When the Reno Air Races first came to Microsoft Flight Simulator in November 2021, racing around the pylons meant paying for the privilege.
Sim Update 7 is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as version 1.9.18.0, and its biggest addition is the National Championship Air Races, now listed in the Activities menu.
The air races come back as part of the base sim The road here has been a bit winding.
The racing mode only became an official SU7 feature when the first beta build went out on September 11.
The four racing aircraft got a lot of attention in the final notes.