'Air Racer: Chasing The Dream' Movie - A Must See At Oshkosh 2009!

‘Air Racer: Chasing The Dream' premieres at Oshkosh 2009 
Saturday, August 1 at 7PM at the Theater in the Woods

 There were 2 sneak peek screenings at Oshkosh last year of the nearly completed documentary film project from Christopher Webb Films titled: "Air Racer: Chasing The Dream".  As it would turn out, I just barely missed both of them. However, I had the great opportunity to screen the entire film just 3 nights ago. And to use just one simple word to describe it: Wow!

 Not only is 'Air Racer' beautifully put together as a film, but the subject matter is both fascinating and exciting while also being very inspiring. If you have any interest in flight, or in just a great story about the real human experience of pursuing a dream, this is definitely a must see!

 It's the story of Jon and Patricia Sharp's journey after their life as the leaders of the team that built the Formula One race plane simply known as 'Nemesis'. That airplane won 9 straight Reno Air Race Formula One titles, and over those years won 45 of the 48 races it ran. Domination just barely begins to describe the overwhelming success of that aircraft.

 That original Nemesis was retired in 1999 and now sits on display at the National Air and Space Museum.  But Jon didn't have retiring from air racing on his mind.  Instead, he was thinking about the relatively new 'Sport Class' of race planes that allowed a much more 'anything goes' set of rules compared to the very restrictive Formula One class rules.

 ‘Air Racer' documents the long and difficult journey of designing and building an airplane that would carry the burden of wearing the Nemesis name into the much faster (350+ mph) Sport Class. The set backs and trials make this a truly fascinating story.  A story of commitment and patience.  A story that as of today stands with the Nemesis NXT having turned in the fastest ever Sport Class qualifying speed of 409mpg at Reno in 2008!

 Christopher Webb has done an excellent job of letting us all in on one of the most interesting stories in modern aviation. Please, don't miss your chance to see this film at Oshkosh 2009.  You're gonna love it!