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Reno Air Racing Association Awards 13 Local Youth With Flight Training Scholarships

July 2, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Reno Air Racing Association Announces 2024 Flight Training Scholarship Recipients: 13 Local Awardees to Receive Up to $10,000 for Flight Training Certificates […]

Final National Championship Air Races in Reno Generated Over $150 Million in Local Economic Impact

June 26, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has released the results of its economic and fiscal impact studies around last year’s final National Championship Air Races (NCAR) in Reno. Conducted by the University of […]

RARA Releases Top Three Finalist Locations For Future Home of Air Races

February 29, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is pleased to announce the top three locations in the running to become the future home of the National Championship Air Races (NCAR). The three finalist cities […]

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Reno Air Racing Association Seeks Local Applicants for Training Scholarships

February 10, 2024 Zac Yates 0

PRESS RELEASE The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is excited to announce the launch of its third annual Flight Training Scholarships, aimed at supporting aspiring pilots aged 16 to 20 from the Reno-Sparks and surrounding […]

Reno Air Racing Association Celebrates 60th Anniversary With All-Star Air Show

January 8, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE To commemorate its storied 60 years of history and pageantry in Reno, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is hosting an air show at Reno–Stead Airport from Friday, Oct. 4 to Sunday, Oct. […]

New RARA Location Announcement Expected in The Spring

January 3, 2024 Luc Zipkin 0

By Luc Zipkin The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), the organizers of the famous National Championship Air Races at Stead Field (RTS) in Reno, Nevada, has announced that they will make public a decision regarding […]

A Kiwi’s First – and Final – Flag at Reno

November 1, 2023 Zac Yates 5

A Personal Perspective on visiting the final Reno Air Races by Zac Yates As an aviation-obsessed child there were a few VHS cassettes I’d watch on loop – airshows, films, documentaries – and one that […]

Six Cities Announced as Potential Future Home of National Championship Air Races

October 19, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 4

PRESS RELEASE Reno, Nev. – Over fifteen hundred pages of supporting documents have been submitted by six cities vying to become the new home of the National Championship Air Races (NCAR) after responding to a […]

The September Family Says Farewell to Its Reno Home

October 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Story and Photography by Gary Daniels This past March, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced that 2023 would be the final year of air racing at Reno-Stead Airport. Citing challenging economic conditions, rapid area […]

Reno 2015 Unlimited Gold Line Up by D Ramey Logan 1

Reno Air Racing Association Officially Seeks Bids for Future Home of National Championship Air Races

May 30, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Reno, Nev. – The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is officially seeking bids from interested airports and localities that wish to partner with the organization to host future events. The 59th National Championship […]

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