Red Bull Air Race

Organizers blame COVID and the current global economic situation.

Mélanie Astles hasn’t taken much time off during her career, since the French aerobatic pilot took savings she had from working at a petrol station and turned it into her initial pilot certificate, starting when she was 21.  So, the pandemic presented a somewhat frustrating hiatus for a champion who’s ready to race. The Unlimited […]

Sixteen years after the first aerobatic pilot dropped in between the unmistakable inflatable pylons that mark the exhilarating Red Bull Air Race course, the competition is over. The final race took place this past weekend in Chiba, Japan. The last Red Bull Air Race World Champion standing atop the podium was Australian Matt Hall, who […]

For a heart-pounding, on-the-edge-of-your seat adrenalin rush, the Red Bull Air Race Championship series was hard to beat. Outside the aviation community, however, the races failed to attract the same level of interest as other Red Bull events. For this reason, Red Bull announced on Wednesday that its Air Race World Championship that began in […]

The first race for the 2019 season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championships kicked off last weekend in Abu Dhabi. As in previous years, the race course was set up just off shore from the capitol of the United Arab Emirates, providing thousands of spectators a front row view of the competition. This […]

Santa Paula, California-based aerobatic pilot Sammy Mason has become the youngest pilot ever to join the ranks of world class racers at the Red Bull Air Race circuit. A third-generation pilot who grew up at the iconic Santa Paula Airport, Sammy Mason was named after his grandfather, who was credited for completing the first loop […]

The 2018 Red Bull Air Race season had an exciting conclusion this weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, where frigid temperatures forced pilots, race teams, organizers and spectators alike to bundle up. The weekend began with much excitement as the top three contenders were all in positions to stand at the […]

Michael Goulian had a perfect run in the Final 4 round at the first of two Red Bull Air Race venues on American soil, topping the podium at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. An emotional Goulian kissed the bricks on the Speedway, following a tradition started by car racers he’s admired since he […]

Less than a second separated the final four racers who all had penalty-free runs on the Weiner Neustadt Red Bull Air Race course. For the third race in a row, Czech pilot Martin Sonka snagged the top spot on the podium, increasing his lead in the fight for the World Championship trophy. But last year’s […]

Yet another exciting Red Bull Air Race took place over the weekend, this time in Kazan, Russia. The Russian race course treated the Americans right. After the Final 4 runs had been completed, both Michael Goulian and Kirby Chambliss stood on the podium, taking second and third place respectively. At the top of the podium […]