I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Reno Air Races a few ..ok .. more than a few years ago and for several years in a row my wife and I were able to go ..The whole weekend affair was the experience of a lifetime.
We'd ride the Honda Gold Wing up to Bally's ..check in, first year we setup the ride over with their Air Race shuttle ..every year after that we just rode the Gold Wing out there because with a bike, you can park right at the entrance. You can lane split in and out safely (if yer not a complete moron on a bike) so there is no waiting for the miles long traffic jam in and out.
Having Bob Hoover sign my Mustang shirt was priceless. The start signal is usually given as they dive into the course fairly close overhead and spaced a few hundred feet to the right of the bleachers we used to sit in.
There is nothing that sounds like the unlimiteds cuttin loose overhead when Bob says GO
Every year we went, Strega was asking the question of just how much nitrous can you pack into a Merlin for how long, vs the Rare Bear just plain cubic inch big dog goin for it. Rare Bear set the track record several times the years we went.
Was a total blast .. every year.
I have never been to a Red Bull event .. it's on my bucket list tho
-Frank aka GE
