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World's Fastest
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Just for you:
The
1994
Reno Air Races
And Airshow
Hear The Engines As The Airplanes
Scream
Around The Course
Hi,
My name is Craig Stanford. I've been crazy about airplanes ever since I
was about three years old and air racing since I was about eight.. I
finally got my pilot's license in 1978
and started going to
airshows right away. I went to every airshow and air racing event that
I could until I had a
major sroke in October of 1994.
I still remember the first time that I saw and heard a P-51 at an
airshow in 1979. The sight and sound of that P-51 is permanently etched
in my
mind. After that experience, I would judge an airshow partly by how
many warbirds showed up.
After attending a lot of airshows, I decided that the Reno Air
Races and Airshow and the Abbotsford airshows
were the best. I liked Abbotsford because the Canadian Ministry of
Transport is a lot looser than the F.A.A.. I have a picture of one of
the Blue Angels flying only 75 ft. above the Abbotsford main
entrance.The F.A.A.
would never let that happen in the U.S..
I have always liked the Reno and Airshow because of the Unlimiteds. Nowhere else in the
world can you see and hear WWII fighters racing against each other.
These airplanes can actually race at
speeds that are twice as fast as the
fastest auto racers!
Now you too can you too can enjoy air
racing as the
Unlimiteds and the other racers scream around the course at speeds
approaching 500 mph while only 50 ft. above the Nevada desert!
An airshow too!
The nice thing about
Reno is that there is always something going on because inbetween each
race an airshow act performs.
Seeing
the Unlimiteds
race is the nearest thing to seeing them in their natural
environment: combat! You
can't see this kind of action
anywhere else!
Now you
can
watch the races from the comfort of your own easychair, this means that
you don't have to
listen to the kids say," are we
there yet? "
- The
Unlimiteds only race once a year, in the same place, Reno, Nevada. So
unless you live near Reno, you'll have to incur the expense to travel
to watch the races. After you buy this
video, you won't have
to!
I remember seeing the
Reno Air Races and Airshow on the Wide World of Sports when I
was a kid. Back then, all we had was a black and white TV and the
coverage only lasted for about five minutes, but I knew that air racing
was
something that I wanted to see in person.
I finally got to go in
1979. I talked a guy at work into driving his VW
bus down. Reno was only 625 miles from where we lived, the problem was
that
there was no direct way there and there were a lot of possible routes
taking the backroads. Naturally, we took the wrong route and a trip
that should have taken us 10 hours took 12. We ended up
coasting down a hill
into Reno with an empty gas tank at 10:30P.M..
.
We spent that night in
a hotel, but we were on a budget, so we spent
the next few nights camped out in vacant lots.
All in all, we had to
put up with a lot of hardships, but the Air Races
and Airshow lasted for three days ( it's fiver now ) and that made it
worth it!
Most of the
Unlimiteds are WWII fighters
As long as I have
been
a pilot, I have always made it a habit to look
at the airplanes at each airport that I stop at. I usually see Cessnas
and Pipers with a few
other
brands occasionslly in the mix.
In all the years that
I've been looking, I've never seen an ex-military
fighter
aircraft, except at airshows.
Even an airshow is
lucky to have just one or two of
these unique
aircraft in attendence.
When they fly at
airshows they usually
make two or three high speed passes
in front of the crowd and that's it.
The neat thing about
the Reno Air Races and Airshow is that
dozens
of ex-militaty fighers
(unlimiteds) show up and duke it out going as fast as they can go. Reno
is the only place in the
country that I know of where unlimited aircraft can race each other.
You've probably heard of the Red Bull Air Races and are thinking "hey,
what about them?"
I think they are great because they are many new people to the sport of
air racing..
Unfortunately, there
arn't any unlimiteds in the Red
Bull Air Races. For unlimiteds you have to go to Reno.
By the way, some of
these Unlimiteds have had millions of dollars spent
on them to get them ready for air racing. You get to see and hear the
results of all the work and money spent!
Are You Ready To See And Hear The
Excitement?
Why do I say that?
Because nothing can compare to the sound of supercharged Rolls Royce
Merlin and
Pratt & Whitney engines as they scream around the pylons at full
power. When they are off in the distance, they sound like a bunch of
angry bumblebees roaring towards the grandstands. Just the sound alone
of the racers and the airshow performers is enough to create
excitement!
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The element of danger is real...
Yes,
Nascar is dangerous, but when the cars stop spinning, the drivers can
just step out. If they blow an engine, same result. This is not the
case with air racing. Blown engines happen frequently in air racing
too. The difference is that a blown engine is just the beginning of a
race pilot's problems. He is still going hundreds of miles per hour; he
probably can't see because of all the oil on his windsheild; and he
still has to land his striken airplane if he wants to live.
See
a video that is
truly in home
movie format;
not an overproduced Hollywood type documentary with a music
soundtrack (those things drive me crazy!)..
- See Lefty
Gardner fly
one of his last airshow
performances in his P-38L Lightning
-
See Delmar Benjamin do aerobatic in his replica GeeBee R-2
- See
other
world famous airshow acts perform
between races (there's always something going on!).
- See
a real
wing walker hold on as his pilot
performs
aerobatic manuevers.
- Buy
this video for
yourself or get it as a gift for a friend or
relative that's hard to buy for.
I remember about 15
years ago I was in Reno for the air races. While I
was playing blackjack, I overheard a guy say to his friend that he
figured that a trip to Reno cost about $300.00 per day. The friend
agreed that that was about right. I hate to think of what that figure
would be today.
