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Sheiban Shakeri

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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!

Pictured with Alejandro Maclean - Detroit 2008

The Shortlist »

  • 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

  • Jordan or Russell?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele for skill, Maradona for battling obesity, something that affected me.

  • Federer or Sampras?

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    The Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher for numbers, Senna for what could've been

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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  • Mohamed E.M said...

    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

    186 days ago

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  • Ryan Wood said...

    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

    200 days ago

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  • Long John Silver said...

    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

    203 days ago

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  • Mohamed E.M said...

    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

    207 days ago

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  • Lola Judd said...

    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/

    243 days ago

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  • Rocky Getters said...

    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

    256 days ago

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  • Frazz Martello said...

    hi sheiban

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

    enjoy the final! matt hall has really impressed me!

    frazz

    297 days ago

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  • Mosang Miles said...

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

    298 days ago

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  • Goutham Babu said...

    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

    300 days ago

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  • Nick Barnowski said...

    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

    303 days ago

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  • Andrew Damico said...

    Ahh! Your article about Hamilton being penalized 5 places was prophetic! Please dont curse him again! :(

    318 days ago

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  • Mike Kent said...

    Thanks for the POTD

    330 days ago

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  • Mike Kent said...

    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

    330 days ago

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  • Craig Dalrymple said...

    Do the community leaders add teams to the F1 section or is that done by the B/R admin folks?

    339 days ago

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  • Smoke-On said...

    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

    341 days ago

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      Received 25 comments • October 28, 2008

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