Sitting behind a screaming Merlin engine at over 500 mph, shaking the ground as the planes pass the crowd, so close that you can see the whites of their eyes, each pilot pushes his plane to extreme limits to be the first to cross the finish line.

 

The National Championship Air Races that take place each year in Reno, Nevada are the most exhilliarating and exciting motor sport in the entire world - bar none.

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Reno Racers follows the race teams as they prepare for this aviation spectacle each season, building and tuning their aircraft like fine swiss watches that thunder round a course that will send chills down your spine.