Lyles emphasized the excitement around the race, stating, "In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend. Unfortunately, there were some complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass."
The machine wants to fly, so if you just help it get there, it will get off the ground. The scariest part was punching the throttle all the way down and having this thing go from zero to 80 in, like, three seconds on the takeoff.