page_title: Sharp Nemesis NXT
section_title: Records
hierarchical_section_title: Sharp Nemesis NXT / Records
caption_attribution_description: Reno Air Races 2009
context_page_description: The Sharp Nemesis NXT is a sport-class kit-built aircraft. It is designed for air racing. It was designed by Nemesis Air Racing's president Jon Sharp, as a follow-on to the Sharp Nemesis. It is a single seat, single engine, low wing, retractable gear kit aircraft. As designed, the aircraft is powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-NXT Thunderbolt six-cylinder engine.
  In 2011 the German company Air-C-Race became the official builder.
context_section_description: On July 30, 2008, Sharp set an FAI class C1b world record for speed over a straight 3 km (1.9 mi) course at 573.46 km/h (356.33 mph). 
  On September 20, 2009, Sharp won the Super Sport Gold race at Reno with a speed of 407.061 mph (655.101 km/h). 
  On September 16, 2009, Sharp qualified first with a speed of 412.554 mph (663.941 km/h) for the top spot in the Super Sport class at Reno. 
  On September 17, 2009, Sharp set a Super Sport race record of 383.292 mph (616.849 km/h).
  On September 18, 2009, Sharp beat the previous day's record with a speed of 399.336 mph (642.669 km/h).
  On September 19, 2009, hit 406.051 mph (653.476 km/h), flying the first homebuilt aircraft ever to exceed 400 mph (640 km/h) average race speed on the Reno course.
  On September 20, 2009 Sharp won the Super Sport Gold race at a record speed of 407.061 mph (655.101 km/h).  He earned his 15th National Championship (another record) completing the "Record a Day and Two on Sunday" Reno campaign of 2009.
caption: Jon Sharp's N333XT at Reno, 2009
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