Headed for Glory

I caught up with "Precious Metal" and Pilot/Owner Thom Richard September 04th as they made their way across Texas in route to Reno Nevada for the 2014 National Championship Air Races. They will be competing in the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) during the event which runs September 10-14, 2014.

Here you can see Thom is downloading the flight plan from his laptop to the aircrafts on board computer. (click image for more detail) He will stop in Carlsbad, New Mexico and then Phoenix, Arizona before arriving at his destination in Reno, Nevada.

Good luck to Thom and Precious Metal as they compete for the win this week. For those who may be interested, the races can be streamed live at LiveAirshowTV.com

Precious Metal is a modified P-51 XR powered by a mighty Rolls Royce 3200 horse power Griffon V-12 engine with contra-rotating props, making PM truly a one-of-a-kind aircraft.

Certainly nothing to critique about this photo...compliment yes, critique no.  ;)  Fantastic subject, and a unique capture.  Well done.   I am so dam envious of the pilot/owner!

Lupo,

A nice POV, colors, and excellent post-processing.  I like it. 

Really a wonderful work, I love it a lot: 6!

A very nicely composed beautiful result, Lupo!