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Old 09-06-2014, 07:04 PM
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Bad weather never reached the track while we were there. We left just before the "aerobatic helicopter" act.

One of the last qualifying racers just needed to finish the course to qualify. No time requirement.
He cut 3 pylons and was disqualified. Bummer.
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Old 09-06-2014, 07:38 PM
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Pretty much ditto what Gary said. I stewed in my seat until ~12:30pm when then started flying.

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Old 09-06-2014, 10:16 PM
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Default Master's qualifying did not occur

The 'B-team', otherwise known as the Challengers racers, finished their finals mid afternoon with the last racer cutting down the 3 pylons Mel mentioned. The Masters class was supposed to have their qualifying runs after a short break. They decided on a 15 minute weather delay, guessing that was due to some lightening south of the field. The good pilots we are, we had been watching that storm cell for quite some time. It hadn't moved much at all and had just been building. Our group laughed at the idea it would only be 15 minutes and decided to retreat as we thought it unlikely they would be back in action early enough to finish the qualifying round. We were having happy hour in the RV parking area with a great view of the stadium but never saw another plane fly.

So, 'qualifying' never happened for the masters class. Does not really matter to us, we are having a great time watching those guys work.

From the Red Bull website:
Weather conditions including high winds above 25 knots and thunderstorms in the near vicinity of the Texas Motor Speedway at Fort Worth have forced the Race Committee to cancel the Qualifying round for the Master Class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship today.

The starting order for Sunday's race will be based on the fastest time of each pilot throughout today's two training sessions. The race will continue as scheduled tomorrow, Sunday 7 September, moving directly into the Finals for the Master Class.
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Old 09-07-2014, 10:47 AM
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During the actual races, the event has been fun. Not much of anything going on the rest of the time. They need an airshow....
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Old 09-07-2014, 04:03 PM
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Today's 'real' racing was spectacular! There were three heats that took the final 12 to one. The competition was tight and very fast paced production. Got my blood pumping. Well worth the weekend for us.
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Old 09-07-2014, 05:04 PM
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And not a single pylon cut. Quite different from yesterday!

Beginning to think that some of Saturday's pylon cutting was to impress the crowd.

Very impressive racing today.
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Old 09-07-2014, 05:55 PM
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And not a single pylon cut. Quite different from yesterday!

Beginning to think that some of Saturday's pylon cutting was to impress the crowd.

Very impressive racing today.
True indeed, but even though it is all about the production, I would hesitate to compare to something like WWF (of which I know nothing and am not a fan). All of these pilots do have superior skills and equipment than anything in my sights.
Yesterday, the winds were moving around quite a bit with pylons dancing. So much so that they often simply got blown down. It was not a point and shoot day... It seems like those "air gates" only have wingspan + (wingspan * .4) clearance. The tops of those gates were moving around often within half of the tolerance. I'm just glad that they have improved the gates such that we didn't have to wait for 20min for them to resolve each. Now it takes just a couple of minutes to reset the gates! Also fun to watch.

Today, the winds were calm and clearly the airplane went wherever they pointed it. We all know how much easier that is.

Stoked with this event, simply for the quality racing today. Yes, we too squatted in seats in the shade both days. There were plenty of seats, and no way would I have lasted two hours sitting out there in the baking sun, much less, all weekend.

From the last race to back home in Austin was about 1+50 for us. Thanks Jay!!! Shower, beer, sleep.
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Old 09-07-2014, 06:09 PM
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Yesterday, the winds were moving around quite a bit with pylons dancing. So much so that they often simply got blown down. ...I'm just glad that they have improved the gates such that we didn't have to wait for 20min for them to resolve each. Now it takes just a couple of minutes to reset the gates! Also fun to watch.
Some pictures of the moving pylons and repair.







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Old 09-08-2014, 09:22 AM
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Sorry to miss it...I imagine a lot of fun was had.

Snapshot, how I spent my weekend: Loading at Carthage MS for a night run back to south Alabama:

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Old 09-08-2014, 09:43 AM
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So.....advice on going? Planning on Las Vegas next month. Do's and don'ts??
Maybe just Sunday is enough?
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