CONGRATS TEAM !!

Well congratulations are in order for Bev and Teresa. They were comsistently competitive throughout the race and place 16th overall out of 51 teams. The team brought home 3 leg prizes during the Sunday night banquet for a total of $90.

The prize money will happily help Wings of Hope continue their unending misson to provide sustainable self-sufficiency for the world's poorest of the poor. The charms will remain with the ladies as a tangible memory of their superb team effort.

Thanks to all for the fantastic support and generous donations of time, effort, maintenance, and CASH to literally help keep Classic 47 in the air. The ladies have taken special pride in their goal to educate the public and other racers about Wings of Hope and its worldwide mission.

We will continue to update daily until Classic 47 is back in Missouri and keep you informed of any pending news or pictures as they are uploaded by the team.

*BLOGMASTER*

And the winner is....
In winning order...

#11
#24
#55
#4
#19
#49
#17
#48
#30
#58

But check this out...
We, Classic #47, won 3 leg prizes:
Leg #1 4th place
Leg #3 2nd place
Leg #6 3rd place
All the results will be posted tonight on the ARC website.
--TAC

Fun at DC. National Air and Space Museum. Made it back in time to freshen up for banquet.

We're still hoping for a leg prize. My exacta prediction is kelly#40 first and terry #11 second with #47 winning a leg prize for leg #6!--TAC

More Media Coverage

Ok folks, you have been patient for a day or so as we wait for more pictures from the ladies. So I am going to reward you with a couple of fun media bits specific to Classic 47, and one general media portal for lots of past and present news on the Air Race Classic. Enjoy and check back later tonight to see if pix have arrived!

*BLOGMASTER*

Here is the 5 minute radio interview with Teresa at a local St. Louis radio station, KTRS 550. This took place about 7:30 in the morning a week before the race. The team had not yet determined the Roy Clark Tri Pacer could not be ready in time for the race.

Here is an AP syndicated piece out of Fort Meyers, Florida as Teresa sets up the cockpit on the first day of the race.

Now here is actually a rather interesting compendium of various websites and pages that contain details of the Air Race Classic in general. This is a great resource if you want to see what other teams are doing both currently and in the past.

Drove 4 of us to Wash DC we are going to the air and space museum. --TAC

Bev had to attend the morning first time racer briefing at 8, so I worked out in the gym. Met the nice mother of #46/58 Kristin McTea, and the time flew by on the tread mill as we chatted. The really good news is that I think I lost 2 pounds. Their scale says I'm at 138! I am the biggest Looser!

I've got to get ready for the all racer debrief at 9. Cheers--TAC