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Red Bull Air Race World Series 2007
The ninth race September 22, 2007 San Diego, California USA
Embarcadero Marina Park and Seaport Village where the planes are set to take off from an aircraft carrier.
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United States of America. Washington, DC. 9.629.091 sq km. 278.058.881. English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority). |
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Red Bull Air Race 2007
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Paul Bonhomme wins San Diego Air Race
San Diego 2007 Event Summary
Highlights
Start list eliminations
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San Diego, California USA
San Diego houses many tourist attractions, such as Seaworld, San Diego Zoo, San
Diego Wild Animal Park, and nearby Legoland. San Diego's Spanish influence can
be seen in the many historic sites across the city, such as the Spanish missions
and Balboa Park. Cusine is San Diego is diverse, but there is an abundance of
wood fired California-style pizzas, and Mexican and East Asian cuisine. Annual
events in San Diego include Comic-Con, San Diego/Del Mar Fair, and Street Scene
Music Festival.
Average monthly temperatures range from about 57 Fahrenheit (14 °C) in January
to 72 Fahrenheit (22 °C) in July, although late summer and early autumn are
typically the hottest times of the year.
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Results eliminations
Results Finals San Diego 2007
Paul Bonhomme's winning race
Number 2 Kirby Chambliss Race Results Overall San Diego 2007
Number 3 Nigel Lamb Points San Diego 2007
TaG All: Touching a Gate (Races + Trainings)
World Series Single Standings
World Series Team Standing
TaG All: Touching a Gate (Races + Trainings)
Kirby Chambliss takes of from aircraft carrier.
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Pilots and Teams
Aircraft
Kirby Chambliss new plane. Race day events will include a demonstration by Navy aircraft
from past and present and a sideshow by Red Bull ™s fleet of aircraft. An MiG-17F
is part of the fleet, as is the Red Bull Helicopter, which flies upside down.
Thirteen pilots will navigate high-performance race planes through inflatable
air gates on an aerial race track over San Diego Bay. The pilots race against
the clock and fly 10 to 20 feet above the water at speeds of 260 mph. Qualifying
takes place on Sept. 21 to determine which pilots take part in the finals Sept.
22. Crowds can watch from Embarcadero Park. Special land-based viewing areas will be set up to offer
up-close views of the aerial action, although the competition will be visible
from almost anywhere along the Embarcadero, especially Seaport Village. Two-day
tickets for the special viewing areas are $30, with single-day tickets available
for $10 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. The planes attain speeds of up to
250 mph and the pilots withstand gravitational forces of 10G. The
San Diego Bay stop, the first ever, is one of 10 tour sites for the
2007 World Series. Despite its name, the competition isn't exactly a race
pitting planes against each other at the same time. Instead, each plane flies
solo in a race against the clock. The scoring system measures the time of each
aircraft. Pilots in the Red Bull Air Race World Series are
making their final United States stop on a 10-city worldwide tour.
The race winner is the one who accomplishes the best time after two
runs of the same course. Pilots race on a twisted course with five
groups of specially erected spinnaker pylon obstacles. Flying
against the rules results in disqualification or in a time penalty
added to the flying time. The first six ranked pilots of each race leg are
scored from 6 to 1 points, top down. The air racer with the most
points at the end of the series becomes Red Bull Air Race world
champion. The champion of the 2005 season was Mike Mangold from the
United States. The champion in 2006 was fellow American Kirby
Chambliss. The system also factors centrifugal force achieved, the speed
of the aircraft and -- in what surely is unique to the Red Bull Air Race World
Series -- the pulse of the pilots Boaters should be aware that
the waterway passage stretching from
USS Midway aircraft carrier to Coronado Island will be closed to
boat traffic during practice sessions and portions of the two-day
competition, which pits World War II-style acrobatic aircraft
maneuvering over and around a series of 60-ft.-high pylons placed on
the bay. Race officials will close the in-water area to boat traffic
of all kinds at the following times: noon-4 p.m. Sept. 19; 7:30-11:30 a.m. and
4-6:30 p.m. Sept. 20; 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m-12:45 p.m. and 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 21;
and 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 (or Sept. 23, depending on weather). Other
authorized vessels and personnel will be permitted entry.
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