Winner of the Air Race San Francisco and of the Air Race Worlds Series 2005 Mike Mangold, USA            Photo: Rob Vogelaar, www.air-races.com

Weather: cloudy Temperature: min. 11ºC max. 21ºC Rain probability: 0% Wind speed: 28km/h (W)

QUALIFICATION - San Francisco October 7, 2005 1 Mike Mangold USA 2:29.59 2 Kirby Chambliss USA 2:38.69 3 Klaus Schrodt GER 2:43.27 4 Peter Besenyei HUN 2:44.01 5 Nicolas Ivanoff FRA 2:47.60 6 Paul Bonhomme GBR 2:48.72 7 Nigel Lamb ZIM 3:02.54 8 Frank Versteegh NED 3:05.16 9 Steve Jones GBR DQ 10 Alexander MacLean ESP DQ

Spectators: 1 Million.

Results of the seventh race October 8 at San Francisco, CA USA 

Pos	Name	Nat.	Time 1st	Time 2nd	Time total	Difference	Penalties	Points	Points over all
1	Mike Mangold	USA	1:14:70	1:12:90	2:27:60	0:00:00	0	6	36
2	Kirby Chambliss	USA	1:16:72	1:13:59	2:30:31	0:02:71	3	5	21
3	Peter Besenyei	HUN	1:01:43	1:29:45	2:30:88	0:03:28	3	4	32
4	Klaus Schrodt	GER	1:19:32	1:15:86	2:35:18	0:07:58	0	3	18
5	Paul Bonhomme	GBR	1:20:80	1:18:70	2:39:50	0:11:90	0	2	17
6	Nicolas Ivanoff	FRA	1:23:88	1:17:61	2:41:49	0:13:89	3	1	11
7	Alexander MacLean	ESP	1:22:62	1:20:01	2:42:63	0:15:03	3
8	Steve Jones	GBR	1:22:19	1:21:25	2:43:44	0:15:84	0		12
9	Frank Versteegh	NED	1:30:87	1:22:74	2:53:61	0:26:01	9
10	Nigel Lamb	ZIM	1:29:42	1:26:32	2:55:74	0:28:14	3

Mike Mangold in a knife edge in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.                                                                                      Photo: Daniel Grund.