Red Bull Air Race 2010
On the weekened, we took a quick trip to the city to watch the finals of the Perth leg of the Red Bull Air Race [wikipedia]. It’s a high-speed race through an obstacle course where pilots attempt to achieve the fastest times slaloming around pylons and performing certain maneuvers.
Earlier this week, during training, one of the pilots smashed his plane into the river. Unlike his plane, he survived with no injuries. Apparently it was the first crash ever in the history of the race, caused by the crazy winds that we get around here. On the day we were there it was perfectly calm, with perfect racing conditions. The Australian pilot placed second, which was great considering the group of veterans and previous winners that were competing.
As usual, we had a great time and followed it up with shaved ice, face painting and balloon animals.
At RBAR 2010, LR had her face painted to match her shirt!
One of the competitors tears through the straightaway at high speed.
Another pilot successfully navigates the double turn.
LR and RJ took a moment to hunt for shells in the river.
LR chose to have her face painted... and it matches her shirt!
RJ chose to have a new inflatable pet turtle.
The hat thief got dad's hat AND sunglasses this time.
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