06 air races - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

JonnydaJibba · 2006-09-21, 10:18 PM

anyone go? i took my camera but my dumb ass forgot to charge the battery. the saab drive performance team was bad ass though.

So anybody get some good pictures?

Bob Danger · 2006-09-21, 11:13 PM

When the hell was that?

Kevin M · 2006-09-22, 07:15 AM

Last week/end.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-09-22, 07:27 AM

I was bad ass, except I'm a dummy and didn't charge my damn battery! I was kickin myself in the pants all day. Which is very hard to do when you are wearing them.

zpeed · 2006-09-22, 08:35 AM

I take my kids, here are some pictures.

zpeed · 2006-09-22, 08:37 AM

more

zpeed · 2006-09-22, 08:39 AM

And the Thunder Bird. It's hard to take the pictures with zoom.

knucklesplitter · 2006-09-22, 08:51 AM

I poached the action from outside the fence. You're much closer to the planes there. The F-18 demo plane broke the sound barrier about 100 yards in front of me - BOOM!!!! - he's not supposed to do that (sorry - no decent pics).

JonnydaJibba · 2006-09-22, 08:56 AM

Really? That shit can blow out windows for days... The announcer even said that the pilot would be in big doo doo if he did that. He said he was doing the fly by at about 690 mph... which still leaves room til he breaks the sound barrier.

But thanks for the pictures guys!

knucklesplitter · 2006-09-22, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

Really? That shit can blow out windows for days... The announcer even said that the pilot would be in big doo doo if he did that. He said he was doing the fly by at about 690 mph... which still leaves room til he breaks the sound barrier.

He had just done the fly-by past the stands and was going into a full-throttle dead-vertical climb right in front of me. I think he got on the throttle too hard too early and POW! - sounded like a nearby cannon.

The F-16's also came right overhead at about 600mph - but only 50'-100' up. The nearby powerlines vibrate and the air makes a weird hissing sound for about 30 seconds afterward.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-09-22, 09:04 AM

That's bad ass. Jets are so fuckin cool.

DARKSTI · 2006-09-22, 10:39 AM

I dont think he broke the sound barrier, he probably just hit the afterburners. Like was said before, he could be in major trouble had he done that.

I took pics also:

Sunday:
1: Waving to the crowd.

2

-51 x2 takeoff.

3:This may be the last flight of this F4 at Reno. It may be turned into a target drone.

4:Michael Goulian (Castrol) vs. Scott Hammack (AFR Jet Car), this was his last time driving the car.

5:F-18 Just before the sound barrier.

6:USAF Thunderbirds F-16's buzzing the tower.

7:Hey! Thanks for cutting me off.

8:Gene Soucy (Pilot)/Teresa Stokes(Wing Walker) in a move they call the "Flying Lady"

Thats just 8 of about 125, which you can find HERE

Friday:

F-4:

F-15:

F/A-18:

Gene Soucy:

All Here

DARKSTI · 2006-09-22, 10:41 AM

Thursday:
F4: Sounded great, louder than the F16, but quieter than the F15.

F15 Eagle: This thing sounded amazing, shakes you to your bones.

I liked this picture, it seemed to make the F15 look even more evil.

F16: The quietest (if you can say that lol) of the 3. They (the Thunderbirds) were just doing a survey flight today, the next few days they will do the formations.

I have more from qualifing, but this should do for now

MPREZIV · 2006-09-22, 10:55 AM

Dude, you take the most OUTSTANDING pictures!!!

JonnydaJibba · 2006-09-22, 12:12 PM

Awesome. I'm gonna browse through your pics later, but did you happen to get any pics of the F-15s kicking up dust at the end of the runway?

Also: No Saab pics?!

Joeyy · 2006-09-22, 12:21 PM

Somebody has a job for the last autoX of the season.

DARKSTI · 2006-09-22, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

Awesome. I'm gonna browse through your pics later, but did you happen to get any pics of the F-15s kicking up dust at the end of the runway?

Also: No Saab pics?!

Sadly no...I tried, but where I was I couldnt get a clear shot

I do have some Saab pics ... I will post them

I was LOL'ing the whole time

DARKSTI · 2006-09-22, 12:48 PM

Ok, I didn't take many of the Saabs, because I was saving space/battery for the planes, but here are 5 that turned out halfway decent:

DARKSTI · 2006-09-22, 01:11 PM

Not the best, but 2 of the F15 kicking up dust:

Libila · 2006-09-24, 06:21 AM

I got yelled at so many times while in Tech School for looking at the Thunderbirds on the flight line while marching to class

I miss the Air Races a lot. The flight line here on Ramstein is so boring!

Great pictures DARKSTI!

tysonK · 2006-09-24, 08:59 AM

wow this thread done blowed up. cool.

GC8.Love · 2006-10-01, 10:46 PM

Man, F-15s are so hot..

E or C. Looks single seater to me, but which..?

Sorry, I left behind the aspirations of being crew chief to one awhile ago..

..all this reminds me, though..

I got to see a B-1B repeatedly (also sequentially) breaking sound on a really humid day, and really, really (extremely - how much more can a empahsize?) low altitude last summer.. Little puff-puff cotton ball thunder..

Damn me for not having the camera that day (or the battery was dead or some such nonsense..).

sperry · 2006-10-02, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GC8.Love

Man, F-15s are so hot..

E or C. Looks single seater to me, but which..?

Sorry, I left behind the aspirations of being crew chief to one awhile ago..

..all this reminds me, though..

I got to see a B-1B repeatedly (also sequentially) breaking sound on a really humid day, and really, really (extremely - how much more can a empahsize?) low altitude last summer.. Little puff-puff cotton ball thunder..

