Air Races 2008 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

knucklesplitter · 2008-09-13, 05:58 PM

Some pics...

(note that it is a <$400 3yo camera, but not bad)

sperry · 2008-09-13, 06:00 PM

Sweet!

Lisa and I were talking about going out tomorrow. Somehow, I'm a huge aviation buff and yet in 7 years have never actually gone to the races. I think we'll try to catch the Unlimited final race, and I really wan to see the F-22 demo, since I've never seen one of those beasts in person.

How bad are the crowds?

knucklesplitter · 2008-09-13, 06:01 PM

F22 Raptor...

knucklesplitter · 2008-09-13, 06:08 PM

Party Central - scissor lift rental FTW!!!11!!1!

knucklesplitter · 2008-09-13, 06:12 PM

my daughter took these pics...

knucklesplitter · 2008-09-13, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Sweet!

Lisa and I were talking about going out tomorrow. Somehow, I'm a huge aviation buff and yet in 7 years have never actually gone to the races. I think we'll try to catch the Unlimited final race, and I really wan to see the F-22 demo, since I've never seen one of those beasts in person.

How bad are the crowds?

We don't usually pay to see this stuff. All this was taken from outside the fence. See below for how we roll at duh Air races, yo!

The F22 demo would be best from the stands for sure. Also the static displays - lots of nice planes to see, touch, and climb aboard on the tarmac. The unlimited, sport, and jet races are *better* from the fenceline by far. Those 3000+hp unlimiteds usually fly 50' above your head at 400+mph on the first lap or two when they are bunched up.

If you want to join us we will be hitting the fence and "the hill" tomorrow again. Call me...

Dean · 2008-09-13, 06:33 PM

I like the way you roll... I'd come hang out with you if I wasn't working on my engine.

ScottyS · 2008-09-13, 07:29 PM

You beat me to it - my first Air Races with kids, it was worth doing but definitely a different experience. Did not go to the pits this time.....booohooo.

However, in between showing my son all the airplanes, I took a few pics with my old Fuji S5000.

The crowds are big, go early. The F22 was worth the trip, it was doing stuff only reserved for stunt planes with lots of wing area and a killer power:weight. The pics don't do it justice.

zpeed · 2008-09-14, 05:56 AM

The F-22 did some crazy moves, back flip, floating?? The Thunder Birds are not bad but there are no Thunder Birds on Sunday. I'm not much in about the race.

MattR · 2008-09-14, 06:07 AM

That picture of the F22, P38 and P51 is awesome...Scott, you should definitely go walk through the pits, it's worth it...

Yesterday, the Thunderbirds came and made a turn around over our house in Sparks, before heading back towards Stead. pretty bad-ass looking.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2008-09-14, 09:19 AM

The Raptor really is amazing. When I saw one do a demo in Goldsboro a couple of years ago, his last sequence was to scream down the runway in a low pass, then stand it on its tail with full burners and simply disappear straight up. It took maybe 10-15 seconds before he was so high you just couldn't see him anymore. Incredible aircraft.

BOO · 2008-09-14, 10:13 AM

Cool pictures.. I remember being able to see them from my old place in Golden Valley.

cody · 2008-09-14, 03:27 PM

Great pics! The F22 was the coolest. I enjoyed the shade as I watched from my backyard.

sperry · 2008-09-14, 11:09 PM

Well, I bummed I missed it. Lisa and I were going to try to get out there before going over to her dad's for dinner (he lives near Stead), but I really needed to change the oil on the SVX (it was way over-due, and then some).

Since the WRX is parked down at BBR waiting on getting the suspension patched up, my garage was empty for the 1st time in forever, so I figured I'd change the oil and finally install the tranny cooler and filter I've had sitting around for like a year. Of course the tranny filter required about an hour more time to mount that I was expecting... and when I went to re-install the splash guard I come to find all the damn screw holes are stripped (I'm guessing it's Jiffy-Lube's fault, since the splash guard has to come off to get to the oil filter), so that's another 30 minutes drilling and tapping all the holes to 8mm.

