The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is a world renowned event with the Australian round of the championship held in Perth, Western Australia.

This event can be held almost anywhere, from the heart of the city to the open countryside, over land or water. Perth offers one of the best locations the Red Bull Air Race has ever seen – the City's Langley Park transformed into the Air Race ‘airport’ merely metres away from the aerial race track over the Swan River, the city skyline providing the perfect backdrop.

Perth hosted a round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and looks forward to the event returning on 17 and 18 April 2010. 

This is one of the most innovative world championships on the sporting calendar. Spectacular backdrops teamed with jaw-dropping stunts guarantees spectators an exhilarating and exciting experience. 

Precision flying through an air gate at speeds up to 400kph is tough...doing it 10 metres off the ground is what makes the Red Bull Air Race the most challenging motorsport in the world.

The Red Bull Air Race is justifiably dubbed a new dimension in motorsport. The competition features a dynamic new discipline of flying, called 'air racing' with the objective to navigate a challenging aerial obstacle course in the fastest time.

Pilots race the clock completing tight-turn manoeuvres as they speed through a slalom course plotted by 20m high pylons, called 'air gates'.

The Red Bull Air Race is not just about speed but also precision. Flying low to the ground at speeds of up to 400kph, while negotiating the air gates, requires immense skill only a certain number of pilots in the world possess.

Pilots are hand selected based upon their expertise and experience and are at the top of their game. They have to be - the Air Race exerts huge demands on their abilities and bodies, withstanding forces of up to 10G.

For more information, visit the Red Bull Air Race website.