Wings Around the Globe

Not to be confused with the book.

Wings Around the Globe, or the WATG Rally, is a air racing competition that uses competitors from all around the world. It is broadcast on the Racing Sports Network, with Brent Mustangburger as the host and announcer. The competing planes fly around the world for around 80 hours, over three continents, two oceans and dozens of countries, but only six stops.

Racers

• Strut Jetstream (Dusty Crophopper) #7 - United States
• Ripslinger #13 - United States
• Ned and Zed #0; #00 - New Zealand
• El Chupacabra #5 - Mexico
• Rochelle #22 - Canada
• Ishani #6 - India
• Bulldog #11 - United Kingdom
• Arturo #3 - Italy
• Little King #14 - Ireland
• Jan Kowalski #15 - Poland
• Tsubasa (翼) #23 - Japan
• Sun Wing (孫榮) #8 - China
• Van Der Bird #55 - Netherlands
• Joey Dundee #9 - Australia
• Yellow Bird #1 - United States
• Miguel #16 - Brazil
• Andor
• Antonio #3 - Spain
• Fonzarelli #8 - United States (a contestant in the time trials that was disqualified for using nitromethane)
• Gunnar Viking #12 - Sweden

Locations

• Lincoln, Nebraska (qualification rally)
• New York to Iceland - Distance: 2,609 miles
• Iceland to Germany - Distance: 1,477 miles
• Germany to India - Distance: 4,077 miles
• India to Nepal - Distance: 673 miles
• Nepal to China - Distance: 2,075 miles
• China to Mexico - Distance: 8,016 miles
• Mexico to New York (end) - Distance: 2,307 miles

Trivia

• The concept of the Wings Around the Globe appears to be recycled from the World Grand Prix.

Gallery

Dusty looks at the WATG course.