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racing and the setting of records has been with us since the skies were
first conquered. Races such as the famed Schneider Trophy were
responsible for significant advances in aeroplane design during the
inter-war years, with obvious influences in WWII fighter aircraft like
the Spitfire, P51 Mustang and Macchi C.202 Folgore. These are
straightforward races, not the Red Bull-style
aerobatic time trials! |
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| Rules: | Click here for the race rules. | ||
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| Bembridge
1st/2nd March 2008 |
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Bembridge
has been the home of the prestigious Schneider Trophy race for a number
of years. It's also home to Britten-Norman, maker of Islander and
Trislander aircraft, and European reassembler for Cirrus aircraft. What
better venue for the first of inaugural CIX racing season? Click on the
link for course details. Click here and here for pictures of the RW 2004 race. Schneider 75th Anniversary poster |
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| Compton
Abbas 5th/6th April 2008 |
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For the second race we head
North into Dorset. Compton Abbas airfield is set on top of a ridge
between the towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. The race consists
of six laps of a roughly square course. Click here for pictures of the 2001 RW race. |
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| Shobdon 3rd/4th May 2008 |
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The
first King's Cup air race was held in 1922. The cup was
presented by King George V. Up until the outbreak of WWII,
entrance was restricted to British and Empire pilots flying British or
Dominion aeroplanes. The King's Cup was also the first air race to be
run purely on a handicap basis. Archive footage can be viewed here: Search for 'King's Cup'. Preview footage is free. |
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| Sywell 7th/8th June 2008 |
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Sywell
aerodrome was opened in 1928 by the newly  formed
Northamptonshire
Aero Club. 80 years on, it is still going strong, and its annual air
show and race days attract many hundreds of visitors.The real Sywell air race is being held at the beginning of August. The airfield's slogan, coined in the 1920s is:"You can fly well at Sywell" |
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| Abbeville 5th/6th July 2008 |
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Abbeville
is at the mouth of the delightful Baie de la Somme, with
its expanses of open water, marshes, dunes and saltwater meadows. The race consists of five laps across the French countryside, crossing the bay, the river and canal, as well as passing forests and pictureque villages. Abbeville airfield was home to a squadron of BF109s during WWII. |
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Alderney 2nd/3rd August 2008 |
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The
States of Alderney Air Races The prestigious final race of the season. This is where both the British Champion and European Champion are decided in the real world. See coverage of the previous races, including some very nice photos, here (2004) and here (2006). The main Alderney aviation web sire: http://www.flyalderney.com/ |
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| Race Leader Board | |||||||||
| Pilot | Reg | Aircraft | Bembridge | Compton Abbas | Shobdon | Sywell | Abbeville | Alderney | Total |
| Tim Arnot | G-DDTS | ACA Decathalon | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
| Al Regina | C-GIST | Cessna 172 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| Rob Jones | G-BMMO | DHC1 Chipmunk | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | 27 |
| Matt Scott | G-ASEO | PA24 Comanche | - | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | - | 15 |
| Don Fraser | G-BNXC | DHC1 Chupmunk | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Mike Goggin | G-OGGZ | Cessna 150 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Gray Brett | G-MICH | DHC1 Chipmunk | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Ben Bishop | G-BFZT | Cessna 152 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Rich Chadwick | G-CHAD | ACA Decathalon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Roger Harris | G-MYCA | SA Bulldog | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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