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AIR RACE CLASSIC GEARS UP FOR 2018 RACE
Preparations are under way for the 42nd Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, to be held June 19-22, 2018.
Next year's competition will begin in Sweetwater, Texas, where the Women Airforce Service Pilots trained for military service during World War II. The National WASP WWII Museum will host the racers at the Start as they get ready to wing their way to Alva, Oklahoma; Beatrice, Nebraska; Faribault, Minnesota; Galesburg, Illinois; Auburn, Indiana; Cadillac, Michigan; Newark, Ohio; Penn Yan, New York, and, finally, the Terminus at Fryeburg, Maine.
The ARC web site will soon have details about the 2018 race, including everything prospective racers need to know about flying the race and how to register.
Registration will open January 2, 2018 at noon Eastern Time.
Keep checking back for important information and updates on the 2018 Air Race Classic.
ABOUT THE AIR RACE CLASSIC
Air Race Classic Inc. is an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization with a mission of encouraging and educating current and future female pilots, increasing public awareness of general aviation, demonstrating women's roles in aviation, and preserving and promoting the tradition of pioneering women in aviation. For more information, go to airraceclassic.org. Follow Air Race Classic on Facebook.
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