When you have to build a 500 meter runway beside the rock of Cashel, take down electricity polls and tie down 17 pieces of land in order to get an event over the line ,you know you are in ground breaking event territory.
Imagine a large, rectangular area several hundred meters long. Within these boundaries are mounted several pairs of 18-meter-high,white air-filled columns, with each pair spaced 10 to 14 meters apart. These are the obstacles, and it’s the pilots’ job to fly between them.It’s all about speed, of course: the fastest plane wins. The demands that the Air Race places on the competitors’ flying skills are extreme, because various figures must be flown between the obstacles. The Air Race is the epitome of stunt flying. The Red Bull Air race was truly an amazing event that did not reach it full potential due to typical Irish weather.60,000 people still did get to enjoy the spectacular aviation aerobatic event .