http://www.airventurecup.com has just been updated with very important information and more is on the way! Here is what I just found in the Latest News section:
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ENTRY FEES will need to be paid to Venture Cup Racing. EAA has asked that we handle the fees ourselves. So please make all checks payable to Venture Cup Racing. Did you get that... Venture Cup Racing in case you missed it.
Applications are DUE get them in! No applications will be accepted after June 15th 2007.
The 2007 Race Route will be as follows.
Dayton Wright Brothers (MGY)
to Kankakee (IKK)
From IKK direct to Rockford, IL (RFD) then to the finish line at Lomira.
Rule changes:
Minimum enroute altitude will be 2000' MSL except at MGY, IKK, RFD, and the finish line.
Crossing an airport non towered: minimum altitude 2500' MSL (towered airport at ATC discretion)
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This is my best effort to duplicate the new information I am told a no penalty pit stop will be allowed this year but I never saw that at the web site yet. In a private interchange I was told that there is an effort being made to accommodate the Formula Vee racers that have no race to participate in which seems like a good thing to me. I built my plane with extra range for the long races at some performance penalty and the penalty free pit stop is a source of some personal pain but I will just have to live with it. It's the greatest race going!
Bob Axsom
Race 71
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ENTRY FEES will need to be paid to Venture Cup Racing. EAA has asked that we handle the fees ourselves. So please make all checks payable to Venture Cup Racing. Did you get that... Venture Cup Racing in case you missed it.
Applications are DUE get them in! No applications will be accepted after June 15th 2007.
The 2007 Race Route will be as follows.
Dayton Wright Brothers (MGY)
to Kankakee (IKK)
From IKK direct to Rockford, IL (RFD) then to the finish line at Lomira.
Rule changes:
Minimum enroute altitude will be 2000' MSL except at MGY, IKK, RFD, and the finish line.
Crossing an airport non towered: minimum altitude 2500' MSL (towered airport at ATC discretion)
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This is my best effort to duplicate the new information I am told a no penalty pit stop will be allowed this year but I never saw that at the web site yet. In a private interchange I was told that there is an effort being made to accommodate the Formula Vee racers that have no race to participate in which seems like a good thing to me. I built my plane with extra range for the long races at some performance penalty and the penalty free pit stop is a source of some personal pain but I will just have to live with it. It's the greatest race going!
Bob Axsom
Race 71