The action continued on Friday at the 53rd National Championship Air Races in Reno.

 Spectators gathered in the desert heat to watch Jet, Sport and T-6 class races, and were treated to a demonstration by the Blue Angels elite flight squadron, which performed every day of the week.

Take a peek at some photos from the adrenalin-pumping event below.

A sport class heat comes out of the valley Friday morning at Reno.

A line of T-6 Texans waits patiently in the desert sun for their turn to turn up the heat.

While the Sport Class races, the L-39 Albatros Invictus, piloted by Zachary McNeill, taxis in front of the iconic home pylon.

The Lancair Legacy Coming in Hot, piloted by Park City, Utah's Peter Zaccagnino, whizzes by.

An Aero L-29 jet departs.

The T-6 Abracadabra goes through some pre-race checks.

Planes in the jet class race overhead at speeds over 500 mph.

The Blue Angels team lines up before its performance.

Arresting hook down, the Blue Angels make a pass in carrier landing configuration as the Sport Class planes line up elsewher for their heat.

Vying for the initial advantage, there go Midnight Express, Ole 58 and Eros into the first turn in the T-6 race.