Red Bull Air Race World Series 2005

Results of the second race June 12, 2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands

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This announcement was on a building at the Willemswerf in Rotterdam.                  Photo: Rob Vogelaar, www.air-races.com .

Pos	Name	Nat.	Time 1st	Time 2nd	Time total	Difference	Penalties	Points	Points over all
1	Mike Mangold	USA	1:34:14	1:31:64	3:05:78	0:00:00	0	6	10
2	Klaus Schrodt	GER	1:38:42	1:35:76	3:14:18	0:08:40	0	5	5
3	Peter Besenyei	HUN	1:36:97	1:38:76	3:15:73	0:09:95	0	4	10
4	Kirby Chambliss	USA	1:35:33	1:42:25	3:17:58	0:11:80	3	3	3
5	Steve Jones	GBR	1:42:30	1:41:66	3:23:96	0:18:18	0	2	7
6	Nicolas Ivanoff	FRA	1:48:80	1:39:42	3:28:22	0:22:44	3	1	1
7	Paul Bonhomme	GBR	1:45:56	1:42:97	3:28:53	0:22:75	3
8	Frank Versteegh	NED	1:52:73	1:59:05	3:51:78	0:46:00	10
9	Alexander MacLean	ESP	1:54:42	1:58:27	3:52:69	0:46:91	12

The winner of the second Red Bull Air Race in Rotterdam, Mike Mangold in his victory roll.                               Photo: Rob Vogelaar, www.air-races.com

Frank Versteegh in his two-seater Extra 300L.                                                                                                                      Photo: Rob Vogelaar, www.air-races.com

Press release by Red Bull Air Race

America’s Mike ‘Mungo’ Mangold produced two superb runs over the Maas River to dominate the Rotterdam Air Race and secure first place by a clear eight seconds.

Mangold, who was penalty-free in all of his outings on Sunday, posted a combined time of 03:05.78 in his Edge 540 to finish ahead of second-placed Klaus Schrodt of Germany and Hungarian Peter Besenyei in third.

Just to hammer home his supremacy in front of crowds exceeding 700,000, the 50-year-old from California saved his fastest for last, as he completed Round 2 in an event-best 01:31.64.

“I managed to get a fast start under the bridge and I also used the weather conditions to my advantage,” explained Mangold, winner in Reno last year and third in the season-opening Abu Dhabi Air Race two months ago.

“The weather conditions were ideal – a little cool with some wind, which allowed me to pick a pretty good line through the course. I am very happy with that last run, when I got it up to 11G.

“It’s a fantastic course and great to see so many people turn out to watch – I could feel the vibe of the crowds from the plane.”

Schrodt, the oldest competitor in the World Series, finished with a combined time of 03:14.18, while Besenyei, winner in Abu Dhabi, posted 03:15.73.

The next fastest single run of the day came from Mangold’s compatriot Kirby Chambliss, who posted 01:35.01 in the opening round – also in an Edge 540.

But Chambliss, who was lying second after Round 1, saw his chances of a podium finish disappear when he picked up a three-second penalty for ‘touching a gate with his wing’. The American had to settle for fourth spot less than two seconds behind Besenyei.