A toast to the winners? Nope! For many racers it was all about the sponsors--their support made air race dreams a reality for many AWTAR racers.

Image above, left to right: pilot Betty J. Faux and copilot Carole Dunn [DePue] (1960).
Banner image, left to right: Gene and Kathleen Fitzpatrick; Mary and Sylvia Lowe; Pam Van Der Linden (and Jean Clyde); Lois Feigenbaum and Sue Long; Bebe and Kathy Ragaz (mother-daughter teams) (1971).