Highly skilled pilots from around the world converged at Reno-Stead Airport once again for the 53rd National Championship Air Races.

about 120 airplanes competed in a number of race classes, including the Sport and T-6 classes captured in photos below.

Pilot Andrew Findlay flies his Super Lancair Legacy "One Moment" on Thursday morning in the Sport Class race.

Also competing in the Sport Class was Kevin Eldridge in "Relentless."

Bob Mills races in the Sport Class with his Thunder Mustang "Clas Thunder."

Peter Balmer competes in the Sport Class in "Swiss Thunder."

Retired military and airline pilot Lynn Farnsworth rounds out the Sport Class on Thursday in "Miss Karen II."

Three planes round the home pylon at the start of Thursday's T-6 Texan Race start.

Three T-6 Texans vie for initial advantage during the first lap.

The T-6s round Pylon 3 during the race.

Chris LaFace flies the SNJ-4 Midnight Express.