Colin Leighfield Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 This was brilliant. 12 competitors to go through heats, semi-final and final. Supported by the Red Arrows (just a fly-past), an incredible display by a Chinook, spine-tingling demo by a Spitfire IX and an amazing show by the Stearman wing-walkers, heart-stopping! In the races Paul Bonhomme and Nigel Lamb just scraped through into the semi-finals, but then came good and won the finals with Bonhomme first, Lamb second, Ivanov (France) third and Dolderer (Germany) fourth. Doing 270 mph at times and Nigel Lamb pulling up to 9.2g, this is a real thrill and I'd recommend anyone who hasn't watched it to go if they get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Excellent British one-two! I went when they did it at Longleat, it is an amazing display of skill. CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Fly the Flag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustergrunt Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Yep, it was FAB, I was there too with the Mrs....what a great day...shame that the scheduled Red Arrows display was nothing more than an unannounced single Flypast...didn't have my camera ready.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Caught me out too, I got the camera set ready for them to come back, and they didn't! Ah well, everything else was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks for posting the pics and the info. Ascot isn't far from me and I had considered going. But remembering the disastrous attempt at holding the event at Longleat in 2006 I was concerned I'd have spent most of the day sitting in a traffic jam... However I did watch the race video yesterday evening on the RB website - it looked excellent. And as Colin said, the Chinnook display can be pretty spectacular. I saw one put through its paces at the Sunderland airshow. We've probably all seen the pictures of Chinnooks pointing vertically up or down - like Colin's first pic - but it looks even more amazing in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hi Colin and thanks alot for sharing , very nice and impressive... as usual Cheers Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Cheers John and Jo. I was lucky enough to get a lot of good pictures and I thought that some of our pals on here would like to see a few of them. As Jon says with the Chinook, when you see it in real life it takes some believing! That was true of the racing as well and I have to say that those girls on top of the Stearmans have my maximum respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Jones Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 My take on the Saturday is here **LINK** if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Definitely interested Matt, those are great, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Great photo's cheers, not a big heli fan but a Chinook display is always worth seeing John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Some great pics there, Colin... My daughter's next-door neighbour is one of the rear crew of the Display Chinook. Really nice lad - you could say he's got his feet firmly on the ground...... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 He's a hero Pete, the way they were throwing it around! Is this him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just found out Andy's on leave this weekend - the chances are the hands belong to the other regular, Anna.... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Great photographs Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well, hats off to her then. Thanks Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monz Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Posted by Matt Jones on 18/08/2014 22:16:38: My take on the Saturday is here **LINK** if interested. Dude! Those are some fantastic shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Being an aviation buff for all of my life, I really have tried to get into Redbull air racing but to no avail. Yes, it looks spectacular and the piloting skills are breathtaking, but it's just not something that catches my attention for anything more than ten minutes. Could it all be a bit samey? Funny thing is that I have been following and enjoying the Speedway championships on Eurosport, which although spectacular is definitely quite samey! Perhaps if they had more than one 'plane on the course at one time?.............only kidding! Edited By Cuban8 on 19/08/2014 12:24:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I really enjoy it. It used to be on TV but I can't find it anymore (on freeview) which is a shame. Perhaps they should have two of the same course next to eachother (mirrored) so they fly at the same time on courses, and have an extra wide finishing gate for both to go through- first one across wins! CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 It is the same with any "track sport" I suppose in which all competitors repeat the same routine ad-infitum. F1 is probably the worst for that but technically interesting, MotoGP is more dynamic because it's more like flying in two dimensions (and I like bikes)! However I never get tired of watching aeroplanes and I think Red Bull is brilliantly done, the simultaneous on-screen presentation of action in the cockpit, speeds, "g" forces etc. all in a tight time scale never gives me a chance to get bored. In fact it's all over very quickly and my mind is racing to keep up. My admiration for these guys is immense, the combination of personal skill, cool brain and immaculate judgement that they must possess puts them head and shoulders above plebs like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi All , Texas is next (close to Dallas).....Sunday, Sept 28th... **LINK** Edited By Josip Vrandecic -Mes on 26/09/2014 08:28:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Just noticed that the Red Bull Air Race-Ascot is being shown on Sky Sports 2 on Sunday at 7.00pm for all those that didn't get the chance to go (me included). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 All races are available online on catch-up and also streamed live on Red Bull TV Sorry Colin, the postings I contributed earlier here should have been in this thread! (Showing my visit to the Breitling MXS-R and Paul Bonhomme's final winning run). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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