This a great video of the 2013 air races in Reno, NV. It has some cockpit shots from the winning aircraft; a souped up P-51 Mustang fighter plane with the name "Voodoo" painted on it.
The video shows the pilot working arse off trying to keep the aircraft under control as it averaged around 482 mph (419 knots for you real pilots), at about 500 feet AGL around the course. At one point, the pilot just firewalls the throttle to full engine RPM and uses both hands to fly the control stick. When he finally lands, he is congratulated by his ground crew and he asks them for a 'F___ing beer.' They pass him an ice-cold Budweiser.
That kind of flying would make my hair stand up on my head. It's crazy-dangerous to fly an aircraft like that.....