The 2022 race proved the annual all-women Air Race Classic is more than a race.
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A return to tradition for the Air Race Classic
This June, women pilots from all over the U.S. will gather at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida to begin the 2022 Air Race Classic.
115 pilots set to compete in Air Race Classic
The race begins at 8 a.m. June 21, 2022, when 50 planes will launch full throttle, 30 seconds apart, down the runway at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida. From there, they will embark on a 2,548-mile course that ends June 24 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Sport Air Racing League prepares for takeoff
Races are open to all pilots flying propeller driven factory and experimental aircraft. There is a class for all types of aircraft, according to organizers.
Racing from Florida to Indiana
Registration opens Jan. 3, 2022, for the 45th annual Air Race Classic.
Scenes from the 2021 Reno Air Races
A return to Reno.
STOL Drag: Making good pilots better
A new training program makes history, earning FAA accreditation to teach pilots how to become STOL Drag race pilots. And even if those pilots never race, they still become better pilots, says STOL Drag’s creator.
Staggerwing opera makes its debut
The one-hour opera dramatizes the historic flight of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in the 1936 Bendix Air Race, the first time that the prestigious aviation competition permitted women to participate.
Halloween air race tickets on sale
Air Race 1 will host an air race October 30-31 at San Angelo Regional Airport/Mathis Field (KSJT).