The Air Race Classic last held an actual race event in 2019, when it celebrated its 44th year. With pandemic restrictions in place last June—the month the event is normally held—and projected to still curb large gatherings early this summer, the ARC organization searched for a solution that would be better than cancelling the historic women’s air race for a second year. To this end, ARC has created the 2021 Air Derby, a one-day circuit race that can be flown on a user-determined course any time between June 12 and 26, 2021.
Registration Opens for the 2021 Air Derby
Key Takeaways:
- The Air Race Classic (ARC) has created the 2021 Air Derby, a new one-day circuit race, as an alternative to cancelling their historic women's air race for a second year due to pandemic restrictions.
- Teams of women pilots will fly a self-determined, multi-leg circuit route (minimum 5 legs, 65 nm each) within specific criteria, any time between June 12 and 26, 2021.
- The Air Derby accommodates various aircraft types and pilot experience levels, with scoring based on GPS tracking from applications like ForeFlight, and registration is open with a cap of 99 teams.
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