“We love this community and had hoped to stay, but it’s their (RTAA) property and we understand and respect their decision. “We have been here 60 years, and it’s our home,” Logoteta said. Tony Logoteta, director and chief operating officer of the nonprofit Reno Air Racing Association, bemoaned the cancellation of the event in a recent interview with NNBW. The Championship Air Races fills the middle of September, while Street Vibrations closes it out. Burning Man and the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook Off kick off the month, followed by the International Camel and Ostrich Races at Virginia City and the Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. The departure of the air races will leave a large hole in the region’s special events calendar, though September remains packed with iconic special events. 17.Ĭiting concerns about the event’s impact on Reno Stead Airport, along with challenging economic conditions, rapid development in the area, and concerns about public safety - pilot deaths occurred in 20, and in 2011 there were 10 spectators killed when a pilot lost control of his plane and it crashed into the box seating area - the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority decided to end the event’s long run at the Stead airport. After a nearly 60-year run, the National Championship Air Races will fly into the sunset when the event concludes Sept.
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