Anyone entering Wichita 300

[Bob Axsom]

The two 300 mile races put on by U. S. Air Racing and sanctioned by SARL are
going to occur in July before the AirVenture Cup Race. The details of the
races are provided at http://www.us-airrace.org and the Sport Air Racing League at http://www.sportairrace.org.

One is out of Jabara in Wichita, Kansas on Monday July 16 and one is out of Stevens Point Airport in that city in Wisconsin.

I have tried to clear up the two organization's rules and this is what I believe the important ones are:

If you fly in the APR class (Aircraft Performance Racing in USAR terms) you
will be able to use GPS and any other nav aids just like we did at Taylor,
Texas last week.

You will basically be flying for SARL points and an "attaboy" paper if no
one else shows up in your SARL class.

Entry fee is $150 for each race.

Entry must be made by June 1 if you want to be published in the very fine
program USAR produces but they will accept entries almost up to race time.

If you enter both the Wichita and Stevens Point races you only get the SARL
points from your best finish.

These races are considerably shorter than the AirVenture Cup Race but at WOT max RPM fuel can be a concern. My wife and I are entering our RV-6A as racer #71 in the Wichita 300 and I am curious about other entries.

Bob Axsom

[Bob Axsom]

I received a message from the USAR today that gave the list of entries. We are flying the only RV but there are three other experimentals in the program:

Harlon Hain/Charles Daubs - 260 Comanche
Wanda Zuege/John Thompson - 172
Marvin Guthrie/Kristina Bucklew - F33A Bonanza
Lee Behel/Jay Behel - Lancair Legacy (HOT-HOT-HOT!)
Charles Robinson/Maisie Stears - Piper Geronimo
Denis Hackler/Jeanette Hackler - Arrow
Rick Neely/Justin Milam - Mooney Ovation
Angus Watson/Chloe Watson - Skylane
Mike Jones/Richard Vandam - Glasair III (HOT-HOT-HOT!)
Dr. Henry Punzi/Bill Vonderbruggen - Mooney Ranger
Teresa Barta/Jeremy Beaudry - Cherokee
David Copland/Dr. Remy Blanchaert - Mooney Acclaim
Tony Tocano/Brad Otis - Baron
Stuart Morse/Jim Clarry - Grumman Tiger
Arthur Mott/John Dawson - Baron
Shelby Bowles/Jim Reed - Skymaster
Arthur Davis/TBD - Skylane
Mathew Giltner/Pam Dellea-Giltner - Mooney M20C
Robert Dopp/Chris Gregersen - Bushby Mustang II
David Gallion/Donald McAlhany - Warrior
Dennis Schwieger/Bette Schwieger - Cardinal
Bob Axsom/Jeanine Axsom - RV-6A
Jim Robinson/Ester Grupenhagen - TBD
Ken Kessler/Brett Carpenter - Diamond

Sure would like to see some more RVs in there.

http://www.us-airrace.org

Bob Axsom