There is a very cool race series that revolves around racing STOL aircraft like these. The planes start at a standstill, need take off, fly in a straight line,

There is a very cool race series that revolves around racing STOL aircraft like these. The planes start at a standstill, need take off, fly in a straight line, land, turn around and take off again back to the starting line. All within the length of a traditional 1/4 mile dragstrip. It's weirdly exciting. And it's highly entertaining to see a crowd at an airshow going absolutely wild for a couple of piper cubs while big military planes do flybys in the background.