Red Bull Air Race Magazine - Abu Dhabi 2010

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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
ABU DHABI, MARCH 26&27
15 AED
NEW
HEIGHTS
Paul Bonhomme is the
reigning title-holder and
he wants to keep things that way.
Can last years champ be
this years winner?
MAD MACHINE
The new Edge 540 V3
promises more speed,
manoeuvrability and power
CHANGE OF MINDSET
Hannes Arch is focusing
on a more relaxed season
without title pressure
BODY SCAN
Muscles, bones, nerves, scars:
a close look at Matt Halls
body map
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CONTENT
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010 promises to be a special year
for the Red Bull Air Race. The
championship has its strongest-
ever roster of pilots, who will bring with
themthe most technologically advanced
race planes we have ever seen. As the
racing visits eight locations on five
continents in the next seven months,
the magazine will be there, reporting
fromeach race stop and every hangar.
The 2009 season went right down to
the wire; in fact, down to the last few
minutes of the final race. Hannes Arch
and Paul Bonhomme fought a battle
royal in the skies above Barcelona, with
a million people collectively holding their
breath on the beaches below. We were
incredibly lucky to witness something
like that, but we have every expectation
of something similar this year.
But 2009 wasnt just about Arch and
Bonhomme. It was about Michael
Goulian taking his first-ever Red Bull Air
Race victory, it was about the Rookies
learning that they could make the grade
and double World Champion Mike
Mangold enjoying one final tilt. It was
about the crews working through the
night to fix a broken plane, or scrape
one last ounce of horsepower out of an
engine. It was about the pilots playing
football on the runway, waiting for the
fog to clear in Porto, or marvelling at
Windsors decision to turn the entire city
into one enormous party for the duration
of the race weekend. The fabric of the
2010 will doubtless be similarly colourful.
Well bring you the action, but these
stories too. And we hope you will enjoy
reading it as much as we do writing.
Smoke On.
HELLO AND
WELCOME...
to another season of the Red Bull
Air Race World Championship, and
welcome to another year of its
official magazine.
04 GALLERY Looking back at 2009
10 BULLEVARD Alook at who made it to
the top last season and whos likely make it
there this time around; check out the challenges
of the Abu Dhabi race; get the latest news
fromthe pitlane; read Matt Halls body
map; find out more about the Rookies; and
discover what bolts are used on race planes
18 PORTRAIT Reigning World
Champion Paul Bonhomme reveals what
he likes doing most during off-season.
Guess what? Yes, its flying. But this time
its helicopters in which he gets airborne
26 INTERVIEW Hannes Arch has had
a slight restructuring of his philosophy. He
doesnt want to fight for the title by any means
possible. Well, that could be a cunning bluff...
30 BACKGROUND The Edge 540 V3 is
not an entirely new plane, but it is predicted
to be a powerful update of its precursor,
the V2. We pay a visit to Zivko Aeronautics,
its manufacturer
38 TRAVEL Eight cities host the Red
Bull Air Race. There are sights to see and
experiences to enjoy. Read our pleasure guide
44 PROFILES Close-ups of all 15 race
pilots and the two types of aircraft flown in
the championship
46 THE RULES More about the
regulations governing the race, and an
explanation of the format
46 CALENDAR All the 2010 race stops
50 LOCATION All you need to know
about the locality and racetrack
There wont be five-second gaps between the first and the rest. Itll be one or two seconds.
Howwell prepared is champ Paul Bonhomme for 2010 and what was he doing in the off-season?
18 PORTRAIT
Arch focuses on professional
and less hectic races
26 INTERVIEW
Visiting the birthplace of a
fast beast, the Edge 540 V3
30 BACKGROUND
Anout-of-the-ordinary pleasure
guide for frequent flyers
38 TRAVEL
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GALLERY
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Fantastic! Thank you Barcelona. Im very happy. Its been a lot
of hard work but we got there in the end. Its been a huge amount
of pressure. Its just a question of how you deal with it at the right
time. I thought Id better get my skates on and that worked.
Paul Bonhomme
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Neither the Red Bull Air Race nor I would have any success
without the people who follow us, showing their interest in
the sport, sharing with us all their feelings, experiences,
asking questions or simply keeping in touch. I will always give
them priority as they are hugely important.
AlejAndro MAcleAn
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Its incredible how things have changed. It all started with a
group of experienced display and competition pilots bringing
their machines to the races with a part-time technician.
Nowadays, what we really need is at least one more race plane,
two more engines, and a lot more people and resources!
Nigel lamb
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REVIEW
THE STORY
SO FAR
It doesnt seem a year since Abu Dhabi last
hosted the Red Bull Air Race. Then, as it is now,
the chatter was all about performance: who
had the most powerful engine? Which winter
modications would prove most successful?
The phoney war was fascinating. Added to the
mix was the inclusion of a bumper crop of
Rookies with Matthias Dolderer, Yoshi Muroya,
Matt Hall and Pete McLeod joining. The 2009
season began where 2008 left off, with reigning
champion Hannes Arch winning and Paul
Bonhomme trailing narrowly in his slipstream.
Nigel Lamb and Nicolas Ivanoff also made the
Final 4. But the big story was Rookie Matt Hall
coming within a whisker of appearing in the Final
4. Interestingly, neither Arch nor Bonhomme had
been quickest in Abu Dhabi. That honour went
to Ivanoff. His speed continued to show when
the championship moved on to San Diego.
Flying clean, he beat Bonhomme into second
place. Arch nished third, but had the
consolation of being alive after a collision with
a pelican tore large holes in his planes tail.
After nishing runner-up twice, a rather
bemused Bonhomme went to Windsor,
Ontario saying, I dont know how to feel
I dont really do second. He got to put it right
during a turbulent day over the Detroit River. It
wasnt a Motown classic: gusty, unpredictable
winds had usually composed pilots making all
sorts of errors. Mike Mangold, Kirby Chambliss,
Arch and Bonhomme didnt make any mistakes
and reached the Final 4. Bonhomme won by
virtue of being the only pilot to y a clean
round. Arch ran him close despite a penalty,
and Chambliss took third. As the championship
headed back to Europe, Arch and Bonhomme,
with 33 and 32 points respectively looked like
repeating their 2008 battle.
But that didnt mean others couldnt inuence
the outcome. Budapest saw Michael Goulian
take his maiden Red Bull Air Race victory and
become the fourth winner in four races. Flying
rst in the Final 4 he proved unbeatable, as
rst Bonhomme, then Arch and nally Kirby
Chambliss all came close, but ultimately
failed to unseat the man from Massachusetts.
Bonhomme settled for second, but after
a tough week would have been delighted to
take the lead in the title hunt for the rst time.
On to Porto. Everyone expected Bonhomme to
win. He did, but between the expectation and
the champagne there were twists and turns
aplenty and a battle royal between the title
contenders. If he was going down, Hannes Arch
was determined to go down swinging. With just
Bonhomme left to y, Arch was at the top of
the leaderboard. At the rst split Bonhomme
was 0.07 down on his rival, but turned it into a
0.33 advantage at the second. That fell to 0.12
at the third checkpoint, ensuring no one drew
breath for the next 15 seconds, but Bonhomme
somehow managed to dig out the time he
needed. Having been runner-up in 2007 and
2008, he had never been closer to the title.
And so it was in Barcelona. Whatever Arch did,
Bonhomme needed to nish at least third
to take it all. Both made it into the Final 4,
stretching out the tension just a little bit
further. Alongside them were a revitalised
Lamb and a jubilant Dolderer, ending the
season with a best-ever performance.
Lamb set a challenging time. Dolderer hit
a gate, but Bonhomme ew serenely; a clean
run put him well clear of the rest. Arch was
unaware that he was ying for the race and not
the championship. He came in hard, low and
fast and ew straight into a pylon. Game over.
He would be classied fourth. Dolderer was
on the podium for the rst time; Lamb had a
welcome return to form but the day, and the
year, belonged to Number 55, Paul Bonhomme.
Porto: Bonhomme ies to his second
rst-place nish of 2009. Victory was
sealed at the nal race in Barcelona
withArch nishing in fourth place.
Title mission complete, teamBonhomme
celebrate (left); Hannes Archs bird-strike
in San Diego (middle); and a happy Rookie
Matt Hall (right), third overall.
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ABU DHABI
The overall podiumof the 2009 Red Bull Air Race
World Championship: Hannes Arch in second,
Paul Bonhomme in rst and Matt Hall in third.
Race number one, the big unknown. The
results cant be accurately predicted
before all 15 men have own the track
at least twice, but one can try. Paul
Bonhomme, Nicolas Ivanoff and Hannes
Arch are the pilots expected to be at the
front this year. All three have invested a
huge amount of time, energy and especially
money in developing their 2010 equipment.
Bonhomme mainly worked on weight
reduction and engine power during off-
season, teamIvanoff replaced nearly
everything on their 2009 machine andArch
even swapped the whole plane for a brand-
newone. And the other teams haven't been
idle either. Matt Hall andAlejandro Maclean
have newplanes and engines, last years
Rookie Matthias Dolderer has worked
tirelessly on his Edge 540 and is aiming for
podiumnishes only this year, as are
Michael Goulian and Kirby Chambliss, Nigel
Lamb and Peter Besenyei. Sergey
Rakhmanin, Yoshi Muroya and Pete McLeod
also arent denying that theyre hoping to be
at the top of the eld this year. Everyone's
hoping for great things, but theres only
one spot on the very top of the podium,
and only one man can win the title.
Abu Dhabi will be the rst chance to
see Rookies Adilson Kindlemann and
Martin onka ying the track, its
also where we'll get an idea of who
will be the toughest teams to beat
this year, which teams will have
to ght hard to get into better
positions, and who will most
likely be at the tail-end of the
eld. What we do knowfor
sure, is that these are some of
the best pilots in the world.
