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FLYERS ON THE STORM
27.07.2007 |
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The weather over London has been typically English: windy and wet, and while its creating a major challenge for most of the Red Bull Air Race pilots, it’s just a walk in the park for British flyers Paul Bonhomme, Nigel Lamb and Steve Jones, who are used to stormy skies.
“It’s very windy and that’s making a very interesting track at the moment,” said Bonhomme. “It’s really good. There’s lots of sideways flying.”
Skies over the Thames were partially cloudy with winds from the southwest reaching nearly 21 knots. The windy conditions are putting the pilots to the test as they manoeuvre through the high-speed course set up on the River Thames, in front of city’s O2 Arena, and could make the London competition one of the most challenging in the Red Bull Air Race World Series, at least for the foreign contenders.
“We’re used to the weather here,” adds Bonhomme. “Everybody’s been taking the mickey out of us because we’ve been walking around in t-shirts pretending it’s summer.”
Despite the windy and sometimes wet conditions, Bonhomme is predicting “lovely” weather on the day of the race. |
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