The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), the organization that has produced the National Championship Air Races (NCAR) since 1964 and is now based in Roswell, New Mexico, has unveiled a new Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) scholarship in partnership with Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell (ENMU-Roswell).
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Registration opens for Air Race Classic
Women pilots will take off June 17, from H. L. Sonny Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, for a 2,426 statute mile competition across nine states that ends at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington.
Looking for a propeller
A Hollywood stunt pilot and Reno air racer is on the hunt for a racing propeller for “Little Mike,” a midget racer owned by Mike Dewey.
Dates for 2025 National Championship Air Races revealed
Dates for the 2025 National Championship Air Races (NCAR) will be Wednesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 14 in the event’s new home of Roswell, New Mexico.
Trojan horse almost made it as Unlimited racer
Tributes to the North American T-28 Trojan trainer in its 75th anniversary year included placement on the Warbirds in Review ramp at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, where a rare experimental Unlimited air racing version from the past was on display and in discussion.
Route for 2025 Air Race Classic unveiled
The 2025 race will take off June 17, 2025, from H.L. Sonny Callahan Airport (KCQF) in Fairhope, Alabama, and end June 20 at Felts Field Airport (KSFF) in Spokane, Washington.
A twist on tradition for 2024 Air Derby
The ARC Air Derby is a VFR flight flown during daylight hours on a single day between Sept. 27 and Oct. 10, 2024. The objectives are for each team to design a route that conforms to the ARC Air Derby Rules, estimate the time it will take them to fly that route, and then fly it as close to their estimated time as possible.
Big distance and bigger fun
The Air Race Classic is all about flying the “perfect” cross-country.
47th annual Air Race Classic prepares for takeoff
Women pilots are gearing up for the 47th annual Air Race Classic, which takes off June 18, 2024, from Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale, Illinois, and ending 2,610-statute miles later at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland, Colorado, on June 21.