2018 ARC

Classic Racer 29 earned 11th place in the 2018 ARC with no penalties. We are so pleased with the results!! A top 10 finish is a dream and we were so close. Truly we did very well. We have not yet relayed here all of the incidents of the race; hopefully will get some more logged before arriving at the solace of the Adirondacks where we do not have WiFi or cell service. 

Getting back to last Wednesday in Indiana... We were the 5th of 11 teams that landed to stay overnight after restarting the race from Galesburg, Illinois. The airport volunteers were incredibly hospitable- we had dinner in a magnificent hangar den and then a ride to the hotel from Lisa and Emma. Back to the airport in the morning. Official sunrise for the ARC was 06:30 and we were 5th on the list to take off. Fog prevented our takeoffs from starting for about 45 minutes. The plane has been working so well. This was a cooler morning and a good time to add more oil. 

And we were off to Cadillac, Michigan. 

This leg up North started with a foggy layer below and then the sun rising to add heat and light. We talked to the tower in Battle Creek near Kalamazoo. The land looked flat with many many lakes. On up to Cadillac! Although we could not see the Great Lakes, Michigan was just over to the West and Huron to the East.