AIR RACE IN ISTANBUL

AIR RACE RETURNS TO THE GOLDEN HORN
Last weekend, high speed aerobatic planes and skilled pilots took over the skies of ISTANBUL
Istanbul may be making history this Saturday, to reach the maximum attendance ever in a single sports event, attracting two millions spectators to the banks of the Golden Horn, for the fourth stop in the Red Bull Air Race World Series 2007. This may sound like a dream, but it is not; especially it was considered that last year's first Istanbul raFlying in Istanbul skies.
This year, it was easier for Istanbul to be selected host city, even as the competitions got harder, with 40 candidate cities for 11 races.
“In the first race in Abu Dhabi, the Red Bull Air Race boss was talking everywhere that the best leg of the season was Istanbul,” Aykut Ferah, the Red Bull Turkey CEO, told the Turkish Daily News, “From the atmosphere to the nightlife, Istanbul is second to none.”