At the start of Thursday's race, from left to right: Roger Claypool in his Zivko Edge, Brain Damage (Race 6); Mike Jones in his Glasair III, Warp Speed Wanda (Race 10); David Cronin in his Glasair III, For God's Glory (Race 1); Lee Behel in his Lancair Legacy (Race 5); John Parker in his Thunder Mustang, Blue Thunder (Race 351).