The spectacular Red Bull Air Race World Series battle, that ended with a heart-stopping finish in Perth just five months ago, will take to the skies again in Abu Dhabi on 10th and 11th April when American Mike Mangold launches his title defense against Britain’s Paul Bonhomme, who was runner-up last year by just a fraction of a second after 10 races. The competition among the world’s top 12 aerobatic pilots in the 10 races in nine countries over the next seven months is expected to be even more intense than last season’s thrill-filled high-speed World Series.

American Kirby Chambliss, Red Bull Air Race World Champion in 2006, and Hungary’s Peter Besenyei, who was the runner-up in 2005 and 2006, are also expected to be in the hunt for the 2008 championship, which includes three new locations in Detroit (USA), Stockholm (Sweden) and Spain. The new stops will also present a fresh set of challenges for the abilities of Red Bull Air Race World Series logistics team that transports air lifts the entire event with its 380 tonnes of equipment – including the disassembled racing planes.

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