Final 4 Windsor Ontario 2009

Britain's Paul Bonhomme soared to victory in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday with a thrilling win over rival Hannes Arch of Austria in Windsor, Ontario. It was Bonhommes ninth career triumph and put him just one point behind Austrias Hannes Arch in the championship. Even though most of the frontrunners struggled to avoid penalties on the windy, turn-filled course straddling the Canada-U.S. border on the Detroit River, Bonhomme managed to fly a series of flawless runs to the Final 4 and was then once again in a class by himself, posting a winning time of 1:08.16 on the 15-gate course. Arch was second, 1.15 seconds behind, and Chambliss took third. Canadas Pete McLeod got the first championship point of his rookie career with 11th place to the delight of the big home crowd of 215,000.

"This was by far the hardest race I've ever won if you look at the times the other guys have been posting all week," said Bonhomme. He said he was relieved that he just missed touching a pylon on the final run. "There were times when I thought I was going to hit a pylon. You just have to push. If you want to win this thing you have to go to the limit. That's the difference between winning or losing: missing the pylon by one millimetre or just hitting it by one millimetre. But we made it. I'm very pleased."

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[Fidelis94]

@everyoneSalegend well considering that Arch and the other pilot got 2 seconds of penalty, to "kick ass" as you say he should've got more than 2 seconds of advantage, but he decided for a nice smooth and penalty free run.

[everyoneSalegend]

paul bonhomme simply kicks ass!

[eternalfire1244]

I was there and it was awesome.... Now if only i could afford to get a plane and super license. it would be nice to see another Canadian in the races.

[9gjallarhorn9]

Excellente initiative d'avoir placé en ligne de tels courses..... Un régal !

[MariaGarcia281]

Go Kirby!

[FlyingFighter]

no problem =)

[F22DarkRaptor]

I know, crash because engine problem... :/

Ty for u reponse ^^

[FlyingFighter]

Bensenyei haven't done this race because he crash (I believe). He has to do an emergency landing

[F22DarkRaptor]

Ho no Besenyei is in last position :/

[bagagerat]

Kickass once more!!