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Sheiban Shakeri has been an avid fan of Formula 1 and the Red Bull Air Race. Since he was a child, he always had a fascination with race cars and airplanes, "so it's natural that I would get into the sporting aspect of it."

In 2008, Shakeri had the opportunity to cover a new sport, the Red Bull Air Race, and since then, he hasn't looked back on it. He has been invited to attend three races so far - Detroit 2008, Abu Dhabi 2009, and Windsor 2009 - and has become a well-known member of the air racing community.

Formerly the Community Leader of Formula 1, Shakeri has decided to move on and help the Red Bull Air Race grow by exclusively covering this new sport. Please help by visiting the section and putting in your views and comments!

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LONDON - AUGUST 02: Spanish aerobatics pilot Alejandro Maclean poses during the Red Bull Air Race on August 2, 2008 in London. The race takes place in 9 cities in the world in 2008 with pilots navigating a low level aerial race track. (Photo by Mark Wieland/Getty Images)

The Flying Matador Speaks About a Tough 2009

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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Red Bull Air Race, Austrian pilot Hannes Arch flies the course during the qualifying session of the fourth round of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on August 19, 2009 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Tom Lovelock/Red Bull Air Race via Getty Images).

Arch Catches Up to Bonhomme in Barcelona Qualifying

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Bonhomme Wins Porto As Hall Takes First Podium

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Bonhomme Takes Point as Qualifying Turns Upside Down in Porto

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Favorite Athletes

Kimi Raikkonen, Michael Schumacher, Wayne Gretzky, Vesa Toskala, Zinedine Zidane, Chris Bosh
Favorite Sports Teams

Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Manchester United, Bayern Munchen, Olympique Lyonnais
All Time Sports Moment

2005 Japanese Grand Prix when Kimi Raikkonen, who started 17th, overtook Giancarlo Fisichella for first place on the final lap.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Blue Jays game in June 2007. Just a regular season game against the Colorado Rockies, but the game is tied. They go into extra innings and the Rockies are ahead by 2 runs at the top. The Jays come back in the bottom to win the game in extra innings. What a way to finish.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

91 Grand Prix wins by Michael Schumacher. That's not easy to trump and will stay that way for a long time.
Ruth or Mays?

Give me the Bambino any day.
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele for skill, Maradona for battling obesity, something that affected me.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

The Tiger
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher for numbers, Senna for what could've been

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by Mohamed
3 months ago

Please take a look at this and tell me what do u think
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231686-the-best-commercials-on-br-humor

Thanks in advance!
Mohamed
by Ryan
3 months ago

Hi Sheiban,

Just returned from China/UAE, Dubai was amazing, made a quick trip to Abu Dhabi to look at the track. Fantastic trip.

Noticed your giving up your F1 community leader role. You've done a sterling job, sad to see you go. The RBAR section is lucky to have you, and will only get better as you focus your attention on it. I will continue to read your RBAR articles.

Ryan
The F1 Times
by Long John
3 months ago

cheers sheb - saw your message and wanted to drop in and say - congrats and good luck, if thats what you wanna do - go for it
by Mohamed
3 months ago

Hi there ¡ Hope not to bother.Please take a look at this funny article.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219165-the-top-wisest-secrets-to-succeed-in-sports-dont-miss-the-show
-Thanks soo much for your precious Time and have a nice day!
Mohamed
by Lola
5 months ago

What are your picks for the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans? It is one of the last great races.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lemans2009/

My picks:

LMP1: #8 Peugeot 908 from the factory Team Peugeot Total squad with Michelin tires

drivers Sébastien Bourdais, Stéphane Sarrazin, Franck Montagny

LMP2: #25 Lola B08/80 from the British RML team with a turbocharged Mazda I-4 with Michelin tires

drivers Chris Dyson, Thomas Erdos, and Mike Newton

GT1: #63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R from the factory Corvette Racing team with Michelin tires

drivers Johnny O'Connell, Antonio Garcia, and Jan Magnussen

GT2: #92 Ferrari F430 GTC from the new JMW Motorsport team with Dunlop tires

drivers Rob Bell, Tim Sugden, and Andrew Kirkaldy

http://www.planetlemans.com/le-mans-2009-le-mans-24-entry-list/
by Rocky
5 months ago

Hello Sheiban, my latest article, "Sports in the year 2032 AD!" ... a must read! I hope you'll find time to read it, thanks! Have a great day. :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/187448-sports-in-the-year-2032-ad
by Frazz
6 months ago

hi sheiban

unfortunately not on site at this stage but thanks for the offer!

enjoy the final! matt hall has really impressed me!

frazz
by Mosang
6 months ago

No problem at all Sheiban. I'm taking a look at your play-by-play piece right now!
by Goutham
6 months ago

Hello pls read my second part of Funniest soccer quotes ever..i think you read the first one so here is the second..
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/155881-funniest-soccer-quotes-ever-pt-2
by Nick
7 months ago

Hi Sheiban,

I love your Air Race articles! I went to the Detroit event last year and was planning on writing an article for my own site but never got around to it. I plan on going again this year to the Windsor race. Very cool that you got to go last year and meet the pilots!

Thanks
by Andrew
7 months ago

Ahh! Your article about Hamilton being penalized 5 places was prophetic! Please dont curse him again! :(
by Mike
7 months ago

Thanks for the POTD
by Mike
7 months ago

This is a article saying thanks to you, and to the rest of BR

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139485-kudos-to-the-bleacherreports-editors-community-leaders-and-gms
by Craig
8 months ago

Do the community leaders add teams to the F1 section or is that done by the B/R admin folks?
by Smoke-On
8 months ago

Hey Sheiban,

Thanks for the note! I drew a lot of encouragement for my site from your reports on Bleacher Report. You do a awesome job covering the RBAR and I really enjoy reading the articles. Please know that I will link to all of the articles that you write for the RBAR so keep them coming. I am also open to any contributions you may have!

Please keep in touch and email me anytime: tom@smoke-on.com

Thanks again!
Tom

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Arch Catches Up to Bonhomme in Barcelona Qualifying

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