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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Oliver Holmes

‘World’s fastest motor sport’: Reno air races to end after six decades

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A scene from the 2012 Reno air races. Photograph: AJ Pics/Alamy

The Reno air races, billed as the world’s fastest motor sport, in which pilots fly upwards of 500 mph (800 kmh) 50 feet (15 metres) off the ground, will hold its final event in the Nevada city after being evicted from the airport, the organisers have said.

The competition’s board of directors announced in a statement that “with heavy hearts” the September 2023 race would be the last held at the airfield.

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