And all the teams have
improved their equipment.
By howmuch? If you keep
you eyes and ears open,
you might discover the
secrets the teams are
keen to keep hidden.
2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Pos Pilot Nationality Plane Points
1 Paul Bonhomme GBR Edge 540 67
2 Hannes Arch AUT Edge 540 60
3 Matt Hall AUS MXSR 36
4 Kirby Chambliss USA Edge 540 34
5 Nicolas Ivano FRA Edge 540 33
6 Nigel Lamb GBR MXSR 32
7 Mike Mangold USA Edge 540 31
8 Peter Besenyei HUN MXSR 24
9 Matthias Dolderer GER Edge 540 23
10 Michael Goulian USA Edge 540 22
11 Sergey Rakhmanin RUS MXSR 17
12 Alejandro Maclean ESP MXSR 16
13 Yoshi Muroya JPN Edge 540 9
14 Glen Dell RSA Edge 540 3
15 Pete McLeod CAN Edge 540 1
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IN THE TRACK
INSIGHT
Steve Jones, former Red Bull Air Race pilot and now
race expert and co-commentator takes us through
the race in Abu Dhabi. Think yourself into the
position of a race pilot, get ready for hot
temperatures and start ying the track.
Ready for the challenge? Lets start! Approach
the Start Gate of the track with the speed well
under control, the long run-in will assist you
here. It is imperative to be as close as possible
to the 374kph start-speed limit, but not over it
or you will get a 2-second penalty before even
reaching Air Gate number 2!
Apply full throttle now and aimfor the chicane
at maximumairspeed things are going to
happen fast. Stay smooth, level and as straight
as possible, and let the flyingflow through the
chicane. Not easy.
Now, 2 to 3 needs a decision. Do you put in an
S turn to line up, or do you take it at a fine
angle and risk a pylon-hit? Most guys will take
the second option, a fine angle. The millisecond
that your race plane has cleared the Air Gate,
pull hard back on the stick and brace your
muscles for the ultra-high-G vertical turn. Any
delay before this pull will cost you time, but
beware, if the wind is blowing you towards Gate
4, you might struggle to get down and level
before you enter the Gate. That would earn you
a penalty or even a Dangerous Flying fromthe
Race Director. Because of the angle through
Gate 3, you will have to bend right in this vertical
turn, to align with 4: a skilful manoeuvre. Now
prepare for some serious turning: 540 degrees
in the next 15 seconds. You must get into left
knife-flight before your race plane enters the
red-marked Gate 5, but then do a lightning-fast
reverse for the hard, on-the-limit right turn to
Gate 6 and flick into left knife, just before the
Gate. Reverse again for the gentle turn to 7 then
another hard, on-the-limit turn to 8. Next time
you see this Gate, it will be the finish, but not
yet, concentrate!
Lap 2 has a little less energy, all the high-G
turns have dragged the airspeed down a bit. The
chicane will be easier this time around, as it
happens slower, and the vertical turn will have
less G, but lower speed requires super-smooth
flying and perfect lines. Rough handling, or any
unnecessary correction, will slow the plane even
more, so keep working!
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PITLANE NEWS
LOGBOOK
A new season brings new planes, new rules, new engines and
a brand-new collaboration between two old friends
GOING SOLO. Chambliss and Goulian
are a team, technically. They share an engine
shop. We realised that my technician Tim
Hess also is a very experienced, smart engine
builder. And because there are only a few
engine manufacturers around and we didnt
want to be getting the same as everybody
else, we invested in a shop and got it certied,
explains Michael Goulian. Unlimited Aero
Engines is working exclusively for the pair
and is also still co-operating with Thunderbolt.
My cylinders will come from Thunderbolt,
Kirbys from Tim, but the engines will both
have the same performance. Hopefully.
Lets see from Perth onwards.
WINTERTIME. Russias great hope
Sergey Rakhmanin and his team have spent
off-season in North Carolina, USA, working on
his plane. Unlike Matt Hall and Alejandro
Maclean, who will be ying new MXS-Rs, he will
be ying last years, but with what he believes
are improvements in power and aerodynamics.
A change in the rules is a bonus for the team.
Pilots who weigh less than 82kg now have to
take ballast with them. Previously the lighter
ones had a certain advantage, now this wont
be an issue anymore. We are looking forward
to an exciting season, says Rakhmanin.
NEW RACER. The Corvus, a new plane,
thoroughly tested by Peter Besenyei, is due to
make its debut soon. However, its not likely to
be in Abu Dhabi. With the standard engine the
Corvus is performing similar to the MXS-R, but
the acceleration and turning characteristics
are better. The wing is strong, it can sustain
28G. In testing I pulled more than 12G and ew
at almost 300 knots. The plane is really good,
says Besenyei, while pointing out that the
Corvus will never be entirely ready, as its
constantly being improved.
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NEWCOMERS
LUCKY NUMBERS
Adilson Kindlemann from Brazil and Martin onka from the Czech Republic
are this years Rookies, but ying has been a part of their lives forever. Find
out what these two got up to before they joined the Red Bull Air Race.
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|d'ema. .'o admes :'e s:'es o a's Fau' Bo'omme
ad Fe:e Besee. 'as eoeece ' do.es o dee:
:oes o aca:. |e ae uo 's commeca' aa:o caee
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a:e .o so 'ad o :'ee eas :o ea a soo: :'e
c'amoos'o. 'e .as oe' e'a:ed :o 'ea 'ed made :.
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comoa:o: :'e ace. 'e eoec:a:os
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BOLTS!
Its the little things that make a race plane special
|o: :'ousad e:s ' c'ose oma:o. 'ee ae aume:s oe .'c'
aca: :'s deoc:o .as s: aoo'ed :o. Some sa :'e Bs:o' oe IC |e':e. o
:'e -o S'ac'e:o o ee :'e eeao'e Boe C. ou: :'e oasc :u:' emas.
mos: o'aes :ed :o use a a.u' 'o: o as:ees. Bu: o: so a Fed Bu'' - Face
o'ae. \'e ou e: do. :o :'e u:s ad oo':s o :. a Ede o4C e:s o .:' a :
umoe o as:ees. ad a |/SF - o :ue o :s a''caoo oe cos:uc:o -
'as ee e.e. ' 'ae: cou:ed ou: 'd 'a.ad a uess :'a: .e maae .:' o'
aoud a 'uded u:s ad oo':s.sas eamBe:' :ec'ca Ca-de.s.
\''e :s a a:'e sma''e umoe :'a :'e aeae aca:. .'a: a ace o'ae
'acs .e': o me:a'. : maes uo o a::e:o :o de:a'. ' amo :'e cam'ocs
ad oao 'es. ee :'e commoes: o commo as:ees s cosdeed o:
as a eec. ou: as a ddua' comooe: :s o. ':. \e : :o s'ae o
a am'ee ad :'ee. .'c' meas. .:'ou: comooms sae:. us :'e s'o:es:
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oosso'e. .e .'' use ::aumoo':s s:ead o s:ee'.
':s a mo .e':sa. suos::u: ::aum o s:ee' ee as:ee
m': sae a ace o'ae 'a' a 'o. ou: :'e ma:ea' a::ou:es o s:ee'. ad :'e
''C a:ue o :'e Fed Bu'' - Face. meas : s:as o ma o :'e esse:a'
as:es. e'ea: ::aum :o use aoud soec:o oae's ad o:'e
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s:a:e o md - ad 'a ou 'ead sce.ed o :': s de:e' oe o :'e
mos: moo:a: as:es o :'e Fed Bu'' - Face.
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ME AND MY BODY
This mans body is a real power package. With a personal trainer, a sports psychologist
and a dietitian, he leaves nothing to chance in his quest to be at the top of his game.
KEEPING IN SHAPE
' :'e oseaso. ' do :'ee m sessos a .ee.
oe ad a 'a' 'ous eac' .:' .e':s. ad :'e :'ee
cadoascu'a o aeooc sessos o 4o mu:es.
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aoou: mse'. :s oue' a s:ao'sa:o ooamme.
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a '::'e o: 'ess ee. ou: 'e used : a'' .se'.
TRAVELLING
'm a'' oe :'e .o'd a'' :'e :me. |o: o' o :'e ac. ou: a'so o
oomo:oa' .o. se:: uo :'e aca:. mee:s. 'e 'ades: :'
s a'' :'e :ae'' :'a: ' 'ae :o do. ' eed :o mae sue :'a: .'e
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FEELING
Be como:ao'e :'e coco:
s :'e s: s:eo o ac .e''.
ad o me. .'e ' am :'e ace
o'ae. ' am suoe como:ao'e.
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NECK
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'ea':'. ':s oe::e s'aoe o.. a:e oe ea o
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MIND HEALTH
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INJURIES
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me o. o a umoe o eas. ':s some:'
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BAD MOOD DAY
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.a'. do some s:e:c'es ad some oea:'.
':s m o. ecoe. ou: :s oooao' ou:e
comoaao'e :o some oasc oms o oa ad
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some a. s:ad uo s:a':. .a' .:'
some ee. s'ou'des oac ad :'. `es.
o:' ma::es as 'o as 'm sae. ee:'
s o :o .o ou:. 's ma o: oe m ace.
,us: do: do some:' usae. 'e ee:'
s:a:s :o come oac :o oesoec:e.
AFTER A RACE
' ' dd ea'' .e''. 'm o: o :o ee' :ed o 'ous. '
' dd: o as .e'' as ' .a:ed. o dd some:' :'a:
'm o: 'aoo aoou:. 'm e'aus:ed as soo as ' 'ad. '''
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ou: .'eee 'm :'ee. ' 'ae suscee o.
NUTRITION
' 'ae a de::a .'o comes uo .:' ea: o'as o me.
Ee:' ' s'ou'd ea: ad :'e :m. ' do .a:c' .'a:
' ea: o m o'sca' ee'. 'ea':'. s:e:' ad 'oe:.