Damn me for not having the camera that day (or the battery was dead or some such nonsense..).

It's either an A, B, or C. The D and E variants are the two seaters, as those are the ones to which they added air-to-ground and all weather capabilities.

It's probably a C, since I think all the older A's and B's would have been retrofitted to C-specs by now.

The F-15 is a sweet plane... before the D came out, they used to say "Not a pound for air-to-ground"... it was truely an air seperiority fighter... probably the last one we'll ever make. Now days, if it can't do both, it's inefficient. But with planes like the SuperHornet and F-22, and of course the late model F-15's, you can have air superiority *and* a capable attack platform.

/me loves him some military aircraft.

MikeK · 2006-10-02, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

It's either an A, B, or C.

B is a two seater as well

sperry · 2006-10-02, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK

B is a two seater as well

According to the Wiki, the 2nd seat was for training only. No weapons systems from the rear seat, and was used in an air-superiority role w/o a second crew member.

But yeah, you'd certainly be able to see seat #2 in the pictures, making the plane in pics an A or C. Also the Wiki mentions that the ANG is flying F15-A's still, so if it's a National Guard plane, it's probably an A.

2006-09-21, 10:18 PM	#1
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	06 air races anyone go? i took my camera but my dumb ass forgot to charge the battery. the saab drive performance team was bad ass though. So anybody get some good pictures? __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-09-22, 07:15 AM	#3
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Last week/end. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-09-22, 07:27 AM	#4
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	I was bad ass, except I'm a dummy and didn't charge my damn battery! I was kickin myself in the pants all day. Which is very hard to do when you are wearing them. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-09-22, 08:35 AM	#5
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	I take my kids, here are some pictures. Attached Images

2006-09-22, 08:37 AM	#6
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	more Attached Images

2006-09-21, 11:13 PM	#2
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2006-09-22, 08:39 AM	#7
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	And the Thunder Bird. It's hard to take the pictures with zoom. Attached Images

2006-09-22, 08:51 AM	#8
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,474 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	I poached the action from outside the fence. You're much closer to the planes there. The F-18 demo plane broke the sound barrier about 100 yards in front of me - BOOM!!!! - he's not supposed to do that (sorry - no decent pics).

2006-09-22, 08:56 AM	#9
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Really? That shit can blow out windows for days... The announcer even said that the pilot would be in big doo doo if he did that. He said he was doing the fly by at about 690 mph... which still leaves room til he breaks the sound barrier. But thanks for the pictures guys! __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-09-22, 09:04 AM	#11
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	That's bad ass. Jets are so fuckin cool. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-09-22, 10:39 AM	#12
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	I dont think he broke the sound barrier, he probably just hit the afterburners. Like was said before, he could be in major trouble had he done that. I took pics also: Sunday: 1: Waving to the crowd. 2-51 x2 takeoff. 3:This may be the last flight of this F4 at Reno. It may be turned into a target drone. 4:Michael Goulian (Castrol) vs. Scott Hammack (AFR Jet Car), this was his last time driving the car. 5:F-18 Just before the sound barrier. 6:USAF Thunderbirds F-16's buzzing the tower. 7:Hey! Thanks for cutting me off. 8:Gene Soucy (Pilot)/Teresa Stokes(Wing Walker) in a move they call the "Flying Lady" Thats just 8 of about 125, which you can find HERE Friday: F-4: F-15: F/A-18: Gene Soucy: All Here __________________ My other car is a Canon

2006-09-22, 10:41 AM	#13
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Thursday: F4: Sounded great, louder than the F16, but quieter than the F15. F15 Eagle: This thing sounded amazing, shakes you to your bones. I liked this picture, it seemed to make the F15 look even more evil. F16: The quietest (if you can say that lol) of the 3. They (the Thunderbirds) were just doing a survey flight today, the next few days they will do the formations. I have more from qualifing, but this should do for now __________________ My other car is a Canon

2006-09-22, 10:55 AM	#14
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Dude, you take the most OUTSTANDING pictures!!! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2006-09-22, 12:12 PM	#15
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Awesome. I'm gonna browse through your pics later, but did you happen to get any pics of the F-15s kicking up dust at the end of the runway? Also: No Saab pics?! __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-09-22, 12:21 PM	#16
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Somebody has a job for the last autoX of the season.

2006-09-22, 12:48 PM	#18
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Ok, I didn't take many of the Saabs, because I was saving space/battery for the planes, but here are 5 that turned out halfway decent: __________________ My other car is a Canon Last edited by DARKSTI; 2006-09-22 at 12:57 PM.

2006-09-22, 01:11 PM	#19
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Not the best, but 2 of the F15 kicking up dust: __________________ My other car is a Canon

2006-09-24, 06:21 AM	#20
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	I got yelled at so many times while in Tech School for looking at the Thunderbirds on the flight line while marching to class I miss the Air Races a lot. The flight line here on Ramstein is so boring! Great pictures DARKSTI!

2006-09-24, 08:59 AM	#21
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	wow this thread done blowed up. cool. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2006-10-01, 10:46 PM	#22
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	Man, F-15s are so hot.. E or C. Looks single seater to me, but which..? Sorry, I left behind the aspirations of being crew chief to one awhile ago.. ..all this reminds me, though.. I got to see a B-1B repeatedly (also sequentially) breaking sound on a really humid day, and really, really (extremely - how much more can a empahsize?) low altitude last summer.. Little puff-puff cotton ball thunder.. Damn me for not having the camera that day (or the battery was dead or some such nonsense..). __________________ "Lemon curry?!" Last edited by GC8.Love; 2006-10-01 at 10:53 PM.

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