Formula One Air Racing
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Formula One Air Racing
The concepts behind Formula One air racing began to emerge very early on in the 1930s when pilots started looking for an inexpensive form of air racing.
After World War 2, the Professional Race Pilots Association (PRPA) came up with a proposal for a class design built around the existing 190 cubic inch engine. This was approved by the National Aeronautic Association’s Contest Board and in 1947 the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation agreed to sponsor three annual trophy competitions at the National Air Races and the series was born.
The new, competitive, cheap and safe racing format was an immediate success, and still is to this day.
The engine size was increased in 1968 when the engine used by most racers, the Continental C-85, went out of production.
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