Local Coronado resident and eCoronado.com contributing photographer Ron Artigues takes you behind the scenes of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race. More photos will be added this weekend to the album below. UPDATE: Get immediate updates here via...
This is the control tower for the Red Bull Air Race. Air race personnel coordinate with the tower at Brown Field to manage the arrivals and departures of the air race planes and pilots.
These are only some of the temporary hangars that house the Red Bull Air Race aircraft. Each space acts as storage and workspace for each of the teams.
Australian rookie sensation Matt Hall poses with his MXS-R next to a Navy F-18C of VFA-94 at the Red Bull Air Race hangar/pit facility at Brown Field. Matt is a former Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot pilot who...
Nicholas Ivanoff poses next to his No. 27 MXS-R in its hangar at Brown Field. THis is the 5th year for Nicolas as part of the Red Bull series.
This is Nigel Lamb's MXS-R in its hangar at the Red Bull temporary airbase at Brown Field. Each pilot gets the same amount of space for their plane and equipment. The compound will be open the public Saturday afternoon.
Final Training Session Cancelled Red Bull Air Race World Champion Hannes Arch ready for Qualifying on Saturday The final training session ahead of Qualifying for the second stop of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2009...
This is Mike's 4th year racing the Red Bull Air Race circuit. He flies No. 99, an Edge 540 aircraft. The twisting smoke trail shows the maneuvering the pilots must do to properly line up for the gates.
Yoshi is one of 4 rookies flying the Red Bull Air Race circuit. His plane is an Edge 540 and is number 31. Here he is flying through the air gate just in front of Pehoe's. The pilots must...
This Eurocopter 105 travels with the Red Bull Air Race. Loaded with camera equipment, it serves as an aerial camera platform. The pilot is also one of very few men qualified to fly aerobatics in the helicopter. Believe it...
