The 2025 Air Race Classic (ARC) was an all-woman cross-country aviation race, spanning 2,426 miles from Fairhope, Alabama, to Spokane, Washington, over four days in June.
Teams consist of at least two women pilots, from various backgrounds, competing in either Competition or Collegiate classes.
Winning is determined by pilot skill, where teams aim to beat their aircraft's unique handicap by the greatest margin, rather than outright speed.
Team 41 "Skybound Scotts" (Lauren Scott and Rebecca Carroll) won the Competition Class, and Team 22 "Frozen" from the University of North Dakota won the Intercollegiate Class.
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.
