2017 STIHL National Championship Air Races on NBC Sports (2 of 3)

[@davidsmithson9236]

Nice move making the graphics so distracting. What were they thinking?

[@controllineprecisionaeroba7454]

Bring back TSUNAMI and Skip Holm! 🌊

[@justarandomclonetrooperwit8119]

Everybody gangsta till the japanese pilot pulls up with an a6m2 zero

[@pizzasubs]

I have been a starter for my form of racing for a lot of years now and almost always use a green flag to start our races, but have really noiced and know thats it all because of the altitude of the planes that you need to use EXTREAMLY BIG flags just so that the pilots can actually see thewm, but if you dont mind me asking, first off, actually how BIG are those flags that use use, and secondly, about how much do those flags actually weigh, I just wanted to see If I would actually be able to wave one or not...LOL

[@CostiganCreations]

When are the finals going to be uploaded part 3? I’ve already seen it on the live stream. But watching the nbc sports production of this, is much nicer. I want to see the unlimited golds awesome finish!!

[@pizzasubs]

when the Bi-plane race was run, Noticed that Jake in Bad Mojo was just wearing a Ball cap meaning no helmet, guessing helmets are not required in these smaller classes????? Saw the strangest thing on Sam Swifts Bi-plane, attached to one or more of his cables on the left side of his plane was an actual arrow from a bow and arrow set, why in the heck would he have that attached to the plane?? LOL

[@daveholmgren]

Biplanes typically have a rod to eliminate fluttering of the streamlined flying wires- where they cross between the wings. They're called 'javelins'. When a javelin comes off the flying wires you will get a seriously nasty (potentially destructive) sine wave flutter going on in your wires. Using an arrow for your javelin is a fun way to look faster. Any drag reduction would be a bonus, but they do look cool, don't they?