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o oo:es :'e mo. o caoo'da:es as 'm
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desse:s oeoe ' o :o oed. so m ood 'as some:'
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'o.a: ce ceam .:' cus:ad. s:a.oees o med
u:s .'e 'm .o ou:. |o. ' 'ae :o educe m
:ae oecause 'm o: ou as muc' ee.
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PORTRAIT
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Paul Bonhomme is fying high. The World Champion gets
twitchy on the ground. Fixed-wing, helicopters, theres nothing
he wont fy while his race plane is getting a facelift. And with
the pressure off, hes also quite talkative.
Words: Nadja ele
CRUISE
CONTROL
PORTRAIT
ritish winter. The temperature hovers
around zero. A snowy landscape is
barely visible through the forbidding
misty grey low cloud. The wind
blusters mercilessly over the remote
airfield near the village of Denham,
north-west of London. Birds of prey
sit around the perimeter, waiting to
catch sight of a rabbit or hare.
Paul Bonhomme is checking his
Robinson R44 Clipper II helicopter.
He taps up and down the surfaces,
scans the engine, and peers at the tail
and blades, checking his equipment.
An almost invisible film of oil glistens
under the landing skids. The rotor head
seems less than pristine. Its nothing
to worry about, though, an engineer
assures him. It should be perfectly
fine for another flight or two.
The reigning Red Bull Air Race World
Champion has had his helicopter licence
for two years. But having a licence is
one thing; using it with regularity is
another. How many hours does he think
hes actually flown the four-seater?
I wont tell you. Youd jump out straight
away if I did, Bonhomme says with a
smirk. As we strap ourselves in he adds
that we shouldnt worry; Q taught him
to fly helicopters at this very airfield.
Q? The name sounds mysterious
and potentially dangerous. Adventurous
certainly. Is a stomach-churning heli
ride complete with a selection of
experimental aerobatic manoeuvres
on the menu after take-off?
Paul tells us more about Q, including
his real name, Quentin Smith, and the
fact that he is an aviation enthusiast
of rare pedigree. And as if by magic, he
appears right in front of us to say hello
just moments before take-off. His outfit
alone betrays the fact that hes addicted
to flying. Hes sporting retro flying
boots made of the finest light-brown
leather, a well-worn leather jacket of the
type worn by Howard Hughes and the
highlight: 1920s flying goggles. Q
thinks like a helicopter. He even walks
and comes to a halt like a helicopter.
Hes just fantastic, says Bonhomme.
Qs love of helicopters infected
Bonhomme. Paul admits that its his
favourite type of flying, after the Red
Bull Air Race, of course. And aerobatics?
That only comes in third nowadays.
Flying helicopters is just great. You
can land in gardens and small, remote
places. I should say at this point that Ive
got 17,000 hours of fixed-wing aircraft
flying. It doesnt get boring, but Id
bet you, if Id flown that much in a
helicopter and if Id started, lets say,
aerobatics two years ago, all I would
want to do in my free time is go and do
aerobatics. I dont think theres any great
surprise there, its just normal and
I still really like flying planes, of course.
But ask Paul Bonhomme what hed
buy himself as a money-no-object
birthday present and he answers almost P
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The Robinson R44 Clipper II
is the favourite toy of the
reigning Red Bull Air Race
World Champion after his
Edge 540 race plane.
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in a whisper: It would be great to own
a helicopter one day and fly to all the
places youd wish. But the problem is
that you need to work on the helicopter
constantly and if something breaks,
then it can get really expensive. The
maintenance is a bottomless pit.
It doesnt sound that far removed
from Bonhommes race plane. His
Edge 540 went to Arizona for its winter
makeover, right next to the famed
aeroplane graveyard. The main surgery
was a heart transplant, a super engine
designed to provide a real power boost.
Paul is cagey about the details, no names
are mentioned. Theres an engine-
builder out there. Somewhere. Actually
there are a lot of engine-builders around
the globe. Were seeing a lot of them,
talking to them. Wade, my chief
technician, my team co-ordinator Nigel
and I, we all visit them, very often.
The question is, how many race
engines does the team really have in
stock for the 2010 season. The answer
is... not forthcoming. Thanks to a
change in the regulations, the teams
are now allowed to take a spare engine
along in their freight. This means that
if an engine doesnt perform as expected
or gives up the ghost altogether, it can
simply be replaced by the other one
without any drama. A lot of the teams
more precisely, the ones with enough
financial backing are planning to
make the most of this new regulation.
Team Bonhomme certainly is.
The word on the reasonably well-
informed grapevine over the winter
was that there were, and still are, at
least two engine-builders working for
the World Champions team. The
grapevine also implies that these
engine-builders are Ly-Con and Barrett.
Bonhomme mildly suggests that the
information wouldnt automatically
be relevant, however, as it wouldnt
necessarily refer to his race plane as
the team also has an airshow plane.
But then the Red Bull Air Race teams
love distorting rumours as much as
spreading them. When we mention
another rumour that has Team
Bonhomme also co-operating with an
engine-builder in Europe, a beatific
smile simply stretches across his face.
Getting back to generalities, what sort
of engine-builder does a champion need
in order to be able to defend his title?
The best engineers are the ones who
are honest about their expectations:
power, performance and delivery-wise.
I dont mind if somebody says to me: I
cant build you an engine in this short
amount of time, its going to take four
months and the engine is going to be
ready in the middle of July. And then
it really is ready in the middle of July.
The frustration, I think for anybody in
a motorsport, is statements like: Its
going to give you 400hp and its going
to be ready in January! And then you
Athorough check before fying. Paul Bonhomme is a Rookie when it comes to helicopters. He swotted for his licence in between races in 2007.
Flying helicopters is
just great. You can land
in gardens and small,
remote places.
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get it in March and its only doing 250hp.
But fingers crossed... I dont think Im
dealing with people like that anymore.
Bonhomme suggests that his current
suppliers are real professionals wholl
build what they say theyll build. This
year Ive got the right folks on board for
our engines and I think they are going
to supply us a really good bit of kit.
The guys I am dealing with now are
pretty honest. They are not making
any wild predictions, they are not
making any big promises. Bonhommes
history of working with suppliers he
considers to be unprofessional is now
just that. History.
Certainly the folks I got my engine
from in the beginning of last year
definitely werent very honest, Paul
says politely. They promised all sorts
of things and actually supplied just
a bog-standard engine. But I dont think
anybody is using them this year. Which
doesnt surprise me. Is he referring to
Performance Engines? No comment.
Everything is important on a race
plane. The profile of the wings, the
shape of the fuselage, the cowling, the
air intakes but an engine is the heart
of a racing plane, the crucial ingredient
separating winner from also-ran, which
is why everyone concentrated their
efforts over the winter of 2008-9
adjusting weight and power. Everyone
except Team Bonhomme, who followed
a different path. The team behind No 55
spent their time and energy refining
the planes aerodynamics. They worked
with dreams of glory, but awoke in a
sweat when the start-line speed limit of
370kph was announced late in the day.
I do feel I was a bit naive, because
we basically went for aerodynamics,
whereas everybody else went for power
and weight, and actually that was the
way to go. If youve got the power that
pulls you around the corners, you
are going to do well, and if you are
lightweight and you dont lose speed in
high-G turns, you are going to do well.
Were operating from 200 knots down to
maybe 100 knots. Up and down, up and
down, up and down. Every time you go
around a Gate you are going to slow
right down. Do you then need the power
to accelerate? You need to be light to be
able to accelerate quickly. Do you need
a really aerodynamic plane? Probably
not. So, yeah, I sort of went down the
wrong road, although, clearly those
modifications we did last year helped,
because we won the championship, so...
Well, yes, but was it really down
to those modifications? Didnt
Bonhomme just fly really well, almost
without any mistakes, and didnt he
also have his fair share of luck?
As the World Champion gently chunters
along with us in the helicopter between
PORTRAIT
The folks who
I got my engine from
last year definitely
werent very honest.
Paul expects a tough season. I dont think therell be fve-second gaps between the
frst and the rest anymore. Itll be one or two seconds. The key is to not make mistakes,
although that sounds bloody obvious, doesnt it.
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hite Walthamis a cosy airfield west
of London with a timeless quality.
Soft grass landing strips, a tower
that looks more like a high-chair than a
flight-control centre. Today it is the home
of the West London Aero Club and has been
Paul Bonhommes playground since 1977.
I first came here for the Queens Silver
Jubilee airshow when I was 13. My dad
brought my brother and me down here
and it was the most fantastic airshow.
It had everything: it had Harriers; the
Rothmans Aerobatic Team; it had
a VC10 airliner, flying up and down.
It was just brilliant.
Bonhomme was already into planes.
His father was a pilot, first for the Royal
Air Force and later as an airline captain;
his mother was an air-stewardess. But,
says their boy, it was that airshow which
cemented my fascination with flying.
White Walthamdrew himin like a siren.
He would go after school and at weekends.
I would clean the planes and wait to be
taken up in one in return. Eventually, the
pilots would let himstart the engines,
then fly and finally land.
Bonhomme cant precisely remember
taking his first flight. He first landed
a plane, probably, with his father by his
side and got his pilots licence in America
when he was 17 (the exchange rate to
the dollar was good at the time). Hes
continued learning ever since. Aflying
friend suggested that progress at the
controls of a plane was a question of
making and reaching goals slowly but
surely. You hear people saying: Oh,
I learned to fly in 1981, but I dont think
you ever stop learning, once you start
flying you learn forever. Youve got it
take it step-by-step. Dont expect it all
at once, especially in aviation.
Nevertheless, success came quickly to
Bonhomme. Early in his career he was
a flying instructor, piloted an air-taxi for
jockeys later, flew people home who broke
their bones on holiday in the Greek islands,
sat behind the controls of a Boeing 737
for Welsh airline Awyr Cymru, and in 1988,
at the grand old age of 24, was working
as a pilot for British Airways.
