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Matt Hall skims the water but just pulls the plane up out of the water! Steve Jones says: “We see it (Hall’s plane) overbanks and a little bit of a wing stall as he’s in that turn and the airplane starts to descend. He unloads the wing but that puts him near the water…he skims off the water and flies away. Very safe, sensible flying by Matt Hall after that incident.”

Hall touches the water in the track but controls it well and makes it back to the airport safely. The plane is damaged but will be recoverable. Matt Hall says: “Our game plane is to get some rest for now. “I haven’t had a look at the aircraft yet. I went straight to medical for some checks as is the normal procedure. I’m about to go and check the plane now. The main damage is on the right aileron. I think the plane is not that badly damaged. It’s going to be a matter of replacing parts. Fingers crossed that we can pull the team back together.”

Paul Bonhomme hits the last gate! He would have been first. That late pylon hit drops Bonhomme down to 8th place! Nigel Lamb wins the first round of the qualification, Lamb is 2.48 seconds ahead of Hannes Arch at the first interval but then gets a 2 second penalty for flying too high right after that.

 

Round 2

Overal Results Qualification

Britain’s Nigel Lamb won the first Qualifying point of his Red Bull Air Race World Championship career on Saturday by posting the fastest time in Windsor ahead of Sunday’s fourth race of the 2010 season. Britain’s Paul Bonhomme was second with Hannes Arch of Austria third.

Rank	Name	Nation	Int. 1	Int. 2	Int. 3	Rnd.	Time	Diff.	Pen
1	Lamb Nigel	GBR	19.23	31.45	48.50	Q2	1:09.64		0
2	Bonhomme Paul	GBR	19.11	31.78	48.62	Q2	1:10.11	+ 0.47	0
3	Arch Hannes	AUT	21.67	34.10	51.00	Q1	1:12.71	+ 3.07	2
4	Maclean Alejandro	ESP	20.63	33.67	51.23	Q2	1:13.11	+ 3.47	0
5	Dolderer Matthias	GER	20.62	33.21	51.17	Q2	1:13.13	+ 3.49	0
6	McLeod Pete	CAN	19.63	32.65	50.59	Q2	1:13.78	+ 4.14	0
7	Goulian Michael	USA	20.60	33.96	51.76	Q1	1:14.40	+ 4.76	0
8	Chambliss Kirby	USA	19.75	32.85	50.37	Q2	1:14.57	+ 4.93	2
9	Sonka Martin	CZE	20.99	34.79	53.45	Q1	1:16.59	+ 6.95	0
10	Besenyei Peter	HUN	20.69	34.75	53.54	Q1	1:16.62	+ 6.98	0
11	Ivanoff Nicolas	FRA	22.27	35.54	54.14	Q2	1:18.69	+ 9.05	4
12	Rakhmanin Sergey	RUS	22.59	37.87	56.21	Q1	1:19.08	+ 9.44	4
13	Hall Matt	AUS	19.08	32.24	49.84	Q1	DSQ
14	Muroya Yoshihide	JPN				Q1	DNS

Matt Hall Racing and leading tour operator Avtours Australia have today launched the Official Matt Hall Supporters Tour to the Perth round of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championships. 

The four night tour from Thursday April 15 to Monday April 19 will take in all the thrills and excitement of the Western Australian capital with the highlight being Grandstand or Race Club seating at the Air Race on April 17 and 18. 

Tour guests will also receive signed Matt Hall memorabilia, enjoy an exclusive dinner with Matt Hall on the Friday night and be treated to a private pit walk led by Matt and Matt Hall Racing staff. 

There are also limited tickets for a Perth only component for those who have already purchased flights and accommodation. 

Hall, who finished his debut Air Race season in 2009 in third place overall, said he was very excited to be able to cater for some of the large group of supporters that are expected to travel to Perth. 

“As soon as I heard the race was coming back to Australia and to Perth I was determined to make sure I had plenty of fans over there,” Hall said. 

“The level of support I have received in my short career so far has been overwhelming and I really wanted to give fans the opportunity for an exclusive experience they would never forget. 

“The team at Avtours Australia are the best in the business when it comes to Aviation Tours and the Red Bull Air Race themselves have been very accommodating in helping us put together something special. I can’t wait for April!” 

There is a bonus too for those that book early – anyone who books before February 28, 2010 will go into a draw to win the following prizes:

* Prize 1: Win one flight in the Red Bull Air Race 2-seater plane, on the Friday preceding the race (time TBC)

* Prize 2: Win an upgrade to the exclusive Race Club hospitality area for you and 3 friends

* Prize 3: Win an exclusive gift-pack signed by Australian pilot Matt Hall

 

For bookings email Karene – karene@avtours.com.au or call 1300 728 634

 

LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AVTOURS AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL MATT HALL SUPPORTERS TOUR 

Packages

Silver Package

Return Economy Airfares (Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane – Perth) Flying with Qantas

Group Airport Return Transfers

 Twin Share Accommodation Deluxe Studio Room – The Esplanade River Suites, Como

 (4 nights)

Full buffet breakfast each morning (4 breakfasts)

Thursday night Evening Vineyard Cruise

Friday Day tour of Perth & Fremantle

Friday night dinner with Matt Hall

Private Pit Lane Walk with Matt Hall

Matt Hall Racing Polo Shirt & personally signed Baseball Cap

Matt Hall Racing Grandstand seating for both Saturday & Sunday events

Group transfers to Grandstand each day

Sunday night farewell dinner

Personalised Itinerary

Post trip extensions if required

Gold Package extras

Saturday & Sunday Exclusive Race Club Seating

Twin Share Accommodation Executive Studio Room – The Esplanade River Suites, Como

 

Prices

SILVER PACKAGE PRICE:

$2265.00 per person ex Melbourne

$2295.00 per person ex Sydney

$2399.00 per person ex Brisbane

 

Single Supplement – $470.00 

 

GOLD PACKAGE PRICE:

$2785.00 pp ex Melbourne

$2825.00 pp ex Sydney

$2930.00 pp ex Brisbane                                                                       

Single Supplement – $530.00 

PERTH ONLY COMPONENT PRICES: For Reserved Grandstand Seating, Friday night dinner, Private Pit Walk and merchandise is $460.00 per person.  For the same but Race Club tickets $910.00 per person.