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Obviously a huge amount of work and she looks great but it is a shame that many of the highly modified Reno racers seem to be gettiing converted back to stock configuration. I appreciate that from an owners point of view a stock Mustang is far more usable but each reno racer is unique and they are a significant part of the history of the Mustang and of the history of unlimited air racing.
I believe Strega, Voodoo and Dago Red no longer exist in racing form and we tragically lost the latest incarnation of Galloping Ghost, probably the Reno racer with the longest racing history, along with an extraordinary pilot and engineer last year. I know many here believe the butchering of Mustangs to create racers is sacrilege but when most were originally converted to race Mustangs were comparatively easy to come by and the racers are/were all incredible feats of engineering to wring that last bit of speed from the old fighter.