aviation

heats. Logoteta added: “Frew’s team
constructed a large sea container which
was used for shipping his Yakovlev 3M, Full
Noise, from New Zealand.” While the  eld
was mostly men, half a dozen female pilots
also raced.
During the heats, results dictate where
competitors are placed for the  nal races on
the Sunday. The quickest go into Gold races,
then Silver and Bronze.
Stand-out moments from the event
included the Sport Gold race, where
favourite Jeff LaVelle in his Super Glasair
III – who has taken  rst place in virtually
every Reno race in which he has  nished –
was beaten into second position by Andrew
Findlay  ying the Lancair Legacy, One
Moment. He won with a blistering speed

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Right: Hawker T.20 Sea Fury

Dreadnought,  own by Joel Swager

was one of four of the type in the top

six in the Unlimited Gold race that were

modi ed by Sanders Aeronautics.

Below: The upset of the 2018 Reno Air

Races was in the Sport Gold category

where Andrew Findlay,  ying his Lancair

Super Legacy One Moment, beat reigning

champion and favourite Jeff LaVelle.

Two Mustangs vying for position

in a race. Blondie,  own by Brant

Seghetti is leading Speedball Alice

piloted by Dan Vance.

Three Cassutt III-Ms participating in

a Formula One category race round

pylon 8. All photos Jay Selman

Justin Meadors was the winner of

the Formula One Gold race,  ying

Snoshoo SR-1 Limitless.