Motorsport - Red Bull Air Race - World Championship - 3. Tourstop - Chiba
The only Red Bull Air Race stop in Eastern Asia – Chiba, Japan – serves up volatile open-water conditions and crowds that are crazy about motorsport. Factor in the intense pressure on pilots as the World Championship battle nears its halfway point, and this June the skies of Tokyo Bay are set for some of the most heart-pounding action of the season.
Chiba (JPN) – The Red Bull Air Race in Chiba, Japan on 4-5 June – just the second ever in Eastern Asia – has all the ingredients for high drama. Facing what is already the third stop in the eight-race season, the 14 elite teams will be desperate to keep the World Championship points gap from getting any wider. They’ll have their work cut out for them: Chiba is the only 2016 race-track over open water, and the winds and sweltering heat of the rainy season are on the way. Pylon hits and penalties could shake up even the best-laid plans.
The only Red Bull Air Race stop in Eastern Asia – Chiba, Japan – serves up volatile open-water conditions and crowds that are crazy about motorsport. Factor in the intense pressure on pilots as the World Championship battle nears its halfway point, and this June the skies of Tokyo Bay are set for some of the most heart-pounding action of the season.
Chiba (JPN) – The Red Bull Air Race in Chiba, Japan on 4-5 June – just the second ever in Eastern Asia – has all the ingredients for high drama. Facing what is already the third stop in the eight-race season, the 14 elite teams will be desperate to keep the World Championship points gap from getting any wider. They’ll have their work cut out for them: Chiba is the only 2016 race-track over open water, and the winds and sweltering heat of the rainy season are on the way. Pylon hits and penalties could shake up even the best-laid plans.
Last year, the weekend’s sold-out crowd of 120,000 on Makuhari Beach went wild for home country hero Yoshihide “Yoshi” Muroya from Fukushima. He set the Chiba track record (50.779s) in 2015 but ended up in eighth place. He’ll be looking for sweet redemption.
By: Editor
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