2008airraceclassic6

Welcome to our photo gallery! Here are the pictures from the Grand Adventures of Classic 6 and the 2008 Air Race Classic.

Karen Workman flew from her home in Minnesota to Massachusetts to connect with her race partner, Judy Snow. Judy's plane, Cherokee 140 N15701 was our trusty steed. We flew the plane from its home in Plymouth, MA across the country to Bozeman, Montana. We alternated flying and navigating duties with each leg. The four days it took to get to Bozeman were filled with interesting little experiences like a broken seat back, cloudy skies, reduced visibility and rain, small-town taxi drivers with enough attitude & character to leave us laughing for days, an engine that wouldn't start and a new GPS that we needed to learn enroute. Did we mention that Judy and I had never flown together before? We flew from Plymouth, MA to Towanda, PA to New Philadelphia, OH to Kankakee, IL to Mason City, IA to Huron, SD (a repair stop) to Aberdeen, SD to Miles City, MT and finally to Bozeman, MT. That was the easy part of our trip.

The race across the country, from Bozeman, MT to Mansfield, MA began on a bright Tuesday morning, June 24. From this point on, throughout the race, our team and our plane would be called, "Classic 6." We taxied from our special parking ramp to the departure end of the runway in groups of 4-6 airplanes. Since we had such a low number assigned to us, Classic 6 was in the first group to leave. Upon reaching the hold short line, were cleared to depart one at a time. As soon as one plane's wheels lifted from the runway, the next plane was cleared for take off. It was awesome. I wish I could have watched all 33 planes leave.

The next four days were a blur of activity. We flew to Miles City, MT, Aberdeen, SD, Mason City, IA, Mankato, MN (a diversion for repair), Decatur, IL, Frankfort, KY, Franklin, PA, Saratoga Springs, NY and finally, finally to Mansfield, MA. We were constantly flying and/or evaluating our plane and the weather. We had our share of problems during the race too, similar to our outbound journey. But we also saw some brilliant blue skies and incredible landscape and met wonderful people in interesting towns. We found lasting friendships among the other pilots, as well. The 200+ pictures below are in no particular order. Some were taken on the west bound trip to Montana, some in Bozeman, some were taken during the race and some were taken during the celebrations at the end of the race. Let me tell you, every single racer was glad to have just reached the end. The race was gruelling but incredibly satisfying. The first event after the race was aptly called a Melt Down Party. And we did!

I hope you enjoy the photo journey as much as we enjoyed the race. To each and every person who supported us and cheered us on, THANK YOU!!! Big fat thanks go especially to

SATCOM DIRECT, ARROW ENERGY, PHILIPS 66, PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT MANAGEMENT, WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT, MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE, AEROSHINE, WESTERN PETROLEUM, KENNON, KAY BALCH, TAMARA MARDIS and other generous individuals who backed us. May they be richly rewarded in the coming year.

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