1411: Alejandro Maclean is up next. He is all over the place as he sets a time of 1:15.59 with four seconds worth of penalty points. He's first at the moment, but that can change any minute...
1409: Pete McLeod is coming in and the crowd is going nuts! The cheers are deafening on both sides of the border and sets a 1:16.48 with a two-second penalty for incorrect knife-edge. A shame, but it's faster than Dell so McLeod is guaranteed at least one point today...
1405: Sergey Rakhmanin has entered the track and put in a disciplined flight with a 1:13.77. He has fallen behind a bit from his time yesterday...
1403: Glen Dell takes the track and makes two errors. He gets four seconds in penalties and sets a 1:18.87! Not good for the South African since it seemed like he had turned a corner in San Diego...
1345: With about 15 minutes to go until the Top 12, the pilots advancing from the Wild Card are Glen Dell and Sergey Rakhmanin. They will join Pete McLeod, Alejandro Maclean, Michael Goulian, Mike Mangold, Nigel Lamb, Hannes Arch, Matt Hall, Nicolas Ivanoff, Paul Bonhomme and Kirby Chambliss.
Can South African Dell make it two races in a row with points? Find out in 15 minutes!
1309: Sergey Rakhmanin has just done his run and it looks like he was putting effort into it considering the fact that he is guaranteed a spot in the Top 12. He puts in a time of 1:12.32 with no penalties. Him and Dell will advance to the Top 12 and a chance for points.
The Top 12 will begin at 1400 so stay tuned!
1306: Matthias Dolderer came into the track, looked to be a little shaky but oh no! The German in the last gate of the chicane on the final lap pointed the nose of his Edge 540 downwards and as a result, got a DQ. Had he not done that, he would've gotten a 1:15.69 with a two-second penalty for flying too high. A shame for the German, he'll be taking an early bath today. This guarantees Dell and Rakhmanin into the Top 12 round.
1303: Glen Dell was the first to go and posted a much better time of 1:14.73 with no penalties. He was rollercoastering a bit but a lot more disciplined flying from the South African.
1250: With about 10 minutes until Glen Dell gets us started, the crowds are getting settled in. With a view of Detroit, the stands have been packed for the last hour and a bit. The pylons are up and the water in the river appears to be a little choppy, but it shouldn't be as bad. The commentators say to not expect the same times as yesterday because with the nice weather, the air will be a little thinner hence the planes will go a little slower...
1215: The opening ceremonies have just ended. The Canadian and American national anthems have been played and there are plenty of sideshows taking place right now. The RB105 has just flown through and the Detroit River is now closed for the Red Bull Air Race...
1155: Just interviewed for a local Windsor sports radio station AM 800 and hopefully a recording will be available.
1113: Welcome to the third round of the Red Bull Air Race. The Wild Card will be starting in less than two hours. Only three pilots for the wild card because of the absence of Besenyei and Muroya.
Going up will be Glen Dell, Matthias Dolderer, and Sergey Rakhmanin. The weather today is beautiful and sunny and warm. No rain, few clouds and a good day overall.
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