The 2025 Air Race Classic (ARC) is an all-woman cross-country aviation race, tracing its roots back to the 1929 Women's Air Derby.
The race emphasizes pilot skill over speed, with teams of at least two women competing to beat their aircraft's unique handicap by the greatest margin.
This year's event saw 64 teams in 41 piston-powered aircraft cover approximately 2,426 miles over four days, flying from Fairhope, Alabama, to Spokane, Washington.
Winners were declared in both the Competition Class (Team 41 "Skybound Scotts") and the Intercollegiate Class (Team 22 "Frozen" from the University of North Dakota).
The all-woman race traces its roots back to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby when a handful of notable aviatrixes of the time, including Amelia Earhart, Bobby Trout, Louise Thaden, and Pancho Barnes, took off from Clover Field in Santa Monica, California, heading for Cleveland. These women flew solo in single-engine aircraft.
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Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
