TOMAHAWK – The Tomahawk Regional Airport is slated to be included in the 28th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Cup Race later this month.
The race will be held on Sunday, July 19, and will start and finish at the Wausau Downtown Airport. Roughly 100 unique aircraft from 40 race classes will take part in the race, which will cover about 400 nautical miles.
The race will start at 9 a.m., weather permitting, and the course will include the planes flying over – and some landing – at the airports in Tomahawk, Merrill, Wausau, Shawano, Menominee, Escanaba, Manistique, Sawyer and Land O’ Lakes.
The EAA AirVenture Cup Race provides pilots and aircraft builders an opportunity to race their aircraft in a safe and fun environment, all while promoting aviation in and over the communities where the races are held. The first race in 1998 started in Kitty Hawk, N.C., with 10 aircraft and has grown to the major aviation event it is today, drawing thousands of spectators.
Additional information is available at www.airventurecuprace.com.
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