And when he wasnt flying professionally,
he was doing aerobatics. One show in
particular, at White Walthamin 1994, hell
never forget. I was doing an airshow in
a Russian plane, a Yak-18T, and I made a
mistake with the inverted fuel system. I
ended up running it dry while I was upside
down at 17ft. There was about three seconds
where I thought, Oh-Oh. I remember
shoutingShit! I thought I was going to
kill myself.Then there was a loud bang.
Paul was able to recover and move forward
with a lesson that never leaves him: It
was a reminder that Imnot invincible.
I was too self-confident before that.
Because of that near miss and excess
workload he was director of the airshow,
busy organising the event as well Paul
now retreats for an hour before the race.
He speaks to no one during this time, and
thinks about his flight. If you overlook a
single detail when youre flying, there could
be no tomorrow. Its because of all his
yesterdays that Bonhomme is nowa winner.
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Flying friendships: Paul Bonhomme (centre) in 1978, with brother Steve
(left) and friend Chris Beal in front of Richard Goodes Pitts S-1.
White WalthamAirfield is where Paul Bonhommes wings grewto their
full span. Youve got to take it step-by-step. Dont expect it all at once.
Advice he received here as a young man and advice he still lives now.
Wade Hammond never stops working,
especially in the off-season. The team
has made a lot of changes, but its unlikely
people will notice,says Bonhomme.
Denham and Marlow, we continue to
prise the information from him. What
are the big changes hes made to help
him towards back-to-back titles? I dont
think weve made dramatic changes.
Weve made a lot of changes inside and
outside, but its unlikely people will
notice. We had the plane in a million
pieces and Wade was very busy. In fact,
on Christmas Day, Wade was sanding
down all day and then had McDonalds
in the evening. I said to my team co-
ordinator Nigel: Isnt that fantastic,
what a loyal technician Wade is? And
Nigel said: Yeah, but dont ask me to
have Christmas with him ever! Funny
story but also a deliberate diversion.
Bonhomme isnt giving much away.
The World Champion also seems
completely unfazed when confronted
with the name Hannes Arch, even
when we broach the topic of the 2009
runner-ups brand-new Edge 540, the
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Unsurprisingly Paul is a huge fan of the
new rules regarding minimum pilot
weight. Last year I was almost 90kg,
flying a plane that was 40kg heavier
than the rest. So this year, if our plane
is going to be nearer the minimum
weight, and if I manage to lose five kilos,
suddenly our gain, if you like, will be
25 to 30kg. Which means that in a 10G
turn I will be 300kg lighter and this
means weve got to be quicker.
And what of the MXS-Rs, doesnt he
feel a wind of change blowing from that
direction? I think whats out with the
MXS is, from the very start they said:
Ah, in six months time its going to be
brilliant, you wait. And then: Oh, in
the beginning of next season its going
to be brilliant, you wait. Maybe they are
going to surprise us this season and it
will be better, but that feeling has been
circulating for a long time and occasionally
with the right engine and the right pilot
it does really well, but Ive not seen any
consistently good results from the MXS,
yet. Bonhomme has yet to fly an MXS-R,
and would only be interested if it starts
winning lots of races.
Paul Bonhomme and his team are
working hard to carve out an advantage.
Perhaps counter-intuitively their priority
has been working on slight disadvantages
to make them less significant. Its been a
sustained effort, making a mockery of the
suggestion of an off-season. When the
plane lies in pieces youll find one part of
the team fine-tuning the hardware while
the other is fine-tuning its skills. A World
Champion who wants to hang onto that
title doesnt rest on his laurels. When
one job is finished, the next one begins;
the work geared to being ready for the
start of the season. And all the time Paul
flies. And if he isnt testing, hes most likely
to be found cruising around his home
skies in an R44, thinking about the race.
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when these two pilots are in the air. Paul Bonhomme focuses on Q, who is in the helicopter next to him.
From the moment you
start the helicopter to the
minute you shut the thing
down you are lying it.
Thats where the fun is.
V3. I saw the rough concept of it and I
couldnt see a lot of difference between it
and my plane aerodynamically. I know
that theyve made it lighter, but Hanness
old plane was already 540kg and it cant
be lighter than that, because of the rules.
As far as I understand it, the V3 has the
same wing, the same profile. Im sure it
is better, because they wouldnt put all
that effort into it if it wasnt better, but
I couldnt see enough of a difference
to say its worth buying a whole new
plane, when you can still modify the old
one quite a lot. I must admit, its going
to be interesting to see how it does.
Team Bonhommes Edge 540 from
last season was a bit of a heavyweight.
And then you throw me on board! Im
one of the heavier pilots. And I reckon,
we were probably 40kg heavier than
Hannes Archs plane last year, which is
massive. Under 10G loads thats an extra
400kg. Its a huge amount of weight.
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Hannes Arch has had a rethink. Hes still planning
to give it his all, but he doesnt want to get too bogged
down in details. This season is going to be less hectic,
more professional. A new era is beginning.
Words: Nadja ele
icture a rattlesnake moulting out in
the Mojave Desert. Now imagine that
this rattlesnake wants to feel more
comfortable in its new skin, doesnt want
to reach its peak at any price. This spate
of growth is in line with a deliberately
chosen new path. But then a rattlesnake
is its own master; no one is breathing
down its neck, expecting it to perform.
It has neither sponsors nor staff. So isnt
it a little strange when a sportsman with
two big sponsors, who also happens to
be the 2008 World Champion and 2009
runner-up, publicly declares that he wants
to take things a bit easier this season and
isnt concentrating on winning the title?
Youve completely changed your strategy.
You dont want to put yourself and your
teamunder such stress anymore. How
will your work change now?
Well, we wont go and say something
like, Lets rip the engine out and get the
newone in there quick! Well fly in Ken
Tunnell [the head of Ly-Con, the engine
manufacturers] and work 24 hours on the
trot. We can do it! Fromnowon well only
use an engine once its really been perfected
and is fully developed. We also want to take
more time to test in addition to the races
themselves, which is exactly why Ive held
onto the old plane. I could have sold it to
a Rookie. Any one of themwould have
happily taken it on, but I deliberately kept
it because its our test plane. Nowwe can
P
test the engines and aerodynamic parts at
the same time. And theyll only be installed
once theyre fully developed. It doesnt
matter if thats when the second, third
or fourth race comes around. Well be
consistent. Maybe this tactic will be wrong
for individual races or overall, but I think
well be more successful in the long run,
doing things this way. Change takes up
your time, and Ive got nothing to stress
about this season. I dont have to defend
my title, nor do I have to prove to myself
that Ima good pilot. Ive just got to do
my job and Impleased about that.
last season you and your team
stretched yourselves to the limit.
How did that affect you?
I realised when I went on holiday that I could
no longer switch off. It took me an incredibly
long time to mellowback down. Thats
the first sign that youve overdone it. Plus
theres the fact that the season for my chief
technician, Vito [Wyprchtiger], started
long before the first race of the season in
Abu Dhabi. We had terrible problems in
South Africa where we modified the plane
last winter. It was like that the whole time.
The stress of having to be out in front every
race took its toll on everyone. Flying is our
world; were making our dreamcome true
here. But were doing something wrong
if we all get so stressed out that we cant
even enjoy it anymore. I think well be
more successful in the long run if we take
a step back and improve our quality.
Track
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really dont know what the others have
done until the first race. And if I start
thinking Im cleverer than the others, Ill
have lost already. But if I start thinking
that the others are cleverer than I am,
then theres a chance I might be a step
ahead of them. Because I always try to be
smarter and better and on my guard. Its
like with pride. If youre proud, youll learn
nothing. There are no flies on the other
pilots. If theyve got a good team behind
them and their chances of winning the
championship are fairly low, that means
they have more time and resources to
prepare and that can really hit home.
The first race will be really exciting.
I know weve done our best as far as
the technology and our preparation are
concerned and Ive learned a lot from
last year. Ill be concentrating on my
weaknesses and trying to eradicate them
right from the off. I need to have a better
tactical approach; that was where I lost
races last year. It wasnt the plane or the
way I flew. It was tactics.
What tactics?
The tactics you go into a race with. If
I go to Budapest and say, Ive definitely
got to win and I have to fly my best time!
thats tactically completely wrong for a
World Championship. If I go to Budapest
and say, Ill just fly safe which means
Ill definitely be second and, if Im lucky,
maybe first, that means its not an all-or-
nothing situation. If it comes down to all
or nothing, youre counting on factors
that are largely beyond your control.
The judging, for example. If youre on
the limit to the point where you think,
Hmm, maybe that will get past the Race
Stewards... thats the kind of tactics Im
talking about. Second place isnt bad.
With a bit of luck, it might be first. You
hedge your bets and dont risk coming
Youre making your dream come true
with help from two big sponsors. As
a sportsman, havent you got a debt
to them to repay?
Not exactly a debt, but you do have to
meet their expectations as far as possible.
Thats how I see things.
And what are their expectations?
For me to win the first race and be
crowned World Champion again. Thats
what theyre expecting. And its my
obligation to meet their expectations as
far as possible. And if that doesnt happen,
a) thats sport, and b) it is not always
entirely down to me. But as long as I give
100 per cent and try to do as well as I can
and work well with the media, I dont
think any serious sponsor will bail on me.
What are you expecting from the first
race in Abu Dhabi?
Im trying not to have any expectations as
theres a huge chance theyll be wrong. You
INTERVIEW
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in fourth, which would be an extreme
setback in the overall standings.
In under two years youve managed
to become the yardstick. Almost
everyones ordered an engine from
Ly-Con, the manufacturer youve
been with from the outset. How
do you become a trendsetter?