This
DVD will only cost you a fraction of what it would cost to go to
Reno to see the Air Races in person!
Some people buy a DVD,
watch it once and never watch it again. This
isn't that kind of DVD.
I watch over and over
again, you'll want to too!
Wait...That's Not All...
All of the race planes
are rare. All of the Unlimiteds are ex-military fighters. Most are from
the WWII era, most are representative of just a handfull of the type
that are still flying.
The T-6's/SNJ's are from
WWII and the years immediately following the
war.
The formula ones are all
homebuilt and are all one of a kind.
Included on this DVD for
your enjoyment is not only footage of some of theair racing and
airshow action, but also some of the airplanes that are too rare to
race, so they are displayed for viewing on the ramp. Airplanes on this
DVD include:
P-51D's, Sea Furies, F8F
Bearcats, F6FHellcat, SBD Dauntless ( one of
only three flying ) F4UCorsairs, P-51A, B-25, B-17, P-38L, Yak 3,
T-6/SNJ's, Formula Ones, Pitts S2S, BD-10, Gee Bee replica, plus all of
the other airshow planes and several modern military planes
Where else could you see
so many rare airplanes in one place?.
In addition, this DVD
includes the all important people watching scenes. Let's face it,
whenever we are at a public event, people watching is an
important part of that event.
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How Much Is
This DVD?
This DVD has an hour and 17 minutes of
action on it and only costs $14.95!
The best parts are that the shipping
is free
because I pay for it
and there is no sales tax because
I live in Oregon where there is no
sales tax!
.A way to put it
into perspective is to think about a night out at
the movies. How much do you think you may spend on just the admission
and snacks for you and a friend ? I'm willing to bet that it would be a
lot more than the cost of this DVD. Also, you can watch the DVD agaun
and again.
Shipping
As I said before, I'll pay for the
shipping. Your .DVD will be shipped out within 24 hours of your order by first
class mail. We will send it to any address in the U. S that you
specify by first
class mail.
International orders will be shipped by first class international mail.
Guarantee
Most items
sold on the internet have a 30 day guarantee or if you aere
very lucky, you might even get a 90 day guarantee..
With us you will get a
full 12 month
guarantee. If you
decide for
any reason within 12 months of
your purchase, that you don't want your
DVD anymore, send it back in any condition and I will either send you
another copy or
I'll even send you your money back! No
questions asked! In other words, you are fully protected by our 12 month guarantee.
One reason that I'm offering a 12 month guarantee is that this DVD
hasn't been out long enough yet for me to collect a lot of
testimonials. Testimonials make people feel comfortable about their
purchase. I want you to feel comfortable with your purchase, so I'm
offering this tremendous guarantee.
Bonus!!!
When you buy this DVD,
I will also include my footage of the 1979
Abbotsford, B.C. airshow.
Unfortunately, this footage is silent and it's only about eight minutes
long because it was originally shot on
Super 8 film.
One of the featured airplanes on this footage is the Avro
Vulcan. It was the symbol of the Abbotsford show for years, but
it was retired by the RAF in 1984 with only one privately owned
example
still flying. .You may have
seen one in an old James Bond movie (Thunderball, I believe). One was
landed on the ocean and then sank to the bottom where the bad guys
stole
the nuclear bombs
and so on.
This footage is
valuable because there are several other planes on it besides the
Vulcan that are hard to find or are just plain no longer flying.
As I said before, now you can watch these airplanes fly once again from
the comfort of your own easychair.
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As I mentioned before,
I had a stroke. I actually
suffered an aneurysm and resulting stroke
in October
of 1994. I thought that strokes only happened to old people and I was
only 42, but I found out the hard way that strokes can happen at any
age.
My doctors said that I must have had a congenital defect in one of the
arteries in my brain.
I can't work any longer and disability doesn't quite pay all
the bills, so I've decided to sell some of my home movies. If you share
my passion for fast airplanes, then this DVD is for you!
If you would
like to see and hear the excitement of air racing in a true home
movie format that is
not an over-produced Hollywood type documentary, then order now!
Speaking of over-produced Hollywood-type documentaries, I hate it when
a video that I really wanted to watch, has music dubed onto it instead
of the "real"
sound. I promise that this video doesn't have any music covering up the
"real" sound.
I'm sorry to have to say that the
phenomena of the air
races may not
last much longer because even in 1994 there were concerns that
the Reno
suburbs were getting too close to the race course. The race course
covers a ten mile circumference through the sagebrush. In addition, the
FAA
requires evacuation of all buildings within 1500 ft. of the race
course. The result is that the race organizers can't possibly raise all
the money to buy the land they would need.
Even though the
races are only hanging on by a thread, they have been frozen in time on
this DVD, so you can still watch them at home anytime
you
want by popping this DVD into your player.
Since
I'm including the Abbotsford Airshow footage, that means that you
are getting two shows for less than $7.50 each
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Warm Regards,
Craig Stanford
P.S. If you would like to
experience the excitement of the Reno Air Races and Airshow from the
comfort of
your own living room and without the expense and hassle of traveling to
Reno (remember, you won't have to listen to the kids say, "are we there
yet") then this video is for you! You get to
see the
Unlimiteds, the T-6/SNJ's,
the
Formula Ones, the Airshow
Acts
and the
static displays. In addition, you get the very rare footage from
the
1979
Abbotsford Airshow as a bonus.
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