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Red Bull Air Race - Abu Dhabi 2016
Returning for the ninth year as the season opening round in 2016, Abu Dhabi takes its Red Bull Air Race hosting to new heights. The competition this year is the hottest in history with a fresh crop of new talent and seasoned racers hungry for the win! Qualifying on Friday 11 and Race Day Saturday 12 March! Be with us for the season start!
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Nerves seem to be getting the better of Podlunsek as he picks up a handful of penalties in the track, including a pylon hit.
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Podlunsek gets a call from the race tower to knock it off as he wanders over the safety line. It's a DQ for this run and the Slovenian pilot needs to hold it together in his first Qualifying session in the Master Class.
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14 pilots, thanks for your spectaculars! See you tomorrow! -
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Just a short wait as the Air Gators do their thing and get the pylon up and ready
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We need to just keep a level head... We're being pretty consistent at Gate 3 all week but the wind did get up as we flew out there... once I had a good run in the bag I went back to our original line and got a faster time.
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Thanks everyone, really enjoyed the live show. Impressed by Matt Hall's flying, looking forward to the race!
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KoPi dobrý první let, bez chyb. Rychlejší časy se dostaví.
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Podlunsek back in for Run 2... he's GOT to keep a level head
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He's through the first vertical turn and he's flying cleaner and seems much more composed this time around
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A much better performance from Podlunsek, just caught out at Gate 13 as he lines up for the final race to the finish for today... it's an extra +2s for Podlunsek and he takes 13th place overall. The penalty cost him a few places but he'll be feeling much more positive having finished Qualifying Day with a decent performance. Something to build on for Race Day tomorrow.
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Hi Matthias, unsere allerherzlichsten Glückwünsche zum 2. . Wir haben riesig mitgefiebert.....vielleicht hat ja auch unser Glücksbringer beigetragen!!??
Drücken Dir für morgen wieder fest die Daumen. YOU´LL MAKE IT!!! -
Congrats to @MattHallRacing - winner of today's #DHL Fastest Lap Award! 28.863s in Run 2's first lap #airrace t.coby Red Bull Air Race via twitter 3/11/2016 2:36:05 PM -
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So after a tense and action-packed day of racing, here's how the Master Class heats are looking for tomorrow's Race Day Round of 14:
Heat 1 - Sonka vs Ivanoff
Heat 2 - Kopfstein vs Muroya
Heat 3 - Velarde vs Arch
Heat 4 - Le Vot vs Goulian
Heat 5 - McLeod vs Lamb
Heat 6 - Podlunsek vs Dolderer
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Coming up on Saturday:
13:00 - Challenger Cup
14:00 - Masters Round of 14
16:00 - Masters Round of 8
16:30 - Masters Round of 4
(all times are local and subject to change)
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Good morning, Abu Dhabi! Here we are again on Race Day and temperatures are already beginning to soar this morning. It's going to be a hot one today!
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Current conditions at the Race Tower:
Temperature: 25.9C
Air Pressure: 1011.1mbar
Wind Speed Direction: 7kts/SE
Change in wind direction out there today, yesterday the pilots were looking at a westerly breeze, today it's swung around to the SE. But with a few hours to go until the Master Class action kicks off, it could well change again. We'll keep you posted... -
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Sooooo sorry for trouble. Looked wrong...It was tthe race fever.... ;-)
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Coming up today...
13:00 Challenger Cup
14:00 Masters Round of 14
16:00 Masters Round of 8
16:30 Masters Round of 4
All times are local and subject to change! -
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"We need to keep a level head. I've been here before on Qualifying and blown it in the race" said @MattHallRacing http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdVblvjWEAARdcn.jpg
by Red Bull Air Race via twitter 3/12/2016 8:40:02 AM -
Reactions: Master Class Qualifying in Abu Dhabi | Red Bull Air Race
Red Bull Air RaceQualifying done, let’s get ready to race -
Here's the Challenger Cup start list:
1. Berger (GER)
2. Coleman (USA)
3. Murphy (GBR)
4. Ryfa (SWE)
5. Barros (BRA)
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Current Conditions:
Temperature: 27.7C
Air Pressure: 1009.7mbar
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And the Challenger Cup kicks off on Race Day here in Abu Dhabi!
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First up, it's Florian Berger. Just one run out there today in the track and one chance to lay down the best time. Berger sets the benchmark with 1:08.325, that's a little slower than his best Qualifying run yesterday without the penalties he picked up.
Berger 1:08.325
Next up it's newcomer Kevin Coleman from the USA. -
Why does the timer for the live feed say 2:45m away when the round of 14 starts in an hour? Is the live feed only for the final 4?
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Kevin Coleman blasts through the Start Gate and he's got a significant margin on Berger already. 0.3s ahead in the first split, he charges through the vertical turn with a clean sweep along Gates 5, 6, 7... he's keeping up the pace and gaining ground in the timesheets... 1.5s ahead in the third split and still gaining more time on Berger.
A quick, clean finish and no penalties from Coleman, his solid run in the track earns him 1:06.945
That's faster than Czepiela's first place time of 1:07.241 yesterday so Coleman puts the pressure on early in the racing. -
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Ben Murphy straight into the track. The former Red Arrows commanding offer and team leader is readjusting to life as a Challenger pilot, it's a completely different discipline.
After a DQ result in Qualifying yesterday Murphy will be looking to get a solid time down... he looks smoother and he's flying error-free, but he's not matching the pace of Berger or Coleman in the splits. He finishes without a penalty, it's a great performance and he's just 0.065s slower than Berger as he flies through the Finish Gate. Murphy currently sits in 3rd with 1:08.390
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Half way through the Challenger Cup and new pilot @TheKevinColeman tops the timesheet...
#airrace http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdVinYNXEAAmj7d.jpgby Red Bull Air Race via twitter 3/12/2016 9:10:40 AM