You have one big advantage when you
come into something as a Rookie: you
dont have tunnel vision. You have to
analyse any system first before you can
find your way around it. You ask yourself,
Which way should I go? Left? No, right.
And then you start thinking, Why should
I go left, actually? Why should I go right?
Hmm, maybe I could move more to the
right there, thats actually a lot better...
Left, right, left was already standard for
the others, but you think to yourself right,
right, right is actually a lot better. And
thats what its all about. The Rookies
coming up against all this now know a lot
more. Ive also got a rhythm now, a sort
of sequence. When a Rookie is starting
out now, he can see straight off, of course,
that he has an advantage if he does things
differently. Thats exactly the advantage
I had in 2007 when I was one of the
first Rookies who came into what had
long been up to that point a solid, really
settled team. We saw the same thing with
Matthias Dolderer last year; he comes in,
sees whats good, adopts that and is out
in front before you know it. If you have
a little bit of luck on top of that, youre
already ahead of all your rivals. On the
other hand, if you just copy others, you
remain a copy and will never be as good
as the original. Thats the downside.
So whats the main key to success?
Everyone here flies well. Everyones
clever. Theyre all top people, including
the technicians. Maybe you just have to
be even more committed than the others.
Youve achieved a lot, earned respect.
Sponsors flock to you, manufacturers
want to test new material with you.
Can you rest on your laurels a bit?
I dont think thats possible. The good
thing about working hard is that youre
always a step ahead. Which means you
cant just sit back. Youve always got to
keep on working. Thats my philosophy.
We work in the long term because we
want to plan far ahead, so that if someone
does copy what were doing, it wont be
easy for them to do it overnight.
Yet you say that this year youre going
to take things a bit easier...
Easier as regards professionalism. Its
unprofessional to overburden the team.
It uses up so much more energy than if
we just approach things more calmly and
professionally from the outset. Ultimately,
I think it means you perform better too.
If I start thInkIng that the
others are cleverer than
I am, then theres a chance I
mIght be a step ahead of them.
BACKGROUND
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RED BULL AIR RACE MAGAZINE 31 RED BULL AIR RACE MAGAZINE 31
fast
beast
It arrived in February, in the middle of nowhere.
They call it the beast, the mad machine or simply
V3. Reason enough to check out its birthplace.
Words: Nadja ele
uthrie, Oklahoma, USA, is an out-of-
the-way place. A couple of small houses
dotted here and there. A highway
with gas stations and motels on either
side. Fast-food stands... There are no
skyscrapers and youd be wasting your
time if you went looking for fine cuisine
in nearby Oklahoma City. But who cares
about that? The one thing were really
interested in right now is a plane so fast
that its pilot will be able to fly through
the Red Bull Air Race track even better
than in 2009. And theyve got it here, in
Guthrie. This secret project is being
worked on under corrugated iron roofs
at the airfield and its only being shown
to anyone whos not connected with it
covered up. And it will stay that way
until its new owner decides to unveil
whats hoped will be a very fast beast.
Just to get things straight, the Edge
540 V3 or Version 3 is not a new
plane. It is said to be just a cosmetic
improvement on its predecessor, the
Edge 540 V2. Theres a V1 too the
prototype but it crashed a long time
ago somewhere in Asia. It was slightly
damaged, but it has been reassembled
by mastermind and manufacturer
Eric Zivko, Zivko Aeronauticss vice-
president, and his team. Its now on
show in one of the companys hangars.
Its hard to believe that the V3 is
really just a redraft. It is. A completely
new plane, developed from scratch,
would cost at least a million euros,
explains Zivko. And that would be just
the basic model, before adjustments and
improvements. The Red Bull Air Race
pilots cant afford that kind of plane,
which is why we havent developed a
new one and currently have no plans
to do so. The brand-new Edge 540 V3
costs about 270,000, which Zivko
considers a bargain when you think what
youre getting for the price. Our profit
margin is very tight. But some of the
pilots dont have sponsors and have to pay
for the plane out of their own pockets.
Clearly, this isnt the talk of a salesman,
so surely it must be a passion for flying
and racing that motivates Zivko rather
than financial gain. We certainly dont
make a fortune from our involvement
in the Red Bull Air Race, he stresses.
Zivko Aeronautics is mainly financed
via other projects. Described simply,
these are oval pods that look as if theyre
intended for secret missions. What they
actually are, however, are enclosures for
special measuring instruments that can
be attached to the outside of aircraft.
Customers include universities, the US
Navy and security company Northrop.
The enclosures contain scientific
instruments that measure things like air
humidity or pollution over the sea. The
customer wants to install an instrument
package on a wing of a plane or a UAV
and doesnt know how to package it and
get it hung on a plane physically or legally.
We develop and design an enclosure that
does the job the customer wants, airflow-
wise, shape-wise, size-wise, and we
integrate it into the plane, to the wing,
whether inside or on the fuselage. Our
main line of business presents a new,
often large project every four to five
days, which means that work on the race
planes always gets somewhat delayed.
Building a stock Edge 540 takes 4,700
working hours on average. It took twice
as long to develop and manufacture the
V3 that Hannes Arch was the first to
get his hands on. One reason for the
redesign was to get the manufacturing
time down. Its a six-month project from
start to finish now. So if we could cut
that six down to four and a half or so,
that would benefit everybody: us and
the customers, explains Zivko.
Normally there are three to four
people working permanently on the
plane, but as other projects constantly
intervene, the manufacturing time can
increase slightly day-to-day. Changes
of plan are also to be cut back in future.
Zivko hasnt been affected by the financial
crisis and is increasing its employee base.
The 24 members of staff are soon to be
joined by a new engineer and two or three
new production workers. A new building
is also due. There is no shortage of orders;
the Red Bull Air Race pilots alone have
ordered at least four planes.
Ive heard rumours that there are
six or seven on order, but its not true.
Were currently still working on three.
Kirby Chambliss says hes marked down
as number three on the waiting list, which
really rankles. You must understand
that I cant confirm one way or the other
whether hes on the list at all, says
Zivko, guardedly. We treat everyone the
same. Anyone who orders a plane gets
a number. Everyone seems to think they
know whos got what number. No ones
heard anything from me. And how quick
are these highly sought-after machines?
The V3 is quicker and better overall
than the V2. By how much? Erm,
a lot. Certainly quicker but also more
manoeuvrable than the old model.
If Eric Zivko had things his way, hed
most like to take off in a lighter plane. The
minimum weight of 540kg, which part E
of the technical rules and regulations
stipulates, is slightly too heavy as far as
hes concerned. I could make a plane P
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The V3 is better overall than
the V2. Its defnitely quicker,
but also more manoeuvrable
than the old model.
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quite a bit lighter and we could hold the
same strength and stiffness that we have
now, he says. Structurally, the V3 is the
same as its predecessors, but cosmetically
and aerodynamically its 60 per cent
different. The wings only been slightly
modified. The tail design hasnt changed
at all, as if it had it would have affected
the overall structure and then Zivko would
have had to do one test after another,
which neither he nor his customers have
time for. This thing has 20,000 flight
hours on it, it hasnt changed. Its a very
good, known quantity.
Between the wing and the tail, though,
everything is remarkably different. One
thing, however, will probably never
change: Zivko has kept with the steel-
tube fuselage. The biggest reason for
that is that if its damaged in any way,
you can see it and its fixable. Anybody
with a welder at the race can fix a
tube if its broken. Thats one of the
disadvantages of the composites, if you
break it, you can break it internally and
it still looks OK on the outside. You wont
know its broken until it snaps and then
its broken. So you have to X-ray it. Steel-
tube cracks first, you can see that its
cracked and then you weld up the crack
and its OK. Also the shape is great, the
tubes are crossed all over the place,
those are all different load pads that, if
one tube would break, it goes through
another tube, because there are so many
of them. Steel-tube is tough and can get
damaged. We wont switch to carbon-
fibre. Well, maybe, but only if we build
a completely new plane and who can
say if thats going to happen!
Work has been ongoing on the V3
for a year, chiefly thanks to engineers
Todd Morse and Steve Morolyn. And
in July last year it became known that
the Edge 540 V3 would be racing in
2010. On the whole, the V3 is now
much more of a racer than an aerobatics
plane, which is what the Edge 540 was
originally. Although youll still be able
to do aerobatics in it, I dont think any
aerobatics pilot would be willing to pay
money for a plane thats really quick
and just about OK for aerobatics.
Which doesnt mean that the V3 will
be completely ill-suited to aerobatics
competition, and things depend less
on speed in that discipline anyway. In
aerobatics the pilots have to manoeuvre
their planes in a set area, a box of air
which is 1,000m long by 1,000m wide.
They have to fly precise figures in this
limited space and are then judged by
a jury. So if you start with too much
horsepower under the bonnet, youll
have a hard time keeping the plane
in the zone as there are extremely high
G-forces to cope with. Zivko explains,
The Sukhoi is really nice for that. Its
powerful, but its incredibly draggy,
its not a fast plane.
Another reason for revamping the
Edge 540 was Eric Zivkos desire to
make the job better for his engineers.
I wanted to make it easier and quicker
to disassemble and reassemble the plane
and increase safety at the same time. Now
the technician doesnt have to worry that
he might have forgotten something when
the plane was being assembled. It used
to take six hours to take the Edge apart
and one and a half days to put it back
together again. Now the technicians job
should take no longer than two hours,
like for their MXS-R colleagues.
But how is it that the Edge 540,
basically an aerobatics plane, still seems
to be quicker than the MXS-R, which
is supposedly almost tailor-made for the
Red Bull Air Race? Ill be kind. A lot of
it has to do with our wing. Our plane
is quite a bit stiffer than the MX, and
I think thats a key component. And it
is pretty tough too you can break a big
chunk of the tail off and the plane is
still safe to fly. I know that there were a
number of people wondering how the MX
would have done with a bird-strike like
the one Arch had in San Diego in 2009. It
probably wouldnt have fared so well.
