Saturday, April 17, 2010

Red Bull Air Races Summary 17-APR-10


Red Bull Air Race begins - WA today
Red Bull Air Race pilots have taken to Perth skies in the first of the qualifiers. Thousands of spectators have flocked to Perth's northern and southern ...

WATCH PERTH RED BULL AIR RACE LIVE - Goulian AeroSports
We are very excited that the Perth Red Bull Air Race will be streaming live in the U.S this Saturday night/Sunday morning (and everywhere else, except for Australia where you can watch it on TV)! The race will be taking place at 11:45am Sunday in Perth (11:45pm EST Saturday night in the U.S). Make sure to watch and cheer us on as we race for the podium!

Peter Besenyei-Red Bull Air Race: Nice weather welcomes the Quali Day by Team Besenyei-Red Bull Air Race
Perth is really one of the most unique locations of the Red Bull Air Race, having the Race Airport just 5 mins walk from our hotel on the Swan River shore. Everything is ready for the race, the weather is just perfect with about 24 ...

Video: Red Bull Air Race: Perth Qualification Highlights from Flightline UK

Adilson Kindlemann's Red Bull Crash Escape from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Adilson Kindlemann's crash during a Red Bull Air Race practice session in Perth, Thursday, was the first in the race's history, but not the first time Kindlemann (or other racers) had found himself upside down strapped to a chair under water. Red Bull Air Race pilots train for emergencies like what Kindlemann experienced in the Swan River, and each one flies with an oxygen bottle in the cockpit. This year, training on how to use the bottle and escape an inverted flooded cockpit was provided at Perth, Australia, prior to the race (Kindlemann's crash race) there. According to Kindlemann's own words, reported Friday by Red Bull, he used the training to stay calm, open the canopy, use the air bottle, and initiate his escape. Red Bull rescue team members reached Kindlemann's inverted plane in less than one minute and were there to help pull him free.

Rules will be strictly enforced, race officials remind Red Bull Air Race pilots from www.redbullairrace.com
Uncompromising enforcement of the Red Bull Air Race rulebook might have upset some of the pilots in the first race of the season in Abu Dhabi but top race officials said there would be no turning back on their goal to make sure the regulations are applied as uniformly and consistently as possible this year after.   Drew Searle, the race director in Perth and Jimmy DiMatteo, who was the race director in Abu Dhabi, said there has been an unwavering commitment this season to improve the officiating after acknowledging ...

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