Red Bull Air Race is not only a sport of speed and skill but also precision. Check out how close the pilots fly by ground and pylons!

Red Bull Air Race World Champion (2006), Kirby Chambliss, in Red Bull Edge 540 race plane (300 horsepower) versus Gary Gardella in 1400 horsepower Chevy Cobalt Pro-Forward dragster. http://www.redbullairrace.com

Steve Jones had a roller-coaster ride in 2007, winning in spectacular fashion in Porto but finishing 12th in Istanbul and crashing so heavily into a pylon in Monument Valley that he was forced to retire from that race. He hit the pylon just a few meters above the ground. The British Boeing 747 captain nevertheless.... more

Red Bull Air Race pilot Alejandro Maclean explains the instruments. He doesn't really need them when he's flying the race tracks, because he simply has no time to look down! : )

Fly the Red Bull Air Race Budapest track 2008! The clip is a compilation of different cockpit replays including the audio signal. The race starts underneath the Chain Bridge where the pilots reach speeds of up to 230mph (370kph). Then they a first leg down the Danube river, followed by turning maneuver, so called half.... more

Former Red Bull Air Race pilot Frank Versteegh introduces you to the Budapest 2008 race track. The first tricky element of the track is the Chain Bridge. Pilots have to reach maximum entry speed before they fly underneath the bridge and at the same time, they know that there is a point-of-no-return. After the chain.... more

Red Bull Air Race pilot Ivanoff flying in London, 2008. This video is for those of you who are interested in electronic flight data. The EFIS, electronic flight instrument system, is a flight deck instrument. Flight data is displayed electronically rather than electromechanically. What information does the EFIS.... more

Nick and Frank give a full report on the Red Bull Air Race in London, 3rd August 2008. American Kirby Chambliss scored a thrilling victory at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in London in front of 40''000 spectators, defeating France's Nicolas Ivanoff in a gripping final over the River Thames after favorite.... more

Accident occured during Red Bull Air Race in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007. American Kirby Chambliss had to rush due to take off clearance. When he saw a plane standing just a few metres in front of him, he stopped immeditaley and destroyed his propeller.

It's very unusual that Red Bull Air Race Pilot Paul Bonhomme gets penalties. But in London he even crashed into a pylon and the onboard replay shows that he didn't like that at all! He starts cursing in his plane while he's still flying through the race track. Although it's quite difficult to understand what Paul's.... more