First and foremost, Arch was lucky,
but Zivko stresses that the luck was
also largely to do with the planes
design. Weve built lots of back-ups
into the structure. If one part fails, the
burden can be shifted and absorbed by
something else that is strong enough
to withstand it. Our plane is built to be
tougher than it needs to be. And thats
how its going to stay. The Edge 540 was
built based upon part 23 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR), the design
criteria of the American Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), which aircraft
manufacturers such as Cessna and
Beechcraft adhere to. We could have the
Edge 540 certified, in theory, but then
wed have to do a whole host of tests
for the purpose. And once the plane is
certified, you cant change anything. You
cant attach wing-tips or cowlings. You
cant attach anything at all without doing
tests for ages beforehand and having the
part certified. Which is why racing planes
are categorised as experimental, so that
you can still legally make changes.
The Edge 540 V3 is a good-looking
beast, a mad machine. The first pilot to
try and tame it is Hannes Arch. Others
will follow.
Steel tube is tough. We wont
switch to carbon-fbre. Well,
maybe, but only if we build
a completely new plane.
BACKGROUND
Where do you think the Red Bull Air Race
is going in terms of development?
Ive always hoped and Ive told them, too,
that I would like to see it go more Formula
One style. And I know that this is what
they are looking for. They wanted to be a
developmental arena for aircraft and thats
why they come up with safety equipment.
Nobody has really done G-Race Suits for
civilians before. The Red Bull Air Race have
developed their own system, so they always
kind of try to improve the safety aspect of
the whole race. And one of the concepts
behind it is to improve aviation in general,
via the racing. I hope it becomes more like
Formula One, where there are sponsored
individual teams with possibly two aircraft.
One or more aircraft manufacturers,
what makes more sense for you?
Well, a couple of years ago there was talk
of having one design, but I was against it.
Every time they asked me, I said that it was
a bad idea. I know there are fans who go after
the personalities, and then there are fans of
the technology. And you cant just cut the
technology out by having one design. I think
the more the better, I wouldnt even be
opposed of having each teamhave their own
manufacturer. Thats were I would like to see
it kind of progress to. The competition would
be nice. Its nice that the 540 has dominated,
but I wouldnt mind having more competition,
and there really need to be larger sponsors
and more sponsors. Each teamneeds to be
sponsored and have a sizeable budget to race,
because it is not cheap. Theres a reason
Formula One costs as much as it does to
keep everybody busy and always coming up
with newstuff. I knowthat our sport is difficult
and the teams now have to basically pay for
themselves and do all modifications in a very
short time. I would like to see new stuff being
developed almost a year in advance, working
not on next years stuff, but the year afters.
The more manufacturers, the more
dangerous this sport might get though
I dont know if it would be more dangerous.
Whoever is writing the regulations now, it
would make their job much more difficult,
because they would have to stay on top of
what everybodys doing. The regulations are
fairly loose now, only because the planes that
are flying are known quantities. If somebody
new came along, a new manufacturer, there
would have to be a lot of testing done. Our
plane has had a lot of flight time, the MX
has a fair amount of flight time history on
it. Somebody new, there is no history on it,
so they would have to do a lot of testing
load testing, flight testing and that would
have to be all documented and submitted
to Red Bull Air Race and approved, so it
would make their job more difficult.
How much testing did you do with
your new plane?
Structurally I know the plane is fine, as its
based on the previous design. It was a month
of flight testing in which we fine-tuned it.
Would you sell the V3 to anybody?
No, this plane is too specialised. It can do
aerobatics fine, which is what the Edge 540
was, it was a competition aerobatics plane,
that is where it started its life and it just
happens to do racing well. The new plane
is more race oriented, it does aerobatics
fine, but I dont think anybody is going to
pay the money to get a plane that is really
fast and does aerobatics well.
How happy or comfortable are you with
the engine tuners?
I ammore happy with some tuners than
others. There are a couple that are very
good and very safety conscious and they,
I wouldnt say they push the limits, some
maybe more than others. I wont name
names. There are four, and a couple are
really good and some that are not as good.
In what sense, not as good?
I think they dont know all the secrets
the other people do. There is an engine
manufacturer that devotes a lot of time to
developing new ways of doing things, new
systems, new machinery. Some of the others
dont quite so much. I cant answer for them,
why they dont. Maybe resources, money.
If you were a pilot, who would you
co-operate with engine-wise?
Two of themactually. Ly-Con and Barrett.
Weve been associated with Ly-Con forever.
Weve been buying engines fromthemfor
our Edge 540 for a very long time. With
the Edge 540 we kind of let our customer
choose, but there were only two choices.
Barrett or Ly-Con. Weve tried some other
ones and havent had good luck at all. But
these two are our stable engine builders. But
because we let our customers pick, most
of themhave been west-coast people and
LETS
BE MORE
LIKE F1
Eric Zivko has been involved with the Red Bull Air Race since 2004. He could be seen
as one of the many consultants, as his expertise even flew into Part E of the technical
regulations. Here are his thoughts and visions on the future of air racing.
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theyve gone with Ly-Con. So we have
probably bought 2:1, maybe 3:1 engines from
Ly-Con than Barrett. I know Ken Tunnell quite
well, and Rhonda and Allen Barrett. But weve
been using Ly-Con more than Barrett, only
because of our customer choice.
Weve heard that Barrett is a slightly more
conservative engine tuner. Is that true?
I would say yes. They build an extremely
good engine. So, if you want a good-running,
long-lasting engine, I think Barrett is hard to
beat. Ly-Con seems to put a lot more money
into development, but thats kind of Kens
strength, he does a lot more development.
Are you actually just dependent on the
engine-builder or is more outsourced?
We outsource the canopy. We have it made
to our specifications. The landing gear also.
Everything else is built in-house.
What about the modifications the teams
make on the Edge. Happy with those?
As long as they dont mess with the plane
structurally... There were a couple of people
who did do some stuff and we had a fit
about it. It didnt help much, but it did
help with the current planes, because
the modifications that the people had
done that we were very unhappy with, were
grandfathered in, but it did change Part E
of the regulations to be more strict on what
you can and cannot do. Hopefully our
complaining had a lot to do with that,
because we told the Red Bull Air Race that
it would end up with things going wrong.
You simply cant let people do these
modifications to the planes unchecked
and let themdo whatever they want, so the
regulations got tightened up quite a bit.
The new ones, for 2010?
Well, even last years. There was a G-limit,
and Id like to think that we had a lot to do
with getting the G-limit set. Its still too high
in my opinion, but there were no limits before
and there were no speed limits. The pilots
fought for the speed limits. Really the only
way you can govern the G-limit is by speed.
Would you make the Part E even stricter,
if you had the chance to write it now?
Its actually quite nice now. Theres some
things I would like to see relaxed, but
theyve done it for the sake of safety.
Why does the MXS-R seem to be a little
bit weaker than the Edge?
I dont want to say anything too specific,
because I dont want to give themtoo many
ideas, but I think a lot of it is just experience.
MXAircraft is a newcomer, to aerobatics
even, weve been doing it for 20 years almost,
and we have a lot of experience, a lot of
experience with that plane, what does and
what doesnt work. If they had an issue, thats
probably the biggest one. Lack of experience.
Back to the new design of the Edge, have
you integrated a lot of pilot feedback?
Some of it is feedback is frompilots, most
of it is our own. We get feedback fromsome
pilots, some pilots I dont hear fromat all.
Its our strict policy for any of our customers
that I dont reveal who our customers are
and what we are doing for them, and thats
the only way we can survive.
So the newly built planes are not
completely stock, they vary a little?
They are basically the same. We have some
features on themthat are customised. They
are not completely identical.
And... who are the best race pilots?
I think the best pilots are all Edge 540 pilots,
of course! I think the new guys are going to
be a force to reckon with this year. Matthias
Dolderer has certainly shown what he can do.
I think he is somebody to watch very closely,
and Pete McLeod. I think with a more current
plane he is definitely somebody to watch.
Yoshi Muroya and Matt Hall, too. They pretty
much all are! However Paul Bonhomme and
Hannes Arch are certainly hard to beat. P
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Edge 540 mastermind Eric Zivko, vice-president
of family-owned company Zivko Aeronautics.
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Eight cities host the Red Bull Air Race this year during a calendar that
spans the globe and touches down on fve continents. But spectacular racing
is only part of the story: there are sights to see, experiences to enjoy and
cultures to sample. Read our 2010 guide to what new and unusual things
you can do on the ground while watching what goes on in the air.
Words: Matt Youson
GettinG
this party
started
TRAVEL
abu dhabi: March 26-27
The first Red Bull Air Race of 2010
sees us back on familiar ground.
Abu Dhabi always provides a great
welcome and makes our first race of the
year an event to remember. And while the
Corniche will be thronged with spectators
watching the action in the air, theres
plenty to do on terra firma afterwards.
Theres a host of bars, restaurants which
take their flavours from all four corners of
the globe and nightclubs to suit every
taste. Your only dilemma is how to fit
everything in Heres a brief selection.
Emirates Balloon Adventures
The desert safari is an enduring tradition,
but entirely new is the idea of seeing the
UAE from the air. Offering a more gentle
ride that the Red Bull Air Races two-seater,
a balloon trip is the closest youll get to the
magic carpet. Enjoy floating over giant
sand dunes and green oases and see Abu
Dhabi froman entirely different perspective.
Po Box 76 888, dubai
Phone: +971 4 285 4949
Fax: +971 4 285 5033
Email: info@ballooning.ae
www.ballooning.ae
Speedboats
Abu Dhabi is an archipelago, and often the
best way to see it is from the water. But if
youre here to watch the Red Bull Air Race,
chances are you like to do things quickly.
