Round 6 -- Barcelona, Spain
Congratulations to 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Champion--
Britain's Paul Bonhomme !!!
 Bonhomme on his Title winning run.
The sixth and final round of the Championships was held in Barcelona, Spain on October 4. Heading into this round Bonhomme had a 4 point lead over last year's Champion Hannes Arch. As if that wasn't tight enough, Arch squeezed Bonhomme a little bit harder as he took the 1 point for fast qualifying time and reduced the lead to 3. After finishing second in the last two years, Bonhomme was able to string together the consistency required for a Championship in front of a record crowd of 800,000 here in Barcelona. In 6 races this year he has 3 Seconds and 3 First place finishes. He put it all together on this 6.4 km, 15 gate course laid out over the Mediterranean, to take the title by 7 points. The fabulous season for Rookie sensation from Australia, Matt Hall, continued all the way to the end as he finished third in the Championships the best ever by a rookie. As he exited his plane after the final round Bonhomme exclaimed, “I’m very, very happy” he grinned. “It’s been a lot of hard work and a long time but we got there in the end. Of course there’s been a massive amount of pressure here but I’m not about to admit that during race week. It’s just a question of how you deal with pressure at the right time.” As a side note, American Mike Mangold, is retiring after 6 seasons from the Red Bull Air Race World Series, to concentrate on his family and Jet Racing at Reno.
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Today in Aviation History :
July 30, 1935... Lieutenant Frank Akers of the U.S. Navy becomes the first person to make a "blind" landing at sea. His biplane has a hooded cockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments. He lands on the USS Langley.
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