Racing Jets Inc, kicks off its "Annual Membership Drive" for the 2019 Air Racing Season Full Membership $ 100 Annual Full Member (Racers and Owners) Due Prior to Pylon Racing Seminar beginning on June 7, 2018 Race Number $ 50 Annual Required for each aircraft entered Due Prior to Pylon Racing Seminar beginning on June 7, 2018 Associate Membership $ 25 Annual Associate Members can pay anytime during the current race year Simply log on to www.RacingJets.com and click on "Membership" where you can pay via PayPal or with a Credit Card. Important Dates: 2019 Pre-PRS Formation Clinic "FAST" June 2-4 2019...

Summary of RARA Class President's Meeting on February 22-23, 2018 RJI Class Members attending: Jeff Turney Rick Vandam Pete Zaccagnino Mike Steiger Minh Venator Steve Picatti Reno Air Racing Association: Fred Telling appointed as CEO and retains Chairmanship of RARA Board 2017 Race Season resulted in a loss of approx $300K Primarily attributed to low ticket sales due to marketing strategy RARA committed to updating event venue and marketing efforts Added emphasis on leveraging Social Media as additional marketing tool Added emphasis on earlier event promotion through multiple media sources RARA Announced "no reduction" in base purse to classes from...

Reno Air Racing Association Announces Fred Telling as CEO The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is pleased to announce that Fred Telling, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RARA, has also been named CEO of the organization, effective immediately. Joey Scolari, a member of the RARA Board of Directors who had stepped into the role of Interim CEO when former CEO Mike Crowell left the organization, made the announcement. Tony Logoteta, Chief Operating Officer of RARA, will continue in his role of overseeing the day-to-day operations. Telling’s experience with RARA is extensive, having been a participant in the National...

To: RJI Members Date: December 19, 2017 From: Jeff Turney Re: December 2017 Update Happy Holidays Jet Racers.... Just before you settle in for the Holidays with Family and Friends, a quick update for the upcoming 2018 Racing Season: - Annual RARA Class President's Meeting:  Scheduled for February 22-23, during which a workshop will be conducted in conjunction with FAA, RARA, and Class Technical Representatives to help develop a more "standardized" technical inspection program. Steve Picatti and Minh Venator will be representing the Jet Class. - Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS): An "abbreviated" PRS will take place on June 7-10 due...

By: Nathan Harnagel It is commonly held that the second year in a university education program can result in a slump in performance, particularly if the first year was relatively spectacular.  My experience racing jets during my first year in 2016 surprised everyone including my own team.  It would be tough to top that in a second year effort.  None-the-less, our racing team came together in a remarkable way and held on to the objective level of performance set last year. In all racing, but particularly air racing, the results are not necessarily predetermined before the contest happens.  In addition...

To: RJI Members Date: September 26, 2017 From: Jeff Turney Re: Wrap-up of the 2017 National Championship Air Races Dear members- Racing Jets Inc., wraps up our successful 2017 racing season with sincere thanks for the generous support of our Sponsors: Epic Aircraft Grand Sierra Resort Embraer Executive Aircraft Avloft Technologies Ladd-Gardner Aviation Insurance My Go Flight Warriors TapHouse TacAir Kleenmaster Products North American Embroidery Oregon Aero Bruce’s Custom Covers Tom Harter It was a week of exciting, fast paced 500+ MPH racing, outstanding competition, and unparalleled camaraderie displayed among all of our race teams and crews. Racing Results: Jet...

To:  RJI Members Date:  September 4, 2017 From:  Rick Vandam Re:  National Championship Air Races 2017 Members We are in our last week for preparation for this year National Championship Air Races. Just to be sure that you might have all your arrival information and be ready to go when you arrive, I wanted to resend all the arrival information and to have it posted online for reference. So attached to this letter is the RARA arrival letter, the Jet Class arrival letter and a copy of the preliminary schedule for the qualification periods and show schedule. A temporary tower...

To: RJI Members Date: Aug 2, 2017 From: Rick Vandam Re: NCAR Update Dear Members- We are now only 5 weeks from the start of the Air Races this year and we’re looking forward to a very successful race this year. First off, I would like to share a bit of bad news. This past weekend Shifty’s Assistant Air Boss, Jon Proehl was killed in an auto accident. Jon was a pilot with American Airlines as well as a member of the Nevada Air National Guard with Jeff and myself. We will all miss having Jon with us. With this...

To: RJI Members Date: June 24, 2017 From: Rick Vandam Re: Mike Crowell Resignation Dear Jet Class Members, We received word today that the President of the Reno Air Race Association, Mike Crowell, has resigned effective immediately. In the official statement (attached), it is noted that Mike is stepping down to focus on his wife’s health. Donna has been battling cancer for some time now, and we, as a class, wish Mike and Donna all the best, and send our hopes and prayers for a full recovery. We’d also like to thank Mike for his hard work to return the...

By Nathan Harnagel In addition to certifying new race pilots, Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS) is an opportunity for returning qualified racers to practice and review racing skills.  Several qualified racers participated in 2017.  It was my first chance to come back as a qualified racer and I have been asked to write a short summary of some lessons relearned about operating these type aircraft and flying them in formation and on the race course. The Classic Jets Aircraft Association (CJAA) conducts FAA recognized formation training at various events throughout the year to qualify jet pilots for flying air show formations...