Air
Racing's Status 2007:There
are currently no
bonafied Closed Course Pylon Races in the
United States at this time.
The
so-called, self-proclaimed, "Reno
National Championship Air Races" are
not a real air racing event, are in fact,
"invitational" in nature,
designated as "Entertainment"
and not proper Sports, Sporting Events,
or Motorsports/Motorsporting Events.
Further, the so-called Reno National
Championship Air Races are run by
Racketeers and Thugs, are involved in
Fraud and Civil Rights violations,
operate fixed races and are therefore not
qualified to be an Air Race, let alone, a
"National Championship Air
Race."
The
facade known as the "Reno Air Racing
Association" is a dangerous entitly
known for its unsafe procedures, safety
violations, accidents, political
interference in the leadership and
membership of racing classes ~ to which
RARA does not belong ~ harassment of
racers, team members, fans and sponsors,
and discrimination against veterans and
disabled veterans. Further, RARA's
current leadership has been involved in
serious criminal misconduct involving
fraud and laund fraud, intimidation,
coercion, harassment, threats, false
arrest, perjury, bribery, First Amendment
and other Civil Rights violations
directed against the legitimate Press,
and other activities up to and including
attempted murder.
Furthermore,
both the RARA and the Airport Authority
of Washoe County (AAWC) have announced
publicly, the pending shut-down of the
so-called "Reno Air Races" in
the near future.
ILIPS
Group and its publications strongly
advise boycott of any further
RARA-sponsored and/or related events, to
include Rocket Racing League (RRL) Events
of Dr. Peter H. Diamandis and Granger
Whitelaw of the RRL. RARA is a co-sponsor
of RRL events and proposes a National
Championship for Rocket Racing, however,
the RRL have included among their list of
pilots one Mr. James R. "Captain
Zoom" Campbell, whom ILIPS Group
feels is a danger to himself and others
and further, has himself made false
claims of status (a.k.a. "Stolen
Glory") as a Vietnam Veteran, Purple
Heart (Wounded in Action) Vietnam Veteran
and presence in Vietnam at the My Lai
Massacre, self-proclaimed
"knowledge" of which serves as
the foundation for the outlandish charge
make by Campbell that he has been
followed by the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) and watched for what he
knows.
The
RRL has refused to respond to complaints
about Mr. Campbell and stonewalls the
issues of his fraudulent claims of
service in Vietnam, with the intent of
glorifying him at their RRL events in Las
Cruces, New Mexico, scheduled for the
Fall of 2007, and at the so-called
"Reno Air Races," which will
likely have an RRL presence this
September, 2007, and following September,
2008.
Beyond
that, ILIPS Group considers the RRL
Events to be fraudulent in their
marketing and proposed presentation,
non-Sporting and non_Motorsporting
Events, run as "Entertainment,"
as well as in general, a waste of time,
aircraft, fuel, pilots and the potential
race fan's hard-earned money.
Closed
Course Air Racing is available in the
United States at a number of venues, most
prominently, the EAA AirVenture Cup Race
held in conjunction with the Experimental
Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture
Air Show, which attracts anywhere between
750,000 and 1,000,000 people annually, in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Closed
Course Pylon Racing is only available in
England and France at this time and
involves European Formula One Events.
Cross Country Air Racing, including the
King's Cup, is also available in England,
France, Germany and elsewhere around the
World.
Seaplane
Racing, under the banner of the Schneider
Cup, has returned to the Closed Course in
Italy, utilizing at present, Microlight
aircraft.
Closed
Course U.S. Air Racing events are
currently being scheduled for 2008 and
beyond, in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas,
minimum.
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