The Yellow Boats speedboat service offers
just that. See Abu Dhabi from the water,
visit local beauty spots and discover the
local marine life with a choice of tours.
www.theyellowboats.com
Phone: +971 800 4034
Al Ain National Museum
If this is your first trip to Abu Dhabi, find
time to visit the Al Ain Museum. The history
of settlement in this region goes back to the
Stone Age, and the museumhas excellent
archeology and ethnography sections
charting the story of the land and its
people. A visit to the Sultan Fort (Eastern
Fort), which is situated opposite the Al Ain
National Museumrounds off the trip.
Phone: +971 3 764 1595
www.aam.gov.ae
Dining and Nightlife
The capital of the United Arab Emirates
is often described as a melting pot of
cultures. From the point of view of
your palate, this means you can get
anything you want, at any time.
These are some of our favourites
YOU
ARE
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Sho Cho
If youre looking for great Japanese
food and a fabulous bar scene in a
hip setting, then look no further than
the newly opened Sho Cho.
Souk Qaryat Al Beri
(Shangri La Hotel)
Phone: + 971 2 558 1117
Eight
Eight bar is a stylish operation, with long
brown sofas, white high-back chairs and a
huge glowing shelf of bottles illuminating
the bar. The cocktails here are excellent
and theres an inspired choice of snacks,
appetizers and main courses.
Souk Qaryat Al Beri
(Shangri La Hotel)
Phone: +971 2 5581988
Leftbank
Ultra-trendy, with a swish and minimalistic
interior, Leftbank excels in imaginative
cocktails against the backdrop of chilled
beats laid down by the resident DJ.
Souk Qaryat Al Beri
(Shangri La Hotel)
Phone: +971 2 558 1680
Etoiles
Stylish and chic, Etoiles is a
sophisticated club offering the perfect
nightlife entertainment: the view is
over the beautiful moonlit waters of
the Arabian Sea and award-winning
DJs and live acts provide the music.
Emirates Palace Hotel
Phone: +971 2 690 9000
Sax
Relax on comfortable chairs or
enjoy cocktails at a table. This is
a sophisticated nightclub with sultry
strains of its instrumental namesake
providing the musical background.
Le Meridien
Phone: +971 2 674 2020
Yacht Club
The Yacht Club is one of the towns
hotspots with its contemporary interior,
Pacific Rim food and the imagination of
its mixologists creating cocktails behind
the square bar in the middle of the club
which overlooks the beautiful marina.
Intercontinental Hotel
Phone: +971 2 6666 888
Y Bar
An informal, casual lounge. Y Bar
is the place to unwind, with great
ambience, great music, great food
and a sophisticated drinks menu.
Rotana Yas Island
Phone: +971 2 656 4444
Blue Grill
Trendy, yet comfortable and relaxed.
The hearty steaks of US and Australian
Prime Angus Beef are the stars of this
restaurant, with choice cuts and more
chargrilled to order. Guaranteed to
satisfy even the biggest of appetites.
Rotana Yas Island
Phone: +971 2 656 4444
Stills
With a signature 26m-long bar and
seating for more than 280 people,
Stills Bar & Brasserie is set to be an
exceptional destination. Combining
modern European gastro-pub food with
a broad selection of international drinks,
Stills has something for everyone.
Crowne Plaza Yas Island
Phone: +971 2 656 3000
Plastik
Plastik Beach Club is a hidden gem in
the UAE social scene, with world-class
entertainment, international DJs and
a unique ambience, theres a magic to
this beautiful, idyllic private island
that is accessible via only one road.
Golden Tulip Ghantoot
Phone: +971 4 319 7992
Chamas
Chamas is a Brazilian Churrascaria:
endless skewers of freshly barbecued
meat and chicken served by enthusiastic,
knowledgeable Passadors. And they
serve until you tell them to stop. Add
to this a genuine Latin band and one
of the liveliest atmospheres in the city
and you start to get an idea of what
an evening at Chamas is like.
Intercontinental Hotel
Phone: +971 2 66 66 888
C Mondo Bar
C Mondo is a rendezvous spot located on
the ground level in Centro Yas Island,
serving a wide selection of wines,
champagnes, signature, new and classic
cocktails and aperitifs. Its a place to
enjoy on your own, or with friends.
But dont take our word for it
Rotana Yas Island
Phone: +971 2 656 4444
Ahmed Dada footballer
Ahmed Dada plays
for Al Jazeera
football club based
in Abu Dhabi,
runners-up in
the UAE league
last season and
winners of the
GCC Championship
in 2007. The young
midfielder has
represented
the UAE at
international level
and plies his trade on either the right or
left side of the pitch. Im really excited
about the opening of the Blue Grill at
the new Rotana on Yas Island. Steaks
are a big passion of mine, he says.
Mohammed Balooshi,
Arab Motocross Champion
Crowned the Arab Champion in Egypt
this year, the experienced Red Bull
athlete started racing seriously in 2002,
when he participated in the local
motocross championship and was ranked
seventh in the general classification. The
next year Balooshi put in a remarkable
performance, coming third in the 2003
Umm Al Quwain Championship in the
125cc and Open Class categories. That
year he was named Best UAE Motocross
Rider after taking part in the Red Bull
Super X in the City, held for the first time
in Abu Dhabi. Currently, Balooshi is the
Kuwait, Bahrain and Arab Motocoross
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Champion and hes preparing to
participate in regional motocross and
races in Europe in 2010. This next season
will be his chance to prove his skills at
international level and realise his dream
of representing his country on the world
stage. He also likes, nothing better than
sitting on the terrace at Sho Cho enjoying
a nice round of sushi with friends while
the sun sets over Abu Dhabi.
Adil Khaled UAE Sailing Champion
This years UAE and Saudi Sailing
Champion, Adil has been training full-
time since 2007 at the Emirates Sailing
School in Abu Dhabi. In 2003 he won
the European Championship and in
2007 the Laser Class at the Pan-Arab
Games in Egypt. He was most recently
ranked second at the Bahrain Sailing
Championship. Adil was the only Arab
athlete to compete in the Laser class at
the Beijing Olympics. His participation
in China has opened doors for him
and is part of a longer-term plan that
will book him a ticket to the world
championships. He loves the food at
Chamas at the Intercontinental, large
skewers of sizzling meat that come
until you beg them to stop amazing.
Perth: 17-18 April
Making a welcome return to the Red
Bull Air Race calendar, Perth, the
Western Australian capital, boasts more
hours of sunshine each year than any other
city in Australia. Its a playground for
outdoor pursuits: on the water a haven for
sailing, diving, kite-, wind- and plain
ordinary surfing. On land, cycling, golf
and hiking through the stunning Western
Australian landscape are the things to do.
Surfing
Theres plenty of action to be found close
to Perth. For the most popular waves, visit
Scarborough, Trigg, Watermans, City
Beach, Floreat or Cottesloe, where towering
Norfolk pines line boulevards buzzing with
cafes and pubs. Located 16kmoff the coast
of Perth, Rottnest Island offers several
extraordinary reef breaks, the most famous
of which is Strickland Bay. Regular ferries
will take you to Rottnest fromSorrento
Quay, Perth and Fremantle.
Surfing Australia Surf School
Location: Lancelin
Email: auseco@bigpond.net.au
www.surfschool.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9245 7341
Scarborough Surf School
Email: Surf@surfschool.com
www.surfschool.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9444 5399
Big Wave Surfing School
Email: bigwaves@bigpond.net.au
www.surfingschool.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9524 7671
WA Surf (Surfing, kitesurfing
and windsurfing)
Location: Safety Bay
Email: info@wasurf.com.au
www.wasurf.com.au
Phone: +61 427 92 7873
Windsurfing
Windsurfing in Western Australia is second
to none. Fuelled by the Fremantle Doctor,
a commanding sea breeze that blows in
fromthe left, the Indian Ocean provides
excellent conditions for novice and
professional windsurfers alike. Theres over
12,000kmof unspoilt coastline in Western
Australia, offering everything fromflat
water, to bump and jump, to powerful
waves. Favourite windsurfing locations
include: Lancelin, Geraldton, Margaret
River, Ningaloo Reef and Esperance.
Windsurfing Perth
Email: reg@windsurfingperth.com.au
www.windsurfingperth.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9329 9333
Cycling
With a world-class bicycle network,
generally flat terrain and a great climate,
Perth is a great city to explore on two
wheels. Whether visiting beaches, sticking
to the bright lights or getting out of town,
biking around Western Australia as part of
an organised tour or on a self-ride trip is an
experience that you will remember forever.
Located a short ferry ride from Perth,
Rottnest Island is a car-free zone, which
adds to its relaxed feel. Hiring a bike is the
best way to get around and to find those
secluded beaches and secret surf spots on
the other side of the island. Watch out for
the quokkas, the cute marsupials which
were the inspiration for the islands name.
About Bike Hire
Location: Perth
Email: info@aboutbikehire.com.au
www.aboutbikehire.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9221 2665
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Rottnest Island Bike Hire
Location: Rottnest
Email: bike.hire@rottnestisland.com
www.rottnestisland.com
Phone: +61 8 9292 5105
Scuba
Western Australia has abundant and
varied marine life, a mix of tropical
and temperate climates and numerous
shipwrecks just offshore. Its an
incomparable location for diving and
snorkelling. North of Perth, Jurien Bay
is the hub for a marine park. Its famous
for its sea lions and divers are fascinated
by the limestone caves and overhang
formations. Mettams Pool is a calm
snorkelling spot within 30 minutes of
Perth city, and is ideal for families and
beginners. Cavernous reefs, seagrass
meadows and even more shipwrecks
surround the islands of Shoalwater
Marine Park, just an hour south of
Perth. Youll find sea lions here and
penguins too. And just off the coast,
at Rottnest Island, theres a range of
undersea adventures calm bays attract
snorkellers, while boats provide access to
the deeper seas. The Rottnest shipwreck
trail tells stories of the 14 shipwrecks
found along its coast information
plaques can be seen on the ocean bed.
