Perth (Perth), located on the west coast of Australia, boasts the largest number of sunny days per year, compared with other major Australian metropolitan areas. Conditions for competition in this format as Red Bull Air Race is almost perfect.
World Series "Air Race» Red Bull, it is a sporting event for aerobatics. With the Red Bull Air Race has arisen and a new sports discipline - air-slalom - dynamic view of piloting, which aims to track the passage of the airway with obstacles in the minimum time. Pilots perform a given year program at a time, making sharp turns and passing through a pair of specially designed pylons 20 meters high, called "air gate».
In Air Race is important not only speed but also accuracy. The slightest mistake leads to penalties. To guide the plane through obstacles close to the ground at speeds sometimes exceeding 400 km / h, requires great skill, which have only a few pilots in the world. Therefore, the participants undergo a thorough pre-selection. These pilots - aces and real pros in their field. Different and can not be - the pilots Red Bull Air Race have to withstand overload to 12G. There is no margin for error.