Feisty
Blond Mary Dilda Spins Double Gold at Reno
National Championship Air Races 2005
MEMPHIS, TN (September
15, 2005) Mary Dilda once again assured her place in history by remaining
the only woman to have ever won a Gold Race at Reno and set a new record by
being the only female to have won twice in the T-6 class! Since her first
win in 1997, Ms. Dilda along with her highly acclaimed Two of Hearts Air Racing
Team have had their hearts broken finishing in a close second for the past
three years to the likes of Tom
Campo’s “Mystical Power“, and All Goss’s
“Warlock”.
Capitalizing on her
experience, determination, sponsor-power, media draw and her team’s true
grit, Mary Dilda put it all together with a commanding finish ¼ mile ahead
after two laps against a backdrop of blue skies, light winds and a throng of
hundreds of thousands enthusiastic fans eager to see a woman beat the men.
They were not disappointed!
Mary Dilda remains an
icon for women in aviation yet remains down to earth, most approachable, a true
inspiration to young people contemplating the aviation field. As a career
aviator with FedEx Express she balances time between international flying, air
racing and airshow performances as “Mary Dilda Airshows” about 12
times per year. Mary Dilda will never pass up an opportunity to stop,
greet and spend time with a little girl to urge her to follow her dream of
becoming a “girl aviator”. It is a passion for Mary and one
that tugs at heart strings young and old.
What’s next for
Mary Dilda? For the 2005 season there’s one more airshow in Pensacola, Florida,
then the annual International Council of Airshows (ICAS) convention where Mary
will build her 2006 schedule. Mary is already plotting her strategy to
hang onto her gold trophies. That’s right, not only did she win the
Gold Race but she still holds the fastest qualifying time of any T-6 at 239.398
and plans to keep it that way. Look out boys!
Visit www.MaryDilda.com
for more information or contact Mary at:
Phone: (901) 751-3566
Fax: (901) 754-7490
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