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Rear shot of Galloping Ghost. Notice how smooth the fuselage and wings are. This aircraft flew in the Cleveland Air races in the late 1940s. Purchased by Jimmy Leeward and pains takenly disassembled and rebuilt into the modern state of the art racer you see here.

Notice the famous Mustang scoop under the fuselage is gone and the canopy is cut down. One slippery looking Mustang hybrid.

Pilot/Owner Jimmy Leeward poses for me in front of his Galloping Ghost. A qualifying snafu forced Jimmy to start last and then win in each of the Medallion, Bronze and Silver races to advance to the Gold Championship Race. The Gold was cancelled on Sunday because of high winds so we will never know

Close up of Race 177 Merlin engine. This engine, cooled by nitrogen boil off system, supplied the speed for Jimmy to win the Medalion, Bronze and Silver Unlimited races. Could he win the Gold? We will have to wait until next year.

Engine cowlings removed reveal the powerful Merlin engine. The Galloping Ghost has a boil off nitrigen cooling system to keep the big engine running cool. Flight times are limited to about 30 minutes.

Reno 2010 Camera: Canon PowerShot 10si Cameraman: Amatuer

Jet Race 11 is a Czech L-29 jet trainer. Canopy cover is still on. This is early in the morning and they cover their canopies at night.

This is Jet Race 54. Another Czech jet trainer, L-39, that replaced the earlier L-29. Note the much more modern design of the L-39

This is Jet Race 3. Another foriegn aircraft, this one is Polish.

This is Jet Race 4, a BAC Provost aircraft named SPUD.
Guess where the pilot is from?

L-39 Race 2 taxiing by our pylon on runway 14 after a heat race.

Jet race 3 taxiing by on runway 14 after a heat race.

L-39 Jet Race 5 taxiing by after a heat race

L-39 Jet race 8 taxiing by after a heat race

DeHavilland Vampire Jet Race 67 taxiing by our pylon on runway 14 after landing

Another L-39 in blue camo paint. This is Race 104 taxiing by our pylon.

New challenger to the Gold Championship. Jimmy Leeward brings back the Ghost. Cleveland Air Race # 77 has been completely disassembled and rebuilt as Race 177. This modern incarnation has lots of new ideas and a potent engine to challenge for the Gold Championship.

The Jet Class, only a few years old now, is a class that requires the aircraft be of straight wings, no swept wings, and no afterburner. Although American designs have competed in the past and won this class, this year all aircraft were of foreign design and manufacturer.

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