Wings Around the Globe

:Not to be confused with the book.
Wings Around the Globe, or the WATG Rally, is an annual 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, across three continents, two oceans and dozens of countries, but only stops in six cities.
==History==
===2002 season===
The 2002 season was briefly mentioned by Ripslinger during the short Meet Ripslinger. This season was Ripslinger's debut season and first win.
===2011-2012 seasons===
The seasons of 2011 and 2012 were briefly mentioned by Colin Cowling at the start of the 2013 New York to Iceland Leg. Both seasons were won by Ripslinger.
===2013 season===
The 2013 season happened during the events of Planes. This season was El Chupacabra and Dusty Crophopper's debut season and Dusty Crophopper's first win.
===2014 season===
The 2014 season happened during the events of Planes: The Video Game. Ripslinger was suspended from competing in this season for smashing the blue and white checkpoints in Nepal, vandalizing the Great Wall of China, and using a paint sprayer to mess with the racers during a WATG race in China. It was also Dusty Crophopper's second win.
==Racers==
* Ned #0 - United States
* Zed #00 - United States
* Vecihi #1 - Turkey
* Arturo #3 - Italy
* Antonio #3 - Spain
* El Chupacabra #5 - Mexico
* Ishani #6 - India
* Dusty Crophopper #7 - United States
* Sun Wing (孫榮) #8 - China
* Joey Dundee #9 - Australia
* Bulldog #11 - United Kingdom
* Gunnar Viking #12 - Sweden
* Ripslinger #13 - United States
* Little King #14 - Ireland
*Jan Kowalski #15 - Poland
* Miguel #16 - Brazil
* Yellow Bird #17 - United States
* Kolya Ivanov #19 - Russia
* Rochelle #22 - Canada
* Tsubasa (翼) #23 - Japan
* Van Der Bird #55 - Netherlands
==Lincoln Qualifying Round==
Position	Number	Name 	Time 	Status
1st 	17 	Yellow Bird 	01:21:48	QUALIFIED
2nd 	23 	Tsubasa 	01:21:49	QUALIFIED
3rd 	3 	Arturo 	01:21:51	QUALIFIED
4th 	9 	Joey Dundee 	01:23:48	QUALIFIED
5th 	7 	Strut Jetstream	01:24:26	QUALIFIED (real name: Dusty Crophopper)
6th 	8 	Fonzarelli 	01:24:26	DISQUALIFIED (used nitromethane)
7th 	19 	Tysonitis 	01:24:52	DISQUALIFIED
8th 	86 	LJH 86 Special 	01:26:01	DISQUALIFIED
9th 	18 	Jackson Riles 	01:26:17	DISQUALIFIED
10th 	12 	Piston 	01:27:00	DISQUALIFIED
11th 	17 	Hammer 	01:27:03	DISQUALIFIED
12th 	4 	Secord 	??? 	DISQUALIFIED
13th 	16 	Firebird 	??? 	DISQUALIFIED
14th 	10 	Pack Rat 	??? 	DISQUALIFIED
DSQ 	15 	Gordon 	DSQ 	DISQUALIFIED (suffered an engine failure)
DSQ 	23 	Maddox 	DSQ 	DISQUALIFIED (hit a blue pylon)
==Locations==
*Lincoln, United States. (qualification rally)
* - New York, United States. to Iceland - Distance: 2,609 miles (4,199 kilometers)
* - Iceland to Germany - Distance: 1,477 miles (2,377 kilometers)
* - Germany to India - Distance: 4,077 miles (6,561 kilometers)
* - India to Nepal - Distance: 673 miles (1,083 kilometers)
* - Nepal to Shanghai, China - Distance: 2,075 miles (3,339 kilometers)
* - Shanghai, China to Mexico City, Mexico - Distance: 8,016 miles (12,900 kilometers)
* - Mexico City, Mexico to New York, United States. (end) - Distance: 2,307 miles (3,713 kilometers) 
== Leg Winners ==
# New York to Iceland Leg - Ripslinger 
# Iceland to Germany Leg - Ripslinger 
# Germany to India Leg - Ripslinger 
# India to Nepal Leg - Dusty Crophopper 
# Nepal to Shanghai Leg - Dusty Crophopper 
# Shanghai to Mexico City Leg - Ripslinger 
# Mexico City to New York Leg - Dusty Crophopper
==Gallery==
WingsAroundtheGlobe(racingcompetition).png
Wingz.png
Vlcsnap-2013-07-23-23h34m00s0.png|Dusty looks at the WATG course.
==Trivia==
*The concept of the Wings Around the Globe appears to be recycled from the World Grand Prix.
*Several racers share the same number as others.
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pl:Lot wokół globu
ru:Крылья Вокруг Земного Шара