Sunday June 22
The teams trapped in Elko NV now call themselves the Elko Racing Team. We all lost a total day there and most did not finish. We left our airplane in Council Bluffs, Iowa and arrived at the finish in Harrisburg, PA via rental car late Friday night. A third of the racing teams did not finish this year due to horrible weather.
The race was won by a Texas team, pilot Dianna Stanger who also won in 2012 both times flying a Cirrus. Even Marge Thayer last year's winner did not finish this year. Dianna and her husband are ranchers and also own a company that manufactures jet engine components. She manages the local airport, owns a flight scool and owns and flies seven aircraft from helicopters to jets to her grandfather's biplane.
En route back to Council Bluffs today to retrieve our airplane we stopped at Eagles Mere Air Museum owned by one of our sponsors. He has a magnificent collection of vintage airplanes, all of which fly. Anyone near central Pennsylvania should visit this very special museum.
We intend to arive in Council Bluffs tomorrow and head for home in the airplane. The forecast continues to be grim.
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