PYLON RACING

IN addition to vintage-car rallies, traction engine shows, flying displays, etc., there is to be a new attraction this year, in the form of aeroplane pylon racing, as enjoyed by the Hendon crowds before the 1914/18 war. We understand these will be scratch races with a paced (Indianapolis-style) start, contested between 15-ft.-span aeroplanes of around 100 b.h.p., lapping in close company at 180-200 m.p.h. and 50-ft. ceiling. These Airmark Cassuths and Rollason Betas cost between £3,000 and £4,000, or less in kit form, and a season’s racing apparently costs from around £322 to £390, and sponsorship can reduce this to nil.