Reno Air Racing Association

2008 National Championship Air Races

Application to Participate

Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV, USA
FIELD ELEVATION:	5046 MSL
COORDINATES:	N 39° 40.04’ W 119° 52.53’
RUNWAYS:	08/26 7600 x 150 feet 14/32 9080 x 150 feet

important dates
APPLY BY:	Mon 30 Jun
SUBMIT DOCS BY:	Fri 01 Aug
PRACTICE:	Sun 07 Sep
QUALIFYING:	Mon 08 Sep [AM and PM] Tue 09 Sep [AM and PM] Wed 10 Sep [AM only]
RACES:	Wed 10 Sep [PM] - Sun 14 Sep

general information

Pilots interested in receiving from the Reno Air Racing Association an invitation to participate in the 2008 National Championship Air Races must download and complete the APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE.

The Application contains the following items:

Information Letter: overview of application process, notable items, and procedural requirements & changes
Operational Rules and Regulations - Reno/Stead Airport: fuel, oxygen, support equipment & personnel, traffic restrictions, maintenance, first aid, and emergency information
Entrant's Checklist: comprehensive list of required documentation
Entry Form
Credential Form: request credentials for vehicles, crew, and support personnel [all credentials are issued at on-site pilot registration]
Prize Money Information form: to whom do we make out the check?

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Participant Merchandise Sales requirements: information about selling merchandise in the pits or the concession areas
Pit Area Concession Application: must be submitted whether or not you will be selling merchandise in the pits
Participant Insurance Requirements: make sure your insurance coverage is complete
Race Pilot, Alternate Pilot, and Aircraft Owner(s) Release of Liability
Pilot Data: pilot information and photo
Pilot Medical Information: emergency contact information and flight review certification
Alternate Pilot Data
Alternate Pilot Medical Information
Aircraft Data and Safety Data Information: aircraft description, battery/fluids/escape system information
Safety Data Sheet Diagram: top and side view sketches or photos of aircraft indicating locations of batteries, fluids, escape system

Please note that:

All entries received by Mon 30 Jun 2008 will be considered "on-time". Any entries accepted after Mon 30 Jun 2008 will be considered "conditional".
All applicants must also submit a fully completed entry package no later than Fri 01 Aug 2008 to preserve their on-time application status. A completed entry package must include all required entry information, pilot/alternate pilot (if applicable) information, aircraft information and photos as identified in the "Entrant’s Checklist" included in the package.
RARA is not permitted to accept any documents from prior years. All entrants must submit all new paperwork. Entrants who submit paperwork as part of their participation in this year's Pylon Racing Seminar [PRS] are not required submit duplicate paperwork with their race application as long as no information has changed and the information submitted at PRS is still current/valid through Sun 14 Sep.

retrieve the package

To download the complete application package, select the checkbox below and click on the "Accept" button.