Red Bull Air Races in Detroit

Anyone else planning to attend?

We saw the Red Bull Air Races in Reno, back in '04, and were blown away by
them. Rather than race against other planes, these are timed races over a
closed (very difficult, often bizarre) course. See
http://www.redbullairrace.com/news.php?lang=en for videos and race course
descriptions.

Detroit is their only Midwestern appearance, and we've got our hotel rooms
and tickets reserved. We're planning to meet several other folks who are
flying in from throughout the Midwest, and anticipate a great weekend.
(Keeping our fingers crossed for good weather!)

I'd be interested in the opinions of those who have seen both head-to-head
racing (ala the Reno Air Races) and Red Bull-style closed course races. I
personally have enjoyed both styles, but the Red Bull style has the
advantage of keeping the action right in front of the audience.

Regarding difficulty, Dudley, you've been involved in this sort of thing
over the years -- which, in your opinion, is the more difficult style of
race?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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