Red Bull Air Races Return

UPDATE Race One Results Red Bull Air Races – March 14, 2007 – More is better, at least when it comes to the Red Bull Air Race World Series. The 2007 season will include more races, more locations and more pilots than last year. That means more opportunities for spectators — estimated at 6 million in 2006 — to see the pilots and airplanes in action as they race through air pylons at speeds of more than 250 mph and endure forces of 10G as they do various aerobatic maneuvers knowing that the slightest miscue will cost them a win. The 2007 season will bring 12 races, up four from 2006, and 14 pilots, up three. New locations include the famous Botafogo Beach at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Interlaken in Switzerland against the backdrop of the spectacular Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau mountains, and San Diego, California, where the planes are set to take off from an aircraft carrier. Pilots new to the competition include Hannes Arch of Austria, Glen Dell of South Africa and Sergei Rakhmanin of Russia, who all qualified for this year’s series at a “Rookie Camp” held in the desert of Arizona last year. They will join 11 other returning pilots, including American world champions Mike Mangold, who took top honors in 2005 and third in 2006, and Kirby Chambliss, who won the series last year. In addition, American Mike Goulian, who placed fifth in the 2006 series, will again participate. The World Series will take off on April 6 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and will introduce a new ‘knockout’ final, with pilots competing against each other and only the fastest making it through to the next round. Chambliss says he isn’t about to give up his world title. “My aim for 2007 is to win the championship again.” 2007 race calendar Abu Dhabi, UAE - April 6 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - April 21 Monument Valley, USA - May 12 Istanbul, Turkey - June 2 Barcelona, Spain - June 23 Interlaken, Switzerland - July 7 Europe (tbd) - July 29 Budapest, Hungary – Aug. 20 Porto, Portugal - September San Diego, USA – Sept. 22 Central America (tbd) - Oct. 13 Some locations and dates for the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series are still being finalized.

Crowds at Swan River, Perth, Australia, wait for a chance to meet the pilots of the Red Bull Air Races last year. This year more locations and poilot have been added to the series which begins on April 6, 2007. Photo by Balázs Gárdi Red Bull Photofiles. Lasat year’s champion,Kirby Chambliss flies the course in Perth, Australia. Kirby is looking forward to defending his title in this year’s Red Bull Air Race Series. Photo by Daniel Grund, Red Bull Photofiles. For More Information Red Bull Races Chambliss Wins 2006 Series

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