The Red Bull Air race = Wowwwww!

[Mrluvaluva]

I have just been sat out watching the qualifiers on the river, and it is still going on. The planes are great - and loud!!!!!! The actual race is tomorrow. It's really hot and such a nice day. Anybody else watching?

[Mrluvaluva]

eeeeeooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MarkWaldorf]

I saw the trailer in 3D at the cinema, lmao. That's about it.

[Mrluvaluva]

It's on now if anyone is interested. CH 4.

[Callum]

Hey Mama, welcome to the 60's!

[rex3]

whats john travolta got to do with the race, i just saw his face on the program. i think hes a contender or something

[Lauren]

Kinda related, but it's the Sunderland Air Show today too and I've just seen some Lancaster bombers go over my house with the red arrows in tow. :laugh: Yey.

[Ruth*Star]

^Yeah i saw 4 planes go over my house before, my dad was outside with his binoculars lol.

[Mrluvaluva]

Anyone see it on TV?

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Ruth*Star
^Yeah i saw 4 planes go over my house before, my dad was outside with his binoculars lol.

LOL! Mine was too :hugesmile: Dads are so funny.

[Dr43%er]

I did Baz. It is top viewing. Would love to see it live. The control they have is stunning.

[Mrluvaluva]

I have found some pics.

[Mrluvaluva]

[Mrluvaluva]

[spacebandit]

Originally posted by Lauren
Kinda related, but it's the Sunderland Air Show today too and I've just seen some Lancaster bombers go over my house with the red arrows in tow. :laugh: Yey.

I went up to watch the show, just for the Lancaster. I've seen it fly at events before but it is such an iconic machine that seeing it in the air has the effect of a flashback of being about 12 years old and building an Airfix model kit of the plane.

Must admit I got a shiver down the spine when it went over -and mentally hummed The Dam Busters March - as probably did everyone else on the seafront, the ones that were'nt singing it out loud that is!!

strange the effect a machine can have when it is steeped in such history

[Dr43%er]

My dad was an air frames mechanic on Lancaster's when he was in the RAF.

[CassetteFinger]

Its always on channel 4 its boring as they always do the same track over and over again.

[Princess]

I saw a snippet of it on the telly. It looked pretty cool.

[spacebandit]

Originally posted by Dr43%er
My dad was an air frames mechanic on Lancaster's when he was in the RAF.

Wow!!!, great stuff.

When i was about 11[ish] I queued to sit in one at a display on Airborne Forces Day, wasn't a flight capable one - my dad was serving at that time [2 Para] , but the queue was huge and I gave up and went to the much shorter "Lightning" queue instead.

Oh how I regret that decision as an adult driving for two hours to watch a Lanc flyby :blush2: