Saturday, April 17, 2010

Qualifying Rounds of the Red Bull Air Race 2010 in Perth

I attended the Red Bull Air Race in Perth today thanks to the generous hospitality of a couple of blokes I spend a lot of money with for work. They didn't skimp on the tickets and purchased Race Club tickets which entitled us to all the drinks and food we could eat along with seating in a grandstand. And we were right up close to the planes near the chicanes just after the start/finish gate.

It was a beautiful day full of sunshine and reached 26.7°C. The hosties did a wonderful job and you couldn't fault the hospitality. Red Bull puts on a great package. Managed to grab a few videos and nearly two hundred photos. That was nothing compared with the one-legged Japanese tourist who sat next to me. His camera was capable of taking 5-8 shots per second and boy did he take some photos.


Hannes Arch's 2nd Qualifying round Red Bull Air Race Perth 2010 over the Swan River on April 17th. Quality commentary from the Red Bull commentary team.


Matt Hall's 1st Qualifying round Red Bull Air Race Perth 2010 over the Swan River on April 17th.


Matt Hall's 2nd Qualifying round Red Bull Air Race Perth 2010 over the Swan River on April 17th.


Peter Besenyei's 1st Qualifying round Red Bull Air Race Perth 2010 over the Swan River on April 17th.


Peter Besenyei's 2nd Qualifying round Red Bull Air Race Perth 2010 over the Swan River on April 17th.

Dorky looking bloke in the stands.

Red Bull Air Race control tower.

Red Bull Air Race commentary team at work.

Red Bull Air Race advertising.

Japanese tourist with a serious camera.

Starting the second lap.

Paul Bonhomme's smoke is definitely on.

Nigel Lamb successfully advertising for Breitling.

Nice shot through the start gate.

Nice rounding of the chicane.

Just missed the competitor in the Red Bull Air Race.

I think the race stewards can see the smoke quite clearly.

Approaching starting gate on second lap.

Appears to be heading straight for the pylon.

This pilot has the best job.

Qualifying results.

Excellent vantage point.

Not sure what this plane was but his jet engine made for a great display.

The Roulettes in action.

The Roulettes in formation above Perth.

Mirror image formation by The Roulettes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow what fun!!!