Ron Buccarelli in the Unlimited Class Air Racer, Race 38, Precious Metal, over Lakeland, Florida, USA. Precious Metal features a Mk. 57 Rolls Royce Griffon V-12 motor from an Avro Shackleton bomber, a P-51D airframe, a P-51H tail, and other modifications for speed.

Precious Metal won her Bronze outing at Reno in 2003 and has recently participated in the Aviation Nation display at Nellis AFB, Nevada, where the Unlimited Class is featured in Boyd Gaming's Las Vegas Style Air Racing demonstrations. Aviation Nation is promoted by Bob Avery's World of Wings (WoW), which plans a permanent Air Racing site in the Las Vegas area and regularly schedule Air Races for purse.

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