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NBC’S WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS® IS BACK WITH ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING EPISODE ON AUGUST 28TH!
NBC JEEP® WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS SOARS TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR RED BULL AIR RACE WORLD SERIES SEASON FINALE
December 24 show features features world s only air race series
PORTLAND, Maine, December 12, 2005 NBC's Jeep® World of Adventure Sports (JWOAS), an action and adventure sports series, will air its next episode on Saturday, December 24 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Hosted by Pat Parnell of NBC Sports, the program features an array of outstanding action and adventure sports events. The special season finale of JWOAS will feature the Red Bull Air Race World Series, an air race combining elements of slalom skiing and auto racing.
The Red Bull Air Race pits an elite selection of world-class aerobatic pilots against the clock, and ultimately one another, as they navigate a timed slalom course of pylon obstacles and execute required low-level aerobatic maneuvers.
Developed by Red Bull and World Aerobatic Champion; Peter Besenyei, the race has become the first global aerial motor-sport racing series. Besenyei is among nine professional aerobatic pilots hand-chosen by the Red Bull Air Race World Series committee to compete in the international series, which took place in seven different countries across three continents including, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Zeltweg, Austria; Rock of Cashel, Ireland; Longleat, England, Budapest, Hungary, and San Francisco, California.
Each pilot flies a lightweight aerobatic plane heavy on horsepower that cuts the air at over 300mph while pulling up to 11-positive and 8-negative G-forces. At each race venue the pilots face different track, climate and altitude conditions that make for an unpredictable, yet exciting race. Competitors receive time penalties for mistakes in aerobatic moves, and accumulate points throughout the seven race series.
JWOAS traveled to San Francisco for The Red Bull Air Race World Series season finale where more than 600,000 fans lined the waterfront to see former Top Guns and commercial pilots maneuver the challenging course that took them directly over the Golden Gate Bridge. All Air Race pilots are either world and/or national aerobatic champions. They fought hard for the world title throughout the 2005 season but in the end, California native; Mike Mungo Mangold took the Championship.
For more information about the 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series, please visit http://www.redbullairrace.com.
