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 →
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 →
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 →
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) – When four pilots from the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series took to the skies for the traditional pre-race Recon flight on Thursday, the moment was historic. Kirby Chambliss (United States), Matt Hall (Australia), Nigel Lamb (Great Britain) and Yoshihide Muroya (Japan), while all seasoned contenders, were well aware that the world’s fastest motorsport series had never before come to Malaysia. They marked the occasion by not only surveying the dramatic track on Putrajaya Lake where the competition will play out on Saturday and Sunday (May 17/18), but also by flying 30 kilometers north to take in the landmark Petronas Twin Towers. Read more →
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) 15th May, 2014 – The President of Perbadanan Putrajaya,Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Aseh Che Mat and Red Bull Air Race General Manager Erich Wolf officially opened the Race Airport in Putrajaya at a ceremony on Thursday ahead of the third round of the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship coming up at the weekend – the first time the world’s fastest motorsport series has been held in Asia. Read more →
