Tag: Air Race

(SUKAN) HALIM OTHMAN CLAIMS 2ND PLACE AT THE RED BULL RING

Oct. 27 Sukan no comments

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SPIELBERG (Austria) – Petr Kopfstein of the Czech Republic won the Red Bull Air Race World Championship’s Challenger Cup competition on Saturday with an exciting victory in a winner-take-all season final showdown in Spielberg, Austria with Malaysia’s Halim Othman taking second place and France’s Mikael Brageot finishing third. On a sunny autumn afternoon in the Austrian Alps, Kopfstein took top honors in the new competition that was introduced at the start of the 2014 season as an “incubator” to give the promising pilots experience with high-speed, low-altitude flying under race conditions and to help develop their flying skills. Read more →

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(SUKAN) LAMB BEATS ARCH IN DRAMATIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE

Oct. 27 Sukan no comments

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SPIELBERG (Austria) – Britain’s Nigel Lamb won the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday with a dramatic victory under pressure at the season finale in Spielberg, Austria, with a heart-stopping second place finish after Austria’s Hannes Arch ended up a disappointing fourth place in a nail-biting final in front of a sell-out crowd of 35,000 spectators. Read more →

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(SUKAN) LAMB WINS ASIAN SCORCHER IN TROPICAL MALAYSIA

May. 18 Sukan no comments

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PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) –  Arch nevertheless moved into the overall lead with 30 points after the third round of the eight-race world championship that has stops in seven countries on three continents. Bonhomme, who saw his string of 15 straight podiums abruptly ended, is second overall with 25 points, while Lamb moved into third on 17 points. Read more →

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(SUKAN) ARCH BLAZES PAST RIVALS IN QUALIFYING ON SIZZLING MALAYSIAN TRACK

May. 17 Sukan no comments

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PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) – Hannes Arch blasted his rivals away in Qualifying for Sunday’s Red Bull Race World Championship stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia with a thunderous performance on a challenging race track under cloudy skies and soaring temperatures. The 2008 champion from Austria admitted he flew as close to the limits of the rules as possible to post the fastest time on Saturday and win pole position for the third of eight stops in the 2014 season. Canada’s Pete McLeod finished a distant second as the world’s fastest motorsport series stages its first-ever race in east Asia while Australia’s Matt Hall was third and defending champion Paul Bonhomme back in fourth. Read more →

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(SUKAN) MALAYSIAN TOP GUN HALIM OTHMAN CLOCKS THIRD FASTEST TIME IN PRACTICE

May. 16 Sukan no comments

Pix of Halim Othman of Malaysia during the official training session at Red Bull Air Race 2014 on 16 May 2014.

PUTRAJAYA: Top Malaysian pilot Halim Othman is hoping that his home advantage will help him finish on the podium of the Challenger Cup during Round 3 of the Red Bull AirRace 2014, which begins tomorrow. Read more →

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