PHOTOS: Pylon Racing Seminar

Two T-6s race trough heat waves at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012 as students, certified racers and instructors take to the air to learn or hone their skills on air racing.

Two T-6s race trough heat waves at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012 as students, certified racers and instructors take to the air to learn or hone their skills on air racing.

Michael Pfleger, a certified race pilot, flies his T-6 past the home pylon Friday June 16, 2012 during the pylon racing seminar at the Reno-Stead Airport.

Two T-6s race trough heat waves at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012 as students, certified racers and instructors take to the air to learn or hone their skills on air racing.

Two T-6s race trough heat waves at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012 as students, certified racers and instructors take to the air to learn or hone their skills on air racing.

Two T-6s race trough heat waves at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012 as students, certified racers and instructors take to the air to learn or hone their skills on air racing.

T-6s fly in formation as part of their training during the Pylon Racing Seminar at the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012. Student pilots must qualify now if they want to race in September at the Reno National Championship Air Races.

Eric Zine is a certified Biplane racer attending this year's Pylon Racing Seminar at the Reno-Stead Airport.

A crew member prepares to start a sport class plane on the ramp of the Reno-Stead Airport Friday June 15, 2012.

A sport class plane is towed to the ramp Friday June 15, 2012 during the annual Pylon Racing Seminar at the Reno-Stead Airport.

Rodney Hightower, a student and T-6 pilot, on Friday June 15, 2012 talks about the Pylon Racing Seminar, a prelude to the Reno National Championship Air Races, being held this week at the Reno-Stead Airport.

T-6s sit on the ramp following their flight Friday June 16, 2012 at the annual pylon racing seminar, part of the Reno Air Races, at the Reno-Stead Airport.

Mike Houghton, president and CEO of the Reno National Championship Air Races, talks Friday June 15, 2012 of the changes to the race course for the air races after last year's tragic fatal accident that killed pilot Jimmy Leeward and several spectators.

Bill Pearce crouches in the shade of a jet while waiting for more planes to take to the air Friday June 15, 2012 during the annual Pylon Racing Seminar, part of the Reno National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport.