Red Bull Air Race 2018 - Cannes
For the first time in the history of the Red Bull Air Race, the pilots will be going head-to-head in France, in the beautiful city of Cannes on 21-22 April 2018. With five French pilots in the series (three Masters, two Challengers) it will be their first opportunity to experience a home race, and it will be one to remember.
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Super performance Matt, but Ivanoff's plane is the most beautiful one... ;-)) -
Great flying Matt - keep it going. Good stuff also Finchy! -
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A lot of preparation and we were quite confident on the lines... I just had to follow the tactics that we put together.- Mika Brageot
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Master Class #Qualifying
It's a new track record for @MattHallRacing ! A sensational run from the Aussie as he sets… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…by Red Bull Air Race via twitter retweeted by MattHallRacing 4/21/2018 3:01:34 PM -
flyeric777 over-G (+12G<) DNF is need for airflame inspection. It's safety reason. -
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Martin Sonka up next... he's posted a best position of 2nd place in Free Practice, and a best time of 58.124 so far this week,.
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Sonka is cleared into the track, and it's a fantastic start for the Czech pilot as the splits go green... he's not holding back and a beautiful pass through the chicane... but it's over before he's really got started and the Race Director orders him to knock it off. Sonka picks up a DNF for exceeding maximum G and must return to the race airport. The team will be sorely disappointed with that result, which could put him in a really challenging position tomorrow in the head-to-heads.
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And USA's Kirby Chambliss takes to the track at blistering speed for his first run... 199.79kts and Kirby is FLYYYIIIINNGGGG out there... he's overtaken Hall already and there's a real race out there right now for the top spot, that first manoeuvre looks pretty sharp! He's looking really aggressive and Chambliss is taking it right to the wire... Chambliss can't quite take the first place from Hall and he finishes his first Run with 57.363, just 0.169 behind Hall.
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Over-G in first pull-up maneuver in Quali..😠
📸Predrag Vuckovic https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbUMnujXkAErEEH.jpgby Martin Šonka via twitter 4/21/2018 3:10:44 PM -
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Chambliss blazes into the racetrack and he's not holding back in this second Run... the splits go green and Chambliss is going FULL.STEAM.AHEAD. He's NAILING IT OUT THERE!!!
He's full of energy and biting through those Gates, there's just no stopping Chambliss as he goes full throttle all the way to the line! OUTSTANDING performance from one of the most experienced Red Bull Air Race pilots out there today.
Chambliss 57.189 -
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Kirby told yesterday that he doesn't likes non technical track...
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Happy with the way I flew my #Quali - now the waiting game to see where I end up and who I will fly against tomorrow in the R of 14 #airrace #follow11 #11RACING #frenchsquad #breitling https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbUNtuPXcAYLxx1.jpg
by Mika Brageot via twitter 4/21/2018 3:13:30 PM -
Master Class #Qualifying
It's a DNF for @thebladesteam 's Ben Murphy! He exceeded maximum G and goes into last place… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…by Red Bull Air Race via twitter retweeted by thebladesteam 4/21/2018 3:14:07 PM -
With the ghost plane, is it a remake of a WWII dog fight ???
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How 'bout a video HIGHlite of Kirby's run. Love his reaction.
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Japan's Yoshi Muroya is the penultimate pilot to fly his Qualifying runs today... there's a little wobble from and he's not looking quite as calm and collected as we're used to... Muroya finding his pace though and we can really see some stunning flying out there.
Muroya stalking Chambliss's ghostplane in the track and it's a superb run... he should be finishing on 57.103 but he's picked up +2s.... -
His second pass in the track is critical to get him into a more competitive spot out on Race Day... the splits are in the red and he's just under half a second off the pace. It's all about the vertical turning manoeuvres and the first VTM was a little conservative... it's a safe and solid run from Muroya and it's taken him out of the danger zone for tomorrow, placing in fifth overall so far.
Muroya 57.456 -
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Check it out - the first six pilots have just 0.499s between them!
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Abu Dhabi 2018 winner Goulian now takes the last two Runs of the day in the racetrack. He's got 15 points in the bag already and will be looking for a comfortable spot in the head to heads tomorrow.
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Goulian through at 198kts and he's looking quietly confident out there, some very assertive flying from the American and Goulian is showing some REAL expertise and finesse in his runs... it's a penalty-free run and a pumped up Goulian takes 57.074 and pushes Chambliss down into the second place spot. Goulian REALLY knows how to pull out a spectacular performance when it matters!
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WELL DONE MICHAEL !!
What a movie suspens in Cannes... ;-)) -
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thanks for the live feed and the info RR/RBAW. See ya tomorrow (sleepies time now)
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Let's go... smoke on for the last Qualifying run of the day....
Goulian through at 199kts and 0.013s faster than his Run 1 time... he's just ON POINT and setting himself up for some spectacular performances tomorrow. He's GAINING time in the track and battling against himself in the track... Goulian is SMOOTH, he's FAST, he's CLEAN and he's showing everyone how it needs to be done out there!
Goulian pulls the last cat out of the bag today and takes .001s off his own PB in the racetrack... he's made a NEW track record!
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Enjoyed watching from Canada. Would have enjoyed it more if Pete was fastest but let's see what happens tomorrow. Thanks for the live stream.
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We've been learning a little bit on each run... and kind of like Abu Dhabi, let's get everybody to chase us- Mike Goulian
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Over-G in first Qualification run means we finished 13th today. We fly against @KirbyChambliss tomorrow in Round of 14! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbUQEONW0AAp4qL.jpg
by Martin Šonka via twitter 4/21/2018 3:23:36 PM -
Thank you Red Bull Air Race !
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Textbook performance from Goulian today! Unofficial Masters Qualifying results coming up...
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So dang proud of my American counterparts at the @Redbullairrace . @mikegoulian qualifies P1 and @KirbyChambliss P2!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸by Kevin Coleman via twitter 4/21/2018 3:24:15 PM -
【RBAR2018カンヌ大会：予選】
Team FALKEN（室屋）
予選 57.456秒（ノーペナルティ）
→トップと+0.383秒差で予選6位。
明日行われる決勝Round of 14では、予選9位のピート・マクロード選手（カナダ）とHeat3（後攻）で対戦予定。
#airrace #YoshiMuroya #FALKEN #Breitling #RedBull #LEXUS https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbUQcffXcAAP1mV.jpgby Yoshi MUROYA (室屋義秀) via twitter 4/21/2018 3:25:20 PM
