Due to weather and technical issues at the race airport, the first rounds of flying all week in the Balaton track occurred just hours before the live Qualifying session, giving each pilot just two runs to finalize their race line for the weekend. The Balaton race track has three vertical turn maneuvers, providing many flight […]

On August 20, 2003, Kirby flew in his very first Red Bull Air Race, a showdown in Budapest, Hungary that was just the second stop in the history of the sport. There he captured a podium spot in third place and has repeated on the podium in well over 50 percent of his Hungarian races, […]

Photo by Mihai Stetcu  

Sunday’s race over Kazan, Russia, marked the completion of Kirby’s 90th race in his air racing career, only two races shy of participating in every event. With success in the Kazan each year since its debut, the team was looking to continue that trend. The results of yesterday’s qualifying round set Kirby head-to-head with Francois […]

Photo by Mihai Stetcu   The Red Bull Air Race has stopped in Russia only twice before, but each year the team secured a podium finish with a win in 2017 and third place last year. The team hopes to add to that success as the race soars over Kazan, the country’s sporting, capital this […]