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WWW: Sydney racing for air time in Red Bull Air Race - Daily Telegraph
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11 Mar 2010 - 1:30 PM
MAGNIFICENT men in their flying machines dazzled Sydney yesterday as a prelude to the city officially making a bid for the Red Bull Air Race. At a time when NSW is desperate to attract international extravaganzas to fill the post-Olympics void, Premier Kristina Keneally said she was "very interested" in the growing international sport. "I've seen this overseas and it's exhilarating, it requires huge skill. This kind of sport makes the hair on your neck stand on end," she...[Read more]
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It’s 3 in the afternoon and the work is done for the day. In true aviator style I look at the nearly clear sky with just a few wisps of Cu and think it’s much better to be up there enjoying the rush of flight than standing here wasting my life.

What better way to enjoy the thrill of flight and the company of good people than to drop in to one of the neighbours for a cup of coffee and a bit of a yarn.

Now the neighbour in mind doesn’t have an airstrip, but they do have a section of straight driveway up to the house about a hundred meters long with good a... [Read More]
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