Latest News
The latest official news from the race organisers
Red Planet Software Outback Air Race raises $1,000,000 for RFDS and Crowns 2025 Champions
After 15 days and 3,800km across the outback skies, the Red Planet Software Outback Air Race 2025 concluded with $1,000,000 raised for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The event’s biggest impact in its history. Image: Members of the Outback Air Race Committee on presentation night The Red...
Outback Air Race $20,000 Raffle
Buy a Raffle Ticket (or more than one) in our Outback Air Race Raffle. Tickets are $20 each, and the prize is an amazing $20,000 holiday for two, created just for you by the travel experts at The Classic Safari Company. Where you go and what you do will be planned by them according to your...
Tech Leader Red Planet Software Joins as Naming Rights Sponsor of 2025 Outback Air Race in Support of the RFDS
We’re proud to welcome Red Planet Software as the 2025 Naming Rights Sponsor of the Outback Air Race. This partnership adds a powerful new layer to our collective fundraising mission for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and brings one of our own into the spotlight. With a familiar face in the...
OAR2025 is Fully Subscribed
Due to unprecedented demand for places on the 2025 Outback Air Race, we already have an excess of registrations over available places. That means that just a few of those who registered will be placed on a waitlist. Your committee is meeting this Tuesday to discuss how far we can safely stretch...
Race Launch Event this Tuesday 24 September
There will be a Teams Event this Tuesday where details of our 2025 Event will be provided; and entry registrations will be opened immediately after. If you've previously registered via the "subscribe" button at the bottom of our website home page, then you should have received a link to the launch...
OAR2025 Race Launch Date Set
Mark your calendars! Race Entries will open after our Event Launch at 8PM AEST / 6PM AWST on Tuesday 24 September 2024. More details will appear on the website between now and then.
2025 Race Route Posted
Check out the race route page for more details about the 2025 race route and itinerary.
2025 Route Planning
Planning for OAR2025 will start soon – please help us start that by telling us where you’d like to go in 2025, by clicking on the link below - thanks in advance for your great suggestions. After that we’ll look at options to ”join the dots” and come up with the route for OAR2025...