Lewis University Air Race Classic Team

Lewis University Air Race Classic Team Lewis University 2024 Air Race Classic Team: Classic Racer 22 Lewis University will be competing in the 2024 Air Race Classic!

This race is the epicenter of women's air racing and including race teams from a variety of backgrounds including airline pilots, corporate pilots, air traffic controllers and collegiate teams. This year's race route is 2,500 miles long and starts in Cabondale, Illinois and finishes in Loveland, Colorado. The race originated in 1929, the air race classic has provided many adventures to female avia

tors. Flying fast and strong today, the Air Race Classic is attracting world-wide success and remains a venue for competitive flying. Louise Thaden is quoted as saying, "… added skills are developed, self-confidence is increased and enduring friendships are made". And Blanche Noyes added, "Flying is ageless." Lewis University Aviation is excited to be a part of this amazing event!

04/10/2025

Get ready to lace up and hit the runway! Lewis University is hosting Run the Runway, a unique run/walk experience at the Lewis University Airport. This event is a fundraiser benefiting two incredible aviation clubs: Women’s Air Race Classic Club and Women in Aviation Club. Come out, get active, and support our future aviators! Register here: https://www.alumni.lewisu.edu/2025-Run-the-Runway?bbeml=tp-KdfN0O9Np0O3okexX6C0oA.jEZ5pAKvXBU-t_tl4DrmxGA.rUf4YDOLCkEOo-5R0pcQTSQ.ldnptXRktAU2aaER5mtrfHw

04/07/2025

Ever wanted to race down a runway? Now’s your chance!✈️🏃‍♂️

Join us on May 4 for a unique run/walk at Airport!

This fundraiser supports Women in Aviation and the Air Race Classic Club, helping future aviators reach new heights.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4i02PMu

07/02/2024
Recap of the 2024 Air Race: We were so glad that we could participate in this years air race with the support of Lewis U...
07/02/2024

Recap of the 2024 Air Race:

We were so glad that we could participate in this years air race with the support of Lewis University and our sponsor CABAA Chicago Area Business Aviation Association CABAA! Thank you to everyone who played a role in creating this unforgettable experience for us including those who we met along the way.

This race has had such an important impact on us as pilots and challenged us in ways that we did not expect nor would have experienced if we did not participate, and for that we are grateful.

We have learned so much, not only about air racing, but about ourselves, our aircraft, and what we as pilots are capable of doing. This race allowed us to safely push ourselves as pilots and strengthened both our mental and physical flying abilities.

We were faced with a tough decision to end the race with a score of “did not finish” (DNF), due to stormy weather that we both agreed was our of our comfort zone to fly through. Although it was difficult, we stand by the decision we made and could not be more proud!

Thanks to everyone who followed along on our journey, and we cannot wait for next years race!

Classic Racers 22 made it home safely from Colorado yesterday evening! The past couple days have been very long as we ha...
06/26/2024

Classic Racers 22 made it home safely from Colorado yesterday evening! The past couple days have been very long as we had to stay another night due to storms and spent most of Monday with the maintenance team in CO getting our plane worked on. On our way back, we stopped in Kearney, Nebraska and Marshalltown, Iowa for some fuel and flew a total of 7.9 hours home✈️

06/26/2024
A couple days late, but Classic Racers 22 have officially made it to Colorful Colorado!🏔️🌦️✈️
06/23/2024

A couple days late, but Classic Racers 22 have officially made it to Colorful Colorado!🏔️🌦️✈️

Quick update on Classic Racer 22. We have currently traveled a total of 1,114 statute miles from the start of the race i...
06/20/2024

Quick update on Classic Racer 22. We have currently traveled a total of 1,114 statute miles from the start of the race in Southern Illinois. We have made it to the following airports: KMDH-KPPO-KCAD-KVTA-C56 and are currently waiting on some storms and low ceilings to pass before we head up to Minnesota✈️🌦️

06/17/2024

Women pilots are gearing up for the 47th annual Air Race Classic, which takes off June 18, 2024, from Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale, Illinois, and ending 2,610-statute miles later at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland, Colorado, on June 21.

Day 1 of briefings for the ARC! Today we went over rules and regulations along our route including some unfamiliar airsp...
06/17/2024

Day 1 of briefings for the ARC! Today we went over rules and regulations along our route including some unfamiliar airspace and terrain that we don’t normally fly in. We also did some flyby studying with some fellow racers (and got more ice cream)🍦 We ended the night at the Takeoff Banquet, where we got an awesome dinner and learned how to swing dance!💃

Classic Racer’s #22 have successfully completed racer and aircraft credentials and our plane is officially grounded unt...
06/16/2024

Classic Racer’s #22 have successfully completed racer and aircraft credentials and our plane is officially grounded until the start of the race Tuesday morning! Tonight we attended a wonderful racer welcome dinner and finished the night off with some ice cream. Getting exited for the start of the race!!✈️

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Lewis University will be competing in the 2016 Air Race Classic! This race is the epicenter of women's air racing and including race teams from a variety of backgrounds including airline pilots, corporate pilots, air traffic controllers and collegiate teams. This year's race route is 2,400 miles long and starts in Prescott, Arizona and finishes in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race originated in 1929, the air race classic has provided many adventures to female aviators. Flying fast and strong today, the Air Race Classic is attracting world-wide success and remains a venue for competitive flying. Louise Thaden is quoted as saying, "… added skills are developed, self-confidence is increased and enduring friendships are made". And Blanche Noyes added, "Flying is ageless." Lewis University Aviation is excited to be a part of this amazing event!