Great Red Bull San Diego Air Race 2007 Videos

If I'd known about this event earlier, I'd have attended.

http://www.redbullairrace.com/
The Red Bull Air Race is an exciting competition in which the world’s
most talented pilots are up against each other in a race based on
speed, precision and skill.

The competition features a dynamic discipline of flying, called ‘air
racing’ where the objective is to navigate a challenging race course
in the sky, in the fastest possible time. Flying individually against
the clock, the pilots have to execute tight turns through a slalom
course consisting of specially designed pylons, known as ‘Air Gates’.
They compete in knockout rounds with the two fastest pilots going head
to head in the final.

The Air Race is not just about speed - precision is crucial to success
because any mistakes incur penalty points which are then added to the
pilot’s time. Flying low to the ground at speeds that can reach
400kph, while attempting difficult turning manoeuvres, requires
immense skill that only a certain number of pilots in the world
possess. That is why the pilots are hand selected based upon their
expertise and experience. These pilots are at the top of their game.
They have to be – the Air Race exerts huge demands on their flying
abilities and they have to withstand forces of up to 10G. There is no
room for error.

What makes the Air Race so exciting and interesting for spectators is
the proximity of the contest to the crowds. Low level flying on a
relatively compact course means that people can really experience all
the action close-up. ...

Red Bull air race videos (Quiktime 7 required):
http://play.freecaster.com/Freecaste...p?apID=1000041
http://www.redbullairrace.com/2007/f...t.php?lang=en#

Red Bull air race audio:
http://www.redbullairrace.com/2007/a...er.php?lang=en

From AvWeb:
Race pilot: Michael Goulian says:
"A lot of the people ask me, have you ever hit one of the
pylons. Well truthfully, We hit 'em all the time. In fact, I
think they hit about four of them today, hit two or three of them
yesterday, and ah, I can't really count how many I've hit, but
probably well north of twelve or fourteen. In fact, I hit eleven
of 'em just last year. It'll jerk the airplane and pull the
airplane ... actually they explode ..."

San Diego air race video here (Flash player required):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R81I9ZLCpR4

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Larry Dighera wrote:
If I'd known about this event earlier, I'd have attended.

Too bad ya missed it. I saw last year's in San Francsico.

totally cool. And the aerobatic helicopter show was astonishing.

Joe Bob says check it out

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On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:32:26 GMT, "Kloudy via AviationKB.com"
u33403@uwe wrote in 78cdd6abba840@uwe:

Larry Dighera wrote:
If I'd known about this event earlier, I'd have attended.

Too bad ya missed it. I saw last year's in San Francsico.

I guess it's a four day event, but I'd only go for one day.

I like the idea that the air race is an international competition held
all around the globe.

I wasn't able to find the price for tickets on the RedBull web site.
Do you recall what they cost?

totally cool. And the aerobatic helicopter show was astonishing.

Joe Bob says check it out

That would be something to see.

Larry Dighera wrote:

I wasn't able to find the price for tickets on the RedBull web site.
Do you recall what they cost?

It was free along the marina and aquatic park waterfront. There were box
seats for the FleetWeek/Blue Angels/ RedBull/ AirShow @ 25.00. VIP Boxes were
from 75- 150 IIRC.
Ours coincided with the fleet week celebration so you may not find tix
directly associated with the RBAR.

We just sat on top of a parking garage on Fisherman's Wharf.
No Crowds, great view, cheese, wine, wife.
A most excellent day.

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