Our son had a friend from Belgium coming over for the Red Bull Air Race in Austria, Wiener Neustadt. We decided to join them and in the end we were a party of 8 going there on Saturday.
We arrived with the caravan and were led to a special area on the parking, where we stayed the night as well. Already from the parking we could see the pylons, which formed air gates.
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| OE3FTA in action |
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| Friends @ Red Bull Air Race |
From the spectator area, we watched the aircrafts at the slalom course with commentary and details shown on huge video walls.
Each pilot flew individually through the about 6 km long racetrack with the aim of finishing in the fastest possible time without errors. High speed, low altitude and extreme manoeuvres makes this a sport only for exceptional pilots.
In between training and qualifying we saw different programs, not only with planes but also bikes and motorbikes.
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| Fantastic side events |
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| A different kind of air race |
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| Young enthusiast |
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| Jump!!!! |
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| Marin Rantes |
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| Senad Grosic |
The spectator area had many interesting food stalls and other stalls including flight schools and some planes.
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| Pizza on the road … |
When we had returned to our caravan, we enjoyed the sunset and watched the last contests go on at the air field.
The first day ended with a flight show of different planes doing loops in front of us and even a helicopter showed spectacular tricks while we enjoyed a glass of wine with our family around the caravan – what a great day!!
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| Glass of wine @ Red Bull Air Race |
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| Sunset @ Red Bull Air Race |
