Pylon racing is back at the Las Cruces Air & Space Expo 2024! Sport class will be racing in 3 heats on Saturday and 3 finals (Bronze, Silver, Gold) on Sunday. Qualifying and all of the races will be live-streamed, and links will be available here: Qualifying October 18th: https://www.youtube.com/live/a5OuMirQwhE?feature=shared Saturday October 19th: https://www.youtube.com/live/-pUXeuippJY?feature=shared Sunday October 20th: https://www.youtube.com/live/j_hZz7UlsSk?feature=shared

The City of Las Cruces and its growing airport are proud to host the Air & Space Expo Saturday October 21, 2023 for its citizens and all aviation enthusiasts. This year will include a full afternoon of thrilling airshow acts, exhibits, static displays, military tributes and now a demonstration of the world’s fastest motorsport – – pylon air racing. The Las Cruces Airport will be the venue and our City will roll out the hospitality and aviation experiences for this annual event. The Sport Air Racing Council (“SARC”), a subsidiary of Sport Class Air Racing Association (“Sport Class”), recently earned FAA accreditation as an Air Race Organization and they will bring structured programs, safety protocols and experienced air race pilots – all honed over the past 25 years of Sport Class air racing experience. Las Cruces Mayor, Ken Miyagishima, said “We invite families, friends and international guests to southern New Mexico for our October aviation event that has big plans for the future. We are excited to bring Sport Class Air Racing to our event and to treat airshow and air race fans to ‘NASCAR in the sky’, with high-performance, kit-built airplanes safely flying around the pylons at speeds up to 325 mph.” “We support entertaining/exciting our youth and all attendees about local and State aerospace opportunities that flow from innovation, skilled pilots, and the applied aeronautics of air racing” he added. New Mexico State Senator, Bill Soules, added “Our State has a standing policy commitment to the AeroSpace sector and some of the world leaders in civilian space travel/business are based here. We have airport, space port and infrastructure investments that align with education programs, workforce development and economic development strategies needed to foster growth aviation and space businesses. Our plan is to grow exciting events like the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo to showcase current and future aerospace opportunities and to encourage tourism to our Land of Enchantment. As part of the plan, are pleased to support air racing at our well-established Las Cruces airport with a vision that a world-class event may be developed over time.” SARC President Bill Beaton said “We are pleased to be recognized by the FAA as an accredited Air Race Organization, which allows us to conduct single-class air racing event on an approved course at Las Cruces Airport”. He added, “it has been refreshing to work with enthusiastic community leaders that envision the sport of air racing as part of their aerospace context and for sharing a well-suited airport with an existing airshow/expo already planned. The demonstration air race will provide a proof of concept for future possibilities”. Come see Sport Class and other class racers pushing 400 mph and more, in what the Reno Air Race Association and Race Fans call “The World’s Fastest Motor Sport”, September 13-17, 2023 at the Reno National Championship Air Races, held at Reno Stead Airport. For more information, to participate or to be a sponsor contact: Bill Beaton Sport Air Racing Council Ph. 623-275-0413 [email protected] sportclass.com Andy Hume Las Cruces International Airport Ph. 575-496-6491 [email protected] www.lascruces.gov/1246/Airport See the Recent Kitplanes commentary: www.kitplanes.com/accredited-sport-air-racing/    

The Sport Air Racing Council are excited to confirm that we will be holding a demonstration air race at the 2023 Airshow of the Cascades at 3pm on Saturday, August 26. This will be the Sport Air Racing Council’s first demonstration event as part of our evolution to becoming a certified Air Race Organization (ARO). The design for the 4.1 mile race course has been completed by our design team and has been approved by the FAA. The maximum design G load is 3.5G, which will make for some great racing! The following experienced Sport Class racers have stepped up and have been selected to take part: 49     Bob Mills              – RV Super 6 3       Sean VanHatten – RV4 744  Tommy Ishii         – RV8 314   Scott Prewitt       – F1 Rocket 35     Shawn Jordan     – RV4 54     Steve Senegal      – RVS8 270  Dan West              – RV8 80    Skylor Piper         – RV8 About the Event We are really pleased to be able to participate in this historic and well-run airshow at the home airport for the World’s largest private collection of warbirds. The Acemaker T-33 Jet, West Coast Ravens – 6 Plane Formation Team, Metal Mulisha Motorcycle Stunt Team will be performing both days. As well, the prominent Erickson Air Collection planes in the movie ‘Devotion’ the Bearcat, Skyraider and F4U Corsair. Static display of WWII planes, vintage aircraft experimental aircraft and the Les Schwab Carshow. Friday night air performance by Manfred Radius Night Show Pyro Glyder and the Pacific Power Fireworks display. Music entertainment by Hit Machine, US Army Rock Band, US Air Force Brass Band and many others.     Come and join us – buy tickets here:

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