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Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
McLeod took a break from his pre-season race preparations to serve as the honourary chair of the Toronto District School Board’s technological skills competition. “Pete is an exceptional role model for our students and someone they can relate to,” says Carmen Camuti the program coordinator of experiential learning for the Toronto District School Board.
Students competing in the competition were vying to earn the right to represent the Toronto District at the provincial skills competition taking place this May in Waterloo Ontario. Students competed in various competitions including automobile servicing, precision machining, graphic design, robotics and carpentry.
“I’m passionate about my belief that young people have great potential and should not wait to achieve big things,” said McLeod as he met with students competing in the competition. “I am honoured to assist the technological education skills teams in their pursuit of competition, success and learning,” added McLeod.
Pete, a graduate of Red Lake District High School and the University of Western Ontario enjoyed meeting the students while overseeing the competitions at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto.
Pete and his team are currently making final preparations for the season opening race in Abu Dhabi and will be onsite in Abu Dhabi by March 17 for training and test flights.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 |
“Max Power has never felt so good,” said Pete McLeod following test flights in the sunny sky over Chandler, Arizona. The PMR team has temporarily relocated to the Southern United States to take advantage of pristine flying conditions and test the modifications made to the Edge 540 over the past six months.
“We’ve come a long way since this time last year,” said McLeod following the first three days of test flights. “I know they are only training flights over the open the desert, but the plane is much faster and it should be more competitive in the track this season – it’s going to be an exciting year” McLeod added.
It appears six months of late nights in the PMR hangar are going to pay off in the months ahead. Pete is exceptionally pleased with how the plane is flying and is optimistic about the eight races he is scheduled to compete in over the next six months.
“We did everything possible with the time and budget we had over the off season, the question now is how much of the gap did we close with other teams. Every team works hard in the off season but all the cards come on the table in Abu Dhabi,” said McLeod.
A focus of the off season was to make the #84 plane more powerful and lighter than the race plane fans saw competing last year and it appears the team has accomplished this goal and hopes to start climbing the ranks during the 2010 season.
By Thursday of this week, the plane will be dismantled and trucked to Los Angeles before being shipped by air cargo to Abu Dhabi for the season opening race.
Pete is scheduled to continue test flights and training in Abu Dhabi on March 18 with the race taking place on March 27.
Following training in Arizona, Pete and the team are headed back to London, Ontario to complete final preparations for the season ahead. |
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Sunday, February 14, 2010 |
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Welcome to the new online home of PMR and hope you are enjoying the redesigned site. Take a few minutes to check it out and be sure to come back regularly as we will be updating it throughout the season.
Everyone at PMR has been busy over the off-season and we expect the 2010 season to be an exciting one for fans. The plane is lighter and stronger! It has been a long off-season and we are eager to get back racing again.
Work on the EDGE 540 has been the focus on the off-season with the focus on closing the performance gap against other teams with the entire race plane being considered. While budget and time constraints have limited the modifications, it is confirmed that items of power, weight, and aerodynamics are all being addressed.
PMR doesn’t expect to have the fastest plane in 2010, but the gap will close. We are all looking forward to pre-season training and testing in late February so we can see some results. PMR will race 841MP in Abu Dhabi, the same Edge 540 raced in all six races of 2009.
Stay tuned for details. MAX POWER!
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
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Pete McLeod joined the next generation of world leaders from around the globe at the inaugural One Young World Summit in London, England on February 8-10, 2010.
One Young World is a global non-profit organization committed to providing a platform to raise the voice of the next generation of world leaders, and help young people throughout the world stimulate a discourse on today's global issues. Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Bob Geldof are among the counsellors overseeing and facilitating the 2010 Summit.
“I’m passionate about my belief that young people have great potential and should not wait to achieve at a high-level” said McLeod as he prepares for the Summit from his London, Ontario home. “Having the opportunity to represent Canada at a global summit is a responsibility I’m not taking lightly. I’m looking forward with excitement to working with delegates from around the globe,” McLeod added.
McLeod, a graduate of the University of Western Ontario has gained valuable global experience and perspective representing Canada on the international stage while competing in the Red Bull Air Race Championship. The summit consists of six plenary sessions, each discussing and debating a major global topic such as global health, media, religion, the environment and global business. Sessions will review draft resolutions that will be voted upon, adopted, then formally announced.
One Young World summits will be held every year in a different location, and be attended by new delegates and counsellors each year.
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