ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The race is on in Roswell, with the finishing touches now being put on for the world-famous aviation competition. The National Championship Air Races are slated to take off on Wednesday. Organizers hope it will help put Roswell on the map with lots of new visitors.

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"We're incredibly excited, you know, being as close as we are now, one day from it, it's been so much work by so many people," said Tony Logoteta, President and COO of

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