Two of the aerobatic acts that were supposed to perform were grounded because of the Cap232 wing problem. That's why the performances were (yawn) not up to par.
I like the jets - but never saw the T28s race.
I think the rocket racing will be silly - but I'm willing to give it a chance. I'll check in with my L39 pals and see if they have more info.
PS... have you see the 16R video about Van Nuys Airport yet? It's AWESOME!!
I saw parts of the 16R streaming video on the website but it wasn't out at that time (in post production). I had forgotten about it until you just mentioned it. I'll have to go back and buy a copy.
The T-28's were awesome! Close racing like the T-6s but faster and louder (if that's possible). Everybody who was there for the demo race thought iut was great! I was kind of disappointed when it didn't come back the next year. I think it was killed by politics between the T-28 guys and RARA...which is a shame.