There is no race, there is no goal, there is only the quiet rustle of grapevines in the afternoon breeze. Monday, June 27, 2011. The dusties told everyone it was going to be active air. Prior to the start window, one pilot got a frontal, then a cravat, and was stuck in a high-g spiral and threw her reserve. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Rat Race Day 5 - Nick.

A new flying monkey joins an old one at the Rat Race, to help conduct thermal research, and to study mixology, viniculture and fermentation. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Tuesday, June 22, 2010. I went to Rat Race to learn and have fun. Although I earned an advanced degree in thermal flying and had one of the greatest vacations I can remember, I came away with so much more. Monday, June 21, 2010. Friday, June 18, 2010.

Hawaii Thermal Research sends a barrel of test monkeys to the 2013 Rat Race Paragliding Festival in Southern Oregon. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Race Task 4, Sprint Task 3. Race Task 3, Sprint Task 2. Frosty was on his way into goal but diverted to assess a reserve toss, so they gave him credit for goal. Thursday, June 27, 2013. Race Task 2, Sprint Task 1. Those guys should have been in the race with me and Dave and Scrappy! FlyStrong was just 6k short of goal! Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Friday, June 22, 2012. Today they called a classic task like on the first day, with the same goal point, where wed have to tag a few turn points around the Applegate Valley before jumping over Burnt ridge to fly a long leg in the Rogue Valley. I didnt make it to that goal the first day so I was hopeful that Id get there this time. Thursday, June 21, 2012. Frostys Race Recap After Task Five. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. First, a recap .