Sean Tucker and Kent Pietsch
1125: Unlimited heat 2C - 6 laps
1140: Air show act -- Greg Poe and Scott Hammack
1206: Opening ceremony
1208: Military flight -- USAF F-15 Eagle flyby
1215: Red Bull Air Race, heat 2
1245: Flyby -- P180 Avanti
1250: Sport heat 2A - 6 laps
1305: Military flight -- F/A-18 Hornet
1335: T-6 heat 2A - 5 laps
1350: Air show act -- Mike Goulian
1415: Unlimited heat 2B - 6 laps
1430: Air show act -- Sean Tucker, Greg Poe and Scott
Hammack
1450: Military flight -- F-16 Fighting Falcon
1520: Jet heat 2A - 6 laps
3:35 p.m.: Military flight -- Car Drop
1540: Air show act -- Greg Poe
1555: Military flight -- F-4 Phantom
1615: Unlimited heat 2A - 6 laps
Saturday:
0800: Formula One heat 2B - 8 laps
0825: Biplane heat 2A - 6 laps
0850: Military flight -- search and rescue helicopter
0900: Formula One heat 2A - 8 laps
0925: Biplane Bronze - 6 laps
0950: Air show act -- Julie Clark
1015: T-6 heat 3B - 5 laps
1040: Sport heat 3B - 6 lap
1055: Air show act -- Greg Poe and Kent Pietsch
1125: Unlimited heat 3C - 6 laps
1140: Air show act -- Sean Tucker and Scott Hammack
1206: Opening ceremony
1208: Military flight -- USAF F-15 Eagle flyby
1215: Red Bull Air Race, heat 3
1245: Flyby -- P180 Avanti
1250: Sport heat 3A - 6 laps
1305: Military flight -- F/A-18 Hornet
1335: T-6 heat 3A - 5 laps
1350: Air show act -- Mike Goulian
1415: Unlimited heat 3B - 6 laps
1430: Air show act -- Sean Tucker, Greg Poe and Scott
Hammack
1450: Military flight, F-16 Fighting Falcon
1510: Jet heat 3A - 6 laps
1538: Military flight -- Car Drop
1540: Air show act -- Greg Poe
1555: Military flight -- F-4 Phantom
1615: Unlimited heat 3A - 6 laps
Sunday:
0800: Formula One silver - 8 laps
0825: Biplane silver - 6 laps
0850: Military flight -- search and rescue helicopter
0900: Formula One gold - 8 laps
0925: Biplane gold - 6 laps
0950: Air show act -- Julie Clark
1015: T-6 silver - 5 laps
1040: Sport silver - 6 laps
1055: Air show act -- Sean Tucker and Kent Pietsch
1125: Unlimited bronze - 6 lap
1140: Air show act -- Greg Poe and Scott Hammack
1206: Opening ceremony
1208: Military flight -- USAF F-15 Eagle flyby
1215: Red Bull Air Race, championship
1245: Flyby -- P180 Avanti
1250: Sport gold - 7 laps
1305: Military flight -- F/A-18 Hornet
1335: T-6 gold - 5 laps
1350: Air show act -- Mike Goulian
1415: Unlimited silver - 7 lap
1430: Air show act -- Sean Tucker, Greg Poe and Scott
Hammack
1450: Military flight -- F-16 Fighting Falcon
1520: Jet gold - 6 laps
1538: Military flight -- Car Drop
1540: Air show act -- Greg Poe
1555: Military flight -- F-4 Phantom
1605: Ceremony -- unlimited pilot introduction
1645: Unlimited gold - 8 laps
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