BERINGER & Air Race E Partner Up!

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021

Tallard, France – Because aviation and motorsport racing is one of the foundations of BERINGER AERO, it seemed natural for the company to partner up with the new world-class racing teams from Air Race E.

One of the racers of Air Race E.

BERINGER indeed started its business with the manufacture of racing side-cars, promoted by the company’s founders Gilbert and Veronique Beringer, French Rally Champion in 1981.

Since then, BERINGER focused its business on high-end and high-performance brakes for racing bikes and cars, and in 2009, the company split into two different companies to form BERINGER AERO. Naturally going in the same direction, BERINGER AERO is partnering up with the best airplane pilots in the world, including Nicolas Ivanoff, Mike Goulian, Aude Lemordant, Andrew Findlay, Kirby Chambliss, Skip Stewart, Luca Bertossio, and many others. 

Air Race E will become the world’s first all-electric airplane race when it launches its inaugural series of international races in 2021.

Run by Air Race Events and led by world-leading air racing promoter, Jeff Zaltman, the man behind the globally successful Air Race 1 World Cup, the race is set to revolutionize air racing and pioneer innovations in electric aviation.

Air Race E will see electric airplanes race directly against each other on a tight 5km circuit just 10m above the ground at speeds of up to 450 kph, faster than any land-based motorsport. The demand for speed, performance and power management under the rigors of a competitive race environment, provide the perfect platform for the development and promotion of cleaner, faster and more technologically-advanced electric engines.

The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) has committed its support in developing the technical regulations and providing design oversight for the sport. The series is sanctioned by the Formula Air Racing Association (FARA). So far, there are 12 registered teams from the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine, Germany and the Netherlands, although the series remains open for other teams with the necessary qualifications to take part.

With the Air Race E partnership, BERINGER is offering a high-performance and light wheel and brake setup to each of the teams competing in the race to help them save weight and land safe on the short motorsport land lanes.

Since 2002, BERINGER AERO has manufactured wheels and brakes for a wide range of aircraft from ultralights to the Pilatus PC-6, Cirrus SR22 and Vision Jet, Piper PA46/28, and Diamond DA42.

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