The Barcelona Track: One Of The Hardest Circuits In 2009

Alejandro Maclean gives you an exclusive introduction of the 2009 race track in Barcelona.

Barcelona is going to be one of the hardest tracks this year, said Drew Searle, one of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship's trio of race directors who helped design the course for the 3-4 October race. Its very much a turning race. These guys will be turning the whole time and trying to get their energy going from one direction into another direction 180 degrees the other way without pulling too much G and without getting their lines wrong. Its going to be a really challenging track.

Searle said waves on the Mediterranean could make Barcelona extra tricky for pilots because the swells could cause the Air Gates anchored to the sea floor rise and fall slightly. Because the pilots have to make sure their planes are at precisely the right level going through the Air Gates, they will also have to keep in mind the possibility that the pylons might rise or fall a bit just as they approach the gates.
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[Duvelkes69]

I WANT HIS JOB!

[Rawr454]

What's the button for on the top of the stick?

[TheParsonsRS]

@Rawr454 .50 cal machine guns incase tower pisses him off.

[Patoya96]

amazing job!! i think there is a pilon hit at 1:46

[CLAPPY2120]

@Rawr454 push to talk radio

[jacksa83]

@Rawr454 "push to talk"

[vegarover]

This guy is cooler than Bill Brasky.

[Ishag69]

1:30 "Left! WHAAA......Right YAAAAR" lol he's awesome

[TioPajaro]

@Rawr454

The button is for turn on/turn off the radio. When he speaks, he pushes the button.

Fantastic Alejandro! We remember you..!

[MirkosOMartins]

R.I.P. - Fly in the sky forever now...

[katram11]

@Irfan87 of course no offence man :) . I understand completely what are you talking about. i meant that he was generally a great pilot not just at RBAR :)

[Irfan87]

@katram11

No offence, yes he has passed on, but he was in no way one of the greatest. Far far from it. I mean he had tremendous skill to be in Air Racing, but compared to everyone else on the circuit, he was average at best.