{"id":1255,"date":"2010-06-22T15:50:59","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T19:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2010-07-25T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2010-07-25T23:56:10","slug":"red-bull-air-race-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=1255","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Air Race New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elusivemedia.com%2Fv3%2F%3Fp%3D1255&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:60px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe><p>Date: June 19-20th, 2010<br \/>\nBy: Erik<br \/>\nGallery \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/gallery2\/v\/events\/2010\/redbullairraceny\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a><br \/>\nSlideShow \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/gallery2\/v\/events\/2010\/redbullairraceny\/slideshow.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.redbullairrace.com\/cs\/RedBull\/flash\/RBPlayer.swf?data_url=http:\/\/www.redbullairrace.com\/cs\/Satellite?c%3DRB_Video%26cid%3D1242865082646%26locale%3D1237400589415%26p%3D1238611393596%26pagename%3DRedBullAirRace%2FRB_Video%2FVideoPlayerDataXML\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redbullairrace.com\/cs\/RedBull\/flash\/RBPlayer.swf?data_url=http:\/\/www.redbullairrace.com\/cs\/Satellite?c%3DRB_Video%26cid%3D1242865082646%26locale%3D1237400589415%26p%3D1238611393596%26pagename%3DRedBullAirRace%2FRB_Video%2FVideoPlayerDataXML\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;NEW YORK &#8211; Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the first-ever Red  Bull Air Race in New York on Sunday with a scintillating performance  under pressure in front of the most spectacular setting in the  eight-year history of the sport. Nigel Lamb took second place in a  thrilling four-way battle between the Statue of Liberty and Lower  Manhattan while American Kirby Chambliss got his second straight podium  with third place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1270\" title=\"DSC_8794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8794-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8794-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8794-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bonhomme, the defending champion, prevailed in front of a huge crowd  of 75,000 spectators watching from both sides of the Hudson River and a  live U.S. television audience with one superb run after another through  three pressure-packed rounds. Bonhomme had finished behind Arch for the  last three races and was desperate to get back on top after the Team Abu  Dhabi racer cut his lead in the championship to just one point. Arch  pushed Bonhomme to his limits but saw his three-race winning streak  shattered in dramatic fashion when he hit a pylon in the final 4 ending  any hope of a podium finish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1262\" title=\"DSC_8173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8173-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8173-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8173-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bonhomme stopped the clock at 1:10.01, the day&#8217;s fastest time on the  5.5-km track of 13 Air Gates set up on the majestic Hudson River between  the Statue of Liberty and New York&#8217;s breathtaking skyline. Bonhomme had  been the epitome of consistency with times of 1:10.09 in the Top 12  round and 1:10.07 in the Super 8 before lowering the mark again to  1:10.01 in the final. That was a full 2.05 seconds faster than Lamb and  2.08 faster than Chambliss. Arch was 5.34 back &#8212; hurt by the six-second  penalty for hitting the pylon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1263\" title=\"DSC_8326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8326-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8326-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8326-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was Bonhomme\u2019s 12th straight podium &#8212; a record &#8212; and he now  leads the championship with 53 points while Arch is second overall with  48 points. Team Breitling\u2019s Nigel Lamb is third on 47 and Chambliss has  35.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1264\" title=\"DSC_8347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8347-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8347-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8347-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s very good &#8212; and what a setting,\u201d Bonhomme said. \u201cI can  appreciate the view now that I\u2019ve finished racing. Great day. I  concentrated on me, my airplane and the track. And now I think we can  celebrate a bit.\u201d Lamb, who got his third second-place finish this year  after getting the same result in Abu Dhabi and Rio de Janeiro, called it  \u201ca fantastic result\u201d. Chambliss, the 2006 world champion, was delighted  to be on the podium in his home race. \u201cAs an American, I\u2019m very, very  proud,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019ll sink-in in a while. I have to personally thank  Hannes for hitting that gate. Thank you Hannes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1268\" title=\"DSC_8579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8579-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8579-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8579-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arch was gracious in defeat on the biggest stage in the 49-race  history of the Red Bull Air Race, a city where organizers have dreamed  of staging a race since the world\u2019s fastest growing motorsport was  launched in 2003. It has been a FAI recognized world championship  competition since 2005.  Arch said he pulled out the stops to try to  beat Bonhomme and get what would have been a record fourth straight  victory and just barely hit the Air Gate, an inflatable pylon that he  clipped with his wing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1265\" title=\"DSC_8425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8425-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8425-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8425-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good run,\u201d said Arch, the 2008 champion. \u201cIt was just a  couple of centimeters that made the difference. I would rather lose here  like that in style, going for it, than completely screw it up. So I  think those guys in front of me owe me a beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1267\" title=\"DSC_8525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8525-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8525-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8525-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New York race was the fifth in the eight-race championship. It  was a bit of a disappointment for the other American, Michael Goulian.  The man from Massachusetts finished seventh. Pete McLeod of Canada, by  contrast, had an excellent race and finished fifth to move up to fifth  place in the championship with 29 points.&#8221; &#8211; redbullairrace.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1269\" title=\"DSC_8600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8600-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8600-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8600-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1266\" title=\"DSC_8474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8474-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1271\" title=\"DSC_8858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8858-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8858-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC_8858-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elusivemedia.com%2Fv3%2F%3Fp%3D1255&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:60px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: June 19-20th, 2010 By: Erik Gallery \u2013 Click Here SlideShow \u2013 Click Here &#8220;NEW YORK &#8211; Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the first-ever Red Bull Air Race in New York on Sunday with a scintillating performance under pressure in front of the most spectacular setting in the eight-year history of the sport. 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