1000 Air Race started at the Mojave Airport with a 66 lap unlimited air race that featured a Douglas DC-7, with one aircraft completing the circuit. In 2003, Red Bull created a series called the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, in which competitors flew individually between pairs of pylons, while performing prescribed manoeuvres. Usually held over water near large cities, the sport has attracted large crowds and renewed media interest in air racing. The inaugural season had stops in Austria and Hungary. In 2019, Red Bull decided not to continue the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Aero GP has multiple aircraft racing together pik around pylons, and is based in Europe where it has held an air race each year since 2005. Powered paragliding or paramotor races have been organised by the Parabatix Sky Racers made up of the world's top paramotor pilots. The first occurring on 4 September 2010 in an airfield in Montauban, Southern France. These are foot-launched ram-air wings powered by small two-stroke engines, and allow for much smaller race venues such as city parks or beaches, where the audience can see the pilots up close as they carry out spectacular manoeuvres swooping close to the ground-pylons during the race. Historical championships Active air races Classes Restricting aircraft to a specific type or design creates a competition that focuses on pilot skill. Air racing events such as the Reno air races, incorporate multiple classes or aircraft. These may be defined by the race organiser, or by a sanctioned group. Some air races are limited to a single class. Classes used at the Reno races are as follows: Notable racing pilots Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Pancho Barnes Lowell Bayles André Beaumont Péter Besenyei Louis Bleriot Paul Bonhomme Alan Cobham Jacqueline Cochran Glenn Curtiss Geoffrey de Havilland Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. Jimmy Doolittle Amelia Earhart Roland Garros Eugene Gilbert Claude Grahame-White Gustav Hamel Harry Hawker Frank Hawks Alex Henshaw Steve Hinton Skip Holm Benny Howard Amy Johnson Hubert Latham Tony LeVier Johnny Livingston Mike Mangold Paul Mantz Jim Mollison John Moisant Blanche Noyes Adolphe Pégoud John Cyril Porte C. W. A. Scott Lyle Shelton Thomas Sopwith Louise Thaden Bobbi Trout Roscoe Turner Jules Védrines Jimmy Wedell Charles Terres Weymann Racing airplanes Cultural depictions Set in the 1930s, the movie Porco Rosso briefly touches on the early days of air racing. The Rocketeer comic books feature air racing prominently