Reigning champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain, who won the
last two world championships in 2009 and 2010, will be
looking for an unprecedented third straight title in
2014. But he will be up against 2008 champion Hannes
Arch of Austria and American Kirby Chambliss, who won
the world title in 2004 and 2006. The other pilots in
the field include Nigel Lamb (GBR), Matt Hall (AUS),
Peter Besenyei (HUN), Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA), Michael
Goulian (USA), Matthias Dolderer (GER), Yoshi Muroya
(JPN), Pete McLeod (CAN) and Martin Sonka (CZE).
“I’ve missed the flying at the Red Bull Air Race because
the competitive racing is just fantastic,” said Peter
Besenyei (HUN), one of the pilots who is with the Red
Bull Air Race since its very first start. And Besenyei
showed how much he missed racing during a stunning
display flight on the fringe of the news conference.
In
the sport created in 2003 and watched by millions of
fans at 50 races until being suspended from 2011, the
competitors’ race in high-performance airplanes between
15 and 25 meters above the ground and navigate a
challenging obstacle course of Air Gate pylons at speeds
of up to 370 kph.
THE RACE CALENDAR
1. Abu Dhabi, UAE
28 Feb. /1 March
2. Putrajaya, MAS
17/18 May
3. Gdynia, POL
26/27 July
4. Ascot, GBR
16/17 August
5. Dallas/Fort Worth, USA 6/7 September
6. Las Vegas, USA
11/12 October
7. CHINA
1/2 November |