A1GP driver Jonny Reid took over a Boeing 777 at Auckland airport.
The Air New Zealand Boeing 777, which was piloted by Captain Dave Morgan, took advantage of a size handicap and local knowledge of the tarmac to pip Reid's Black Beauty in the first race. The Boeing eventually reached a take-off of just under 270km p/h, with Reid's Black Beauty reaching nearly 300km p/h, racing past the Boeing just as it left the tarmac and took to the sky. But the A1 supremo struck back to take the chequered flag in race two.
The Boeing 777 had no passengers or freight and minimal fuel, the pilot was faced with a big task of keeping the plane on the ground long enough for the race.
Via - NZ Herald