PRS Complete!

Hey Guys

One more hurdle down.

Wasabi Air Racing has completed PRS and we are signed off to be re-certified for racing in September.

A few short weeks left.
-Elliot Seguin

RARA 90 day rule

Hey Guys

I am sure everyone has heard already about the new RARA 90 day rule.  This rule requires any major mods or new aircraft to complete phase one testing (5 or 40 hours) and demonstrate test points at race conditions (Speed, G, and RPM) 90 days prior to the event in September, or June 1st.

We are happy to announce; thanks to the unwaivering support of our sponsors and fans, that flight testing is complete and the associated report was submitted on May 30th, ahead of schedule.

Good news for the team, and for our participation in Reno 2013.

Please take some time to visit our sponsors listed below.

Thank you,
Wasabi Air Racing

Nemesis Air Racing
Grove Aircraft
Experimental Aircraft Exhaust
Aero Chia
Twisted Composites
MGL Avionics

Oshkosh 2013 Tent Talk

Hey guys,

EAA just posted their schedule for 2013.

Thursday, 8/1/2013 - 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM - Forum Pavilion 07 Mainstage Honda Aircraft - Map
Mojave: Where It Happens - From rockets to electrics, homebuilts happen in Mojave. If you are looking for a place to do the cool stuff full time, Mojave is it.
Presented by: Elliot Seguin

See you there,
Elliot Seguin

Flight International Working Week

Hey Guys

Flight international just posted the article below.

Enjoy,
Race 68

George Owl Article feat. Ralph Wise

Found this...it's a keeper!

  

New Toys

Thanks Chris Long!

Scaled Modelling Video

Video put together by AMA.

E-Fest Photos

Pictures from the E-Fest event in Champaign Illinois.  We went to this awesome event as a recruiting trip for Scaled Composites.  We were lucky to meet some really great candidates.

Mojave Flight Test 1977

I found this article waiting for me on my desk this morning.  Just another awesome flight test program that happened in Mojave, this time in the late 70's.

Enjoy,

Race 68

2012 Sponsor flyer

Recruiting Trip to Illinois

Wasabi team members Elliot Seguin and Jenn Whaley will be attending the E-Fest event in Champaign Illinois next month.  The visit is a recruiting trip for Scaled Composites, and includes a speaking event on Saturday February 9 at 9:30am.  If you are in the area send us an email it would be good to tag up.

-Race 68

Plane Driven's trip to Scaled Composites

Plane Driven Trip to Scaled Composites

This is a video the Plane Driven guys put together after their trip to Mojave to meet with the Scaled Engineers.  It was really cool to see this vehicle up close, a lot of great ideas brought to reality by a lot of hard work.

What are you working on tonight?

Kitplanes Mojave Article

Full Story Available Here

Our trip to see the Defender

Back in 2009 we were in North Dakota to speak to engineers and pilots at UND.  While we were there we couldn't resist the opportunity to hop over to Carman and check in with an aviation icon.  If you haven't seen "The Defender" I assure you that you are missing out.  The movie chronicles Bob Diemert and his friend Chris Ball as they design a home built airplane to defend Canada against a Russian invasion.  In the course of designing and building the airplane they fundraise by restoring a Pearl Harbor Veteran Zero and deliver it to the CAF in Texas.  This sequence climaxes with cockpit footage of Lefty Gardner's first flight in a Zero.  The movie ends with the first flight of their new fighter/attack aircraft (the namesake of the film) "The Defender".

The movie is available for free online viewing HERE.

We spent several hours touring their facilities in Carman.  Bob was unavailable but Chris was a lot of fun and his enthusiasm is even greater in real life.  A really awesome experience!