WINDSOR, ONTARIO :
14.06.09
Bonhomme Bonhomme breaks his duck
British ace trumps his nemesis as the Air Race
heads to North Canada America
Paul Bonhomme finally beat arch
rival Hannes Arch in the latest
round of the Red Bull Air Race
World Championship 2009.
The smooth-flying Brit showed his
skill on this challenging course by being the
only pilot all weekend not to incur a penalty or
be disqualified.
In the process he put an end to a series of
second finishes. He was the nearly man in the
2008 season, and had continued in similar
style this year with second-place finishes in the
first two races of 2009.
But that all changed in Canada. It was
Arch’s turn to come second this time,
incurring a two-second penalty in the final for
incorrect knife flying.
The 2006 new engine world champion that 2006 Kirby world Chambliss champion
took Kirby advantage Chambliss of had the installed new engine in his in plane his plane, after
landing San Diego himself paid a immediate respectable dividends, third place. landing
him a respectable third place.
The godfather of the Red Bull Air Races,
Peter Arch now Besenyei, leads Bonhomme was unable by to fly just in
Windsor one championship following a point, crash which on a photo
shoot. should That make left for him exciting bruised racing and in
battered Budapest and - the his spectacular plane beyond backdrop repair.
He’ll for round back four back of for the round championship.
four though.
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