Windsor here we come!

Photos: Taro Imahara/TIPP http://tipp.sakura.ne.jp/

Pre Windsor report

Soooo, what is Team Muroya up to between races......

Race plane 31 is at a top secret US location (rumoured to be area 88 close to area 51) undergoing massive alterations to make it as streamlined as a Ferrari and as light as a feather. In the first week of June, Team Coordinator Robert will ferry it from area 88 to Windsor. It is believed it will be so fast, it will only take 3 hours for the trip!

Meanwhile, in the real world, pilot Yoshi has been keeping his hand in flying an air show at the Kanoya Maritime Self Defense Force Base in Kyushu Japan. Yoshi’s air show flying in Japan is done in an Extra 300S in Red Bull colours. This was his first opportunity to fly in front of his local fans since the start of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2009 season and as can be seen from the attached photos they really appreciated it.

Kanoya, being a MSDF base, has a large fleet of PC3 Orions that regularly patrol the Japan sea and Japan’s coastal territories. Each year though they put on a very energetic formation routine probably never seen in other parts of the World in such large aircraft. Their finale is the 4 ship break you see in the photos.