Today we spent all morning at "airplane camp" getting lessons on how to do the fly- bys at each airport along the route. We do not have to actually land at every stop, but we do have to fly about two hundred feet down the runway every stop and the timers on the ground record the time of our passing. For each leg of the race we have a start and stop time, and that way only the time spent flying the race is counted (not time spent getting fuel or just sitting waiting for better winds).

In addition to prize money and medals for the first ten teams, and little awards for the winners of each leg, there is also a prize for the most congenial team. Moe and Heather thought that they would increase their odds of winning if they passed out bags of M&M candies to everyone. Turns out the candy was a big hit since there were no snacks provided. We'll let you know how the bribe turns out.

The race starts Tomorrow! For those that want to track all the racers progress, there is a website to view each of the racers progress using a Spot device. The web address is:

www.trackleaders.com

Once there select the Air Race Classic 2013 link and follow along. Remember it is not who gets there first. The winners not be known until the very end when each airplane's speed has been calculated and the pilot who flew their plane the best is determined.