Kitesurfing
The breezes and rolling swells of Western
Australia are a favourite for kitesurfers,
who take to the waves in spectacular
form, carving them apart and performing
daring aerial jumps and somersaults,
sometimes only metres from shore. Perth
has ideal kitesurfing conditions. City
Beachs heavy break suits intermediates;
experts will have a blast at Cottesloes
super shallow reef and Leighton Beach
rocks for waveriding. Melville Beach
suits beginner to expert kitesurfers
with its large protected shallow bay
and long narrow beach, while Pelican
Point with its onshore winds attracts
more the more experienced.
WA Kitesurfing Association
www.waksa.com; www.wasurf.com.au
Sailing
Yachting is a popular pastime on the
clean, pristine banks of the Swan River,
where the combination of gentle water
and strong sea breezes creates ideal
conditions. Hire a 4.5m catamaran on
the South Perth foreshore, and enjoy
a million-dollar view of the city skyline
as a fresh breeze whisks you along
the river. Theres an array of yacht
clubs lining the shore all the way from
Perth to Freemantle.
Golf
Perth has 19 public golf courses offering
top-quality facilities. Alongside a few
world-renowned resort courses where
five-star luxury is all part of the
experience, lush public layouts are
available for very reasonable rates.
Collier Park Golf Course
Location: Como
Email: collierparkgolf@iinet.net.au
www.collierparkgolf.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9450 6488
Hillview Public Golf Course
Location: Maida Vale
Email: hillgolf@bigpond.net.au
Phone: +61 8 9454 5554
Joondalup Resort
Location: Joondalup
Email: info@joondalupresort.com.au
www.joondalupresort.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9400 8800
InterContinental Burswood
Resort Perth
Email: reception@burswoodpark.
wa.gov.au
www.burswoodpark.wa.gov.au
Phone: +61 8 9361 4475 or 9470 2060
Secret Harbour Golf Links
Email: golf@secretharbourgolflinks.
com.au
www.secretharbourlinks.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9524 7133
The Vines Resort and Country Club
Email: reservations@vines.com.au
www.vines.com.au
Phone: +61 08 9297 3000
Golf Tourism Western Australia
www.golftourismwa.com
How to get to Perth?
Put your own package together
find hotels, flights and cars to
suit your needs at
www.tui-reisecenter.at/cityhotels
If youre travelling from Europe, your
best choice of airline would be Emirates,
with prices starting from 999 incl taxes
from Germany. For your stay in Perth
check into the Sheraton or Novotel
Langley. And last but not least, for tickets
and hospitality packages for the race
simply visit: www.redbullairrace.com
Rio: 8-9 May
Another race returning for the
2010 season is Rio de Janeiro. The
Southern Hemispheres dedicated temple
of hedonism needs no introduction;
suffice to say, whatever you want to do,
Rio is the place to do it, whether its
laying on the beach or dancing til dawn.
But theres more to Rio than that. It
boasts some of the worlds best shopping
experiences, like these
Rosa Cha
If youre looking for the latest trends in
bikinis, look no further. Established in
1993 by designer Amir Slama, the brand
is known for its bold, innovative designs,
usually seen paraded on international
catwalks by Brazils top models.
Rosa Cha
Fashion Mall, Store 221
Sao Conrado, Rio de Janeiro
www.rosacha.com.br
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Jonny Size
This new brand, created in 2008 by
rock/reggae singer Marcelo Falcao of
the Rappa band, offers an authentic Rio
interpretation of urban/streetwear.
Their apparel can be found in several
street/skate shops throughout the city
www.jonnysize.com.br
Farm
Ladies beachwear doesnt get any
cooler than this. If you want to blend
in with the local Rio girls on the white
sand, this is the place to go.
331 Nascimento Silva St
Ipanema Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 21 3797 3400
www.farmrio.com.br
Ipanemas Hippie Fair
For more than40 years the alternative crowd
has gathered every Sunday at Ipanema
Beachs General Osrio Square. Arts and
crafts hold sway for anyone wanting to
experience a flea market with a tropical flair.
General Osrio Square
Ipanema beach
Only on Sundays
www.feirahippieipanema.com
Santa Teresa Cable Car
Head to downtown Rio to hop on this
historic cable car, the only remaining
active line of its kind in Brazil. Enjoy
the ride over the iconic Lapa Arches and
get off at the end of the line in the artsy
Santa Teresa district, full of galleries with
works of local artists and antique stores.
Downtown Rio, next to Francisco
Pinto square
Windsor: 5-6 June
Canadas Southernmost city is our first
port of call in North America. Windsor
is by far the smallest host city, which is
lucky for us as the whole place turns
into party-central when the race comes
to town. This years dates make it the
perfect stop for petrolheads, being neatly
equidistant between the Indy 500, taking
place the week before, and Montreals
Canadian Grand Prix, taking place the
week after. But if racing isnt the be all
and end all for you, the Windsor Essex
region has a lot more to offer.
Caesars
The waterfront Casino is impossible
to miss, but alongside the games of
chance and the panoramic view of
Detroits skyline, Caesars Windsor
offers haute cuisine and fabulous
big-stage entertainment.
Viticulture
Outside the metropolitan district, the
wider Essex county features some of
Canadas best vineyards. The winemaking
industry is booming in both size and
reputation, with a local wine route
featuring 15 stops with facility tours,
hospitality and, of course, fine wines.
For a listing of wineries and
more detailed information, visit
www.tourismwindsoressex.com
New York: 19-20 June
The Red Bull Air Race pays a first visit
to the Hudson River in 2010 with a race
jointly hosted by New York and Jersey
Cities, so whether its the Manhattan
Skyline or actually Manhattan you want
to see, this is the race for you. The
potential for the tourist is unlimited; visit
the Statue of Liberty or take the Sopranos
Tour. Plus a whole world of evening
entertainment is just a few kilometres
from the start gate pylons
Marquee
It has a tough door,
but once inside,
a great party with
an even better
crowd: celebrities,
models, athletes,
designers...
Music: Hip-hop
289 10th Avenue,
New York, NY
10001
marqueeny.com
Avenue
The it place in New York City. An
impossible door, plenty of paparazzi
and if you make it in, youll most
likely be rubbing elbows with A-list
celebrities, however be prepared to
cover the bottle/table minimum.
Music: Hip-hop/mash-up
116 10th Ave
New York, NY 10011
www.avenue-newyork.com
Simyone Lounge (SL)
A nearly impossible door, a great
party, and plenty of dancing.
409 W 14th Street
New York, NY 10014
www.slnyc.com
Gold Bar
Incredible decor and ambiance, in a small,
exclusive space in lower Manhattan. A
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tough door, but worth the effort!
389 Broome Street
New York, NY
www.goldbarnewyork.com
M2
One of the largest venues in NYC,
and continues to throw great parties
that attract celebrities, and top DJs.
Expect a cover charge or bottle service
minimum, tight door, and a great party!
Music: Hip-hop, electronic on occasion
530 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.m2ultralounge.com
Pacha
NYCs largest electronic music venue,
with top global DJs, and recognition.
Late, late-night parties, plenty of
dancing, and a packed house.
Music: Electronic
618 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
www.pachanyc.com
Lausitz: 7-8 August
The Red Bull Air Race makes its one visit
to dry land with a debut race at Eastern
Germanys famed EuroSpeedway racing
complex. Situated in the heart of Northern
Europe, EuroSpeedway is a short drive
fromboth Poland and the Czech Republic,
and within easy travelling distance of
Germanys great Eastern cities. After a day
at the race, tourists can spend the evening
enjoying the culture, museums and fine
dining of Dresden, listen to the famous
Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig or simply
soak up the fabulous architecture of Berlin.
Budapest 19-20 August
Budapest is the Red Bull Air Races
ancestral home, as venerable to fans as
the Monaco Grand Prix or Wimbledon.
Racing over the glorious Danube in front
of the majestic Hungarian Parliament
building would make this a memorable
experience under any circumstances,
but holding the race on St Stephens
Day, anniversary of the founding of
the nation and the biggest national
holiday of the year, makes this extra,
extra special. As day turns into long
summer evening, the Air Race gives way
to the traditional Budapest Fireworks
spectacular. The half-hour display is
one of the most eagerly awaited events
in the summer calendar: bigger and
better every year and always filled
with innovation and anyone staying
in place after the race will have a
prime viewing position.
For more detailed information,
visit www.hungarytourism.com
Lisbon 4-5 September
The season ends in Lisbon. While Portugal
is familiar ground for the Red Bull Air
Race, this is its first visit to the Portuguese
capital, and with a championship
potentially up for grabs, the battle over
the Tagus may be the best of the year.
Away from the race the Portuguese
capital is a microcosm for everything
worth seeing in Europe, from the artistic,
endless hip Bairro Alto to the Baroque-
Neoclassical beauty of the Estrela
Basilica. Great places to get some rest
from your newly soaked up experiences.
Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
www.starwoodhotels.com
Corinthia Hotel Lisbon
www.corinthia.com
Tivoli Lisboa
www.tivolihotels.com
Altis Belm
www.altishotels.com
Olissippo Lapa Palace
www.lapapalace.com
Real Palcio Hotel
www.realpalaciohotel.com
Real Park Hotel
www.realparquehotel.com
Novotel Hotels
www.novotel.com
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The Red Bull Air Race spreads its wings over fve continents this season:
Asia, North and South America, Australia and Europe. Eight unique spots
are providing their skylines as the perfect backdrop for the exhilarating
race battles that will decide the top spots on the championship leaderboard.
RED BULL
AIR RACE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP 2010
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Population: 950,000 Location: United Arab Emirates
Time zone: UTC +4 hours
Race history: races in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
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Time zone: UTC +1 hour
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