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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Russian on September 17, 2007, 01:37:04 PM
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Anyone going?
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Must be a russian thing.
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Originally posted by Shuffler
Must be a russian thing.
Really? I wasn't aware that Red Bull Air Race was Russian.....
http://redbullairrace.com/
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I saw I guess the qualifying trials today....these races are friggin intense, they go so fast and speed between small spaces.
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Red Bull air-races are fantastic - I watched the London event a while ago and it was really good. They are pulling 9gs in the turns and the races are very close. Some great locations too.
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Originally posted by Russian
Anyone going?
Nope... Hitting up Columbus Ohio for the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends... Once in a lifetime event. 100 Ponies, and about 60 of the guys that flew em in WW2
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I saw this on ESPN or something. Just wondering how many deaths per second do these races cause on average??
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hmmm Never heard of these races... no advertising, nothing.
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Originally posted by LEADPIG
I saw this on ESPN or something. Just wondering how many deaths per second do these races cause on average??
I'd say those people get into the plane willingly, knowing the risks. So it really doesn't matter, does it? Sheesh..............
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Deaths per second? They've not had a single accident, never mind fatality. The events are scrupulously controlled and the pilots highly experienced. I doubt goverment authorities would allow them to race over the Thames in London, Danube in Budapest etc if they weren't completely professional...
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Originally posted by LEADPIG
I saw this on ESPN or something. Just wondering how many deaths per second do these races cause on average??
Not very many. Driving your car is more dangerous.
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these races are very populaur in europe and eurasia, i unfortuanatly had tickets for the budahpest and istanbul(i believe) race but had to cancel due to work scheudle
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If Im not on duty Im going. Saw one practicing out over the ocean yesterday while I was fishing. Our Navy helicopters were giving that little bugger quite of alot of space. Odd being that he was so close to the air station. Usually its get the flock out of my way.
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Are they broadcasted? Would love to watch but can't make a trip to SD.
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Yup, Im going. No duty. I'll take lots of pictures for the rest of yall. Got a perfect view from base. Real close. The U.S.S. Reagan's command is thinking about opening up the flight deck for military personnel who want to watch the races. Perfect vantage point.
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Originally posted by LEADPIG
I saw this on ESPN or something. Just wondering how many deaths per second do these races cause on average??
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dumb quasi-viewpoint.
If I personalyl wasn't so against redbull as a product in whole I'd think these races were cool as snot.
closest thing to an accident so far:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJG_YEnaWBs
this is the film where I first found out about these in 2004 (I love how the guy ratchets himself into the cockpit at the begining LOL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca0bggXKIkA
if you take the time to search the forum it was posted here back then
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I saw a recent race where a guy bounced off the ground and then through a pylon after a 9 G turn reversal. He tore off part of the wheel pant fairing on his left landing gear. Speculation was that he grayed out in the turn resulting in misjudging his attitude approaching the gate.
Regardless of what happened, he was about a foot or two away from becoming a greasy spot between the pylons. Scary, but that sort of thing is completely normal for racing regardless of what kind of vehicles are used.
edit - this was the first link JB posted. You can't see the ground impact through the pylon debris, but when he zooms past you can see the front of his left tire which means the fairing on the left wheel is missing.
Interesting geometry there too... If he'd hit bad enough to trash the plane but had bounced, the wreckage could have gone right into the crowd.