Monday, May 11, 2009

Red Bull Air Racing Summary 10-May-09

IVANOFF GRABS VICTORY IN SAN DIEGO from Red Bull Air Race News


Nicolas Ivanoff of France won the second Red Bull Air Race World Championship of the season in San Diego on Sunday with a superb run in the finals while championship leader Hannes Arch of Austria fell to third after suffering a bird strike that tore a grapefruit-sized hole on the back of his plane.

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Ivanoff wins in San Diego after Arch stumbles in final
Nicolas Ivanoff of France won the second race of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season in San Diego on Sunday with a thrilling victory in the finals, beating Britain's Paul Bonhomme into second and Austria's Hannes Arch with a spectacular performance.


NFL STAR REGGIE BUSH TAKES A RIDE

Reggie Bush, a star running back for the New Orleans Saints and 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, took a ride he will never forget over his San Diego home town on Saturday in a Red Bull Air Race World Championship two-seater. Bush has faced a lot of intimidating defenses on the football field and taken some pretty hard hits. But nothing prepared him for the 7g turns in midair over San Diego.

TALK OF THE TARMAC
Hannes Arch (1st) once again came storming back from far behind to grab the glory. He was lying back in fourth place after Q1 but rallied to snatch the point from Paul Bonhomme, who had led after Q1. Arch pulled out all the stops and out-powered the rest of the field, winning the Qualifying session by a massive 2.20 seconds. Arch is the clear favourite to win a second straight race on Sunday and aiming for maximum points after taking all 13 up for grabs last month in the season-opener in Abu Dhabi.


Ivanoff does it in the Nic of time - The Sun, UK
NICOLAS IVANOFF pinched the Red Bull Air Race in San Diego by a hair's breadth – after an emergency trip to the BARBER. The French flyer screamed to a winning time of 1:17.21, leaving Brit Paul Bonhomme stranded in second. And the London-based ace, 41, ...

Arch posts fastest qualifying time in Red Bull air race - GulfNews
Dubai: San Diego Team Abu Dhabi, piloted by defending world champion, Hannes Arch, enthralled San Diego Red Bull Air Race crowds as he rallied from behind to post the fastest qualifying time ahead of the main event that was to be held yesterday.

Ceiling doesn't ground Red Bull races - San Diego Union Tribune, CA
John R. McCutchen / Union-Tribune There were absolutely no course changes made from last year to the Red Bull Air Race circuit on San Diego Bay for this weekend's third edition of the event. Which means, according to former series champion Kirby ...

Coverage by Smoke-On!

"The bird hit threw me way off course and caused me to pick up a two-second time penalty at the next gate. I had no chance of keeping the plane on the right line; I just had to check that everything was still working OK," explained Arch after landing safe and sound. ..

HANNES ARCH BIRD STRIKE SAN DIEGO from Red Bull Air Race Photos
Sunday's photos!

NICK & STEVE´S QUALIFYING REVIEW, SAN DIEGO from Red Bull Air Race Video Podcast

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