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Originally Posted by chrispratt
Saturday was a hoot. I spoke with Kirby Chambliss on Monday and he said the ground crews were worried that they would run out of replacement pylon sections. Apparently Saturday set a record. (The guys at the south gate were exhausted as they got most of the work.)
Watching the Challenger series, with two less pylons to navigate, they were clipping pylons almost as fast as the crews could put them back up. Makes you realize just how good the Masters Class really is.
Sunday, not a single pylon was cut.
Hopefully, we'll see them again next year.
Chris
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What a great weekend! We met up with a group of friends from Wisconsin, and hooked up with a few folks from Texas and Iowa.
Saturday was the best day, from my standpoint. Yes, the Masters flying on Sunday was more precise, but it only lasted two hours! We had friends who flew up JUST for Sunday, and they were a bit miffed at the brevity of the races. Heck, their flight to/from Ft. Worth was twice as long as the races themselves.
Saturday, however, was a hoot! The excitement of watching the new kids hitting pylons on virtually every race was terrific! And really, the spread from the fastest rookie on Saturday to the winner on Sunday was only 10 seconds!
And Ft. Worth rocked. We managed to get away from the horrible I-35 corridor long enough to enjoy the Stockyards (fabulous steaks) and Grapevine, an awesome little town of shops, restaurants, and an excursion train. We are already planning our return trip.
Flying up from the coast rocked. 2 hours, on the dot, sure beats driving 8+ hours!
This was our third time seeing the Red Bull Air Races, and the Texas Motor Speedway was by far the best venue to see them in. Everything happened RIGHT in front of you! You guys out in Vegas should have a similar show -- don't miss them!
