red bull air races

So Ive really slacked on keeping my blog up to date, so this entry is from May. Rick Micheal and I attended the RedBull air races in Detroit. For those of you not associated with air shows ect., generally they are OK, but not the most thrilling of venues for me personally. This event however, blew me away! First of all, Ive always wanted to attend one of these races. If you not familiar, red bull sponsors these races all over the world. It consists of stunt planes flying around inflated pylons at speeds up to 250 miles an hour. The course is very small in scale so all of the maneuvers have to be done super quick and tight. The one we attend was held in Detroit, so at last I could get to one!!! We stayed at the gm building Renaissance, and had rooms on the 67th floor, overlooking right where the course would be flown on the Detroit river, between Detroit and Canada.
The first day of racing was cancelled due to high winds. It blew the pylons right off there mounts! But the 2nd day of racing was so exciting. We had great seats set up right down by the course and in front of one of the giant tv screens, which was very important because they would should the air speeds and the time for each plane as they flew. To win, you have to go through series of elimination rounds by improving your time, and being the fastest. If you ever have the opportunity to attend these races , I would go for it!!