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HANDICAPPED AIR RACING

This should not be confused with formula-type pylon racing where aircraft of similar type race round a very short circuit, nor indeed Red Bull air racing which is for specialised aircraft and is more of a time trial than an air race.

What does handicapped mean? It means that any aircraft propeller-driven that is capable of maintaining over 100 miles per hour in level flight can compete. In essence the handicapping levels the playing field and from a General Aviation perspective opens exciting prospects of a broad range of aircraft being able to compete from the slowest such as Cessna 152's and Rollason Condors, through to faster aircraft like Sia-Marchetti SF260's and Beech Barons. This leads to an exciting spectacle for spectators and participants alike.

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