The Exhibit
Texaco TravelAir Model R Racer1930 Texaco TravelAir Model R Racer

The 1930 Texaco TravelAir Model R Racer is a plane from the "golden age" of air racing. This TravelAir set several hundred intercity speed records in the early 1930s, including breaking Lindbergh's west-east record in 1930. To indicate speed, the TravelAir makes a swift and steep banking turn from above the Coal Mine into the East Court.