So anyway, I wasn't done 'till like 1:30, and we were planning on heading out there around noon... so we scrapped going out and just watched the F1 race instead.

At least the race was awesome!

moose · 2008-09-15, 07:03 PM

Here are some pictures I took. That F-22 was awesome. I thought it was going to plumit when it did the flat spin.

2008-09-13, 05:58 PM	#1
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	Air Races 2008 Some pics... (note that it is a <$400 3yo camera, but not bad) Attached Thumbnails

2008-09-13, 06:00 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Sweet! Lisa and I were talking about going out tomorrow. Somehow, I'm a huge aviation buff and yet in 7 years have never actually gone to the races. I think we'll try to catch the Unlimited final race, and I really wan to see the F-22 demo, since I've never seen one of those beasts in person. How bad are the crowds? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-09-13, 06:01 PM	#3
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	F22 Raptor... Attached Thumbnails

2008-09-13, 06:08 PM	#4
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	Party Central - scissor lift rental FTW!!!11!!1! Attached Thumbnails

2008-09-13, 06:12 PM	#5
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	my daughter took these pics... Attached Thumbnails Attached Images Last edited by knucklesplitter; 2008-09-13 at 06:17 PM.

2008-09-13, 06:33 PM	#7
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I like the way you roll... I'd come hang out with you if I wasn't working on my engine. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2008-09-13, 07:29 PM	#8
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	You beat me to it - my first Air Races with kids, it was worth doing but definitely a different experience. Did not go to the pits this time.....booohooo. However, in between showing my son all the airplanes, I took a few pics with my old Fuji S5000. The crowds are big, go early. The F22 was worth the trip, it was doing stuff only reserved for stunt planes with lots of wing area and a killer power:weight. The pics don't do it justice. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2008-09-14, 05:56 AM	#9
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	The F-22 did some crazy moves, back flip, floating?? The Thunder Birds are not bad but there are no Thunder Birds on Sunday. I'm not much in about the race.

2008-09-14, 06:07 AM	#10
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	That picture of the F22, P38 and P51 is awesome...Scott, you should definitely go walk through the pits, it's worth it... Yesterday, the Thunderbirds came and made a turn around over our house in Sparks, before heading back towards Stead. pretty bad-ass looking. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-09-14, 09:19 AM	#11
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	The Raptor really is amazing. When I saw one do a demo in Goldsboro a couple of years ago, his last sequence was to scream down the runway in a low pass, then stand it on its tail with full burners and simply disappear straight up. It took maybe 10-15 seconds before he was so high you just couldn't see him anymore. Incredible aircraft. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2008-09-14, 10:13 AM	#12
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	Cool pictures.. I remember being able to see them from my old place in Golden Valley. __________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2008-09-14, 03:27 PM	#13
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Great pics! The F22 was the coolest. I enjoyed the shade as I watched from my backyard. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2008-09-14, 11:09 PM	#14
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Well, I bummed I missed it. Lisa and I were going to try to get out there before going over to her dad's for dinner (he lives near Stead), but I really needed to change the oil on the SVX (it was way over-due, and then some). Since the WRX is parked down at BBR waiting on getting the suspension patched up, my garage was empty for the 1st time in forever, so I figured I'd change the oil and finally install the tranny cooler and filter I've had sitting around for like a year. Of course the tranny filter required about an hour more time to mount that I was expecting... and when I went to re-install the splash guard I come to find all the damn screw holes are stripped (I'm guessing it's Jiffy-Lube's fault, since the splash guard has to come off to get to the oil filter), so that's another 30 minutes drilling and tapping all the holes to 8mm. So anyway, I wasn't done 'till like 1:30, and we were planning on heading out there around noon... so we scrapped going out and just watched the F1 race instead. At least the race was awesome! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-09-15, 07:03 PM	#15
moose EJ22 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 446 Car: 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Class: getting beat in DSP Pain doesn't affect me, I affect pain.	Here are some pictures I took. That F-22 was awesome. I thought it was going to plumit when it did the flat spin. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I hope that after I die, people will say of me: 'That guy sure owed me a lot of money!'"

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