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P-51 Mustang at Reno 2015
T-6 Class
story and photos by Curtis Fowles

Get ready for some loud, slow and close racing action. The T-6 class is always competitive and you know when they are racing - LOUD. Their course measures 5 miles. The aircraft are fairly stock versions of the T-6 Texan, the Canadian built Harvard and the Navy version - the SNJ. They are taped up heavily to seal off all unwanted drafts on that big airframe. The tail wheel hangs out in the breeze and its not uncommon to see a main gear hang down a bit.

The T-6 class uses an air start that comes right down the home stretch pass the home pylon. It is common to have wing to wing racing in this class.

New this year is a drag race! Two aircraft line up on the runway and its a 1 lap horse race to the checkered flag. If the speeds are matched, this race is cool to watch, if not ... well time to go get a hot dog.

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T-6 Class Qualifying

  1 -  #6 Six Cat, Nick Macy - 238
  2 - #88 Radial Velocity, John Lohmar - 234
  3 - #43 Midnight Miss III, Dennis Buehn - 232
  4 - #89 Baby Boomer, Gene McNeely - 231
  5 -  #5 Big Red, Joey Sanders - 229
  6 - #37 McDonald Racer, John Zayac - 227
  7 - #14 Baron's Revenge, Chris Rushing - 225
  8 - #90 Undecided, Greg McNeely - 223
  9 - #25 Miss Fay, Duane "Chip" Woods - 221
 10 - #50 Abracadabra, Rob Sandberg - 219
 11 - #66 Gunslinger, Vic McMann - 213
 12 - #94 Midnight Express, Chris LeFave - 208
 13 - #42 Honest Entry, Kevin Sutterfield - 208
 14 - #54 Midlife Madness, Michael Pfleger - 203
 15 -  #2 Bare Essentials, Eric Woelbing - 201
 16 - #69 Eros, Lee Oman - 188
    - #22 Miss Evelyn Rose, Chad Morgan - no time

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T-6 Class Gold Final

  1 - #43 Midnight Miss III, Dennis Buehn - 238
  2 - #14 Baron's Revenge, Chris Rushing - 231
  3 -  #6 Six Cat, Nick Macy - 231
  4 - #88 Radial Velocity, John Lohmar - 227
  5 - #37 McDonald Racer, John Zayac - 227
  6 - #89 Baby Boomer, Gene McNeely - 226
  7 -  #5 Big Red, Joey Sanders - 221
T-6 Class Silver Final
  0 - #14 Baron's Revenge, Chris Rushing - 233- bump to gold
  1 - #90 Undecided, Greg McNeely - 225
  2 - #66 Gunslinger, Vic McMann - 219
  3 - #25 Miss Fay, Duane "Chip" Woods - 216
  4 - #50 Abracadabra, Rob Sandberg - 206
T-6 Class Bronze Final
  1 - #94 Midnight Express, Chris LeFave - 220
  2 - #22 Miss Evelyn Rose, Chad Morgan - 220
  3 -  #2 Bare Essentials, Eric Woelbing - 216
  4 - #54 Midlife Madness, Michael Pfleger - 214
  5 - #69 Eros, Lee Oman - 198
  6 - #42 Honest Entry, Kevin Sutterfield - DNS

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