Kirby Chambliss wins 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series
[[Image:Kirby Chambliss World Champ.JPG|thumb|right|Chambliss with the Championship Trophy]]
{{dateline|date=November 19, 2006|location=Perth, Western Australia}}American [[w:Kirby Chambliss|Kirby Chambliss]] has won the 2006 [[w:Red Bull Air Race World Series|Red Bull Air Race World Series]] despite a win from [[w:Hungarian people|Hungarian]] team mate, [[w:Peter Besenyei|Peter Besenyei]] in the final leg in [[w:Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Western Australia]]. Briton [[w:Paul Bonhomme|Paul Bonhomme]] came second in the Perth event while Chambliss came in one back in third place.

More than 300,000 people turned up on the shores of Perth's [[w:Swan River|Swan River]] to catch a glimps of the 11 pilots. Despite coming third, Chambliss still won the 2006 series, coming into the event with 34 points. Besenyei was the closet behind Chambliss before Perth, with 29 championship points.


[[Image:Perth Action Red Bull.JPG|thumb|right|A plane from the Red Bull team racing during the Perth event]]
'''Final Times'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pos.
! Pilot
! Time
|-
| 1.
| Peter Besenyei
| 02:39:78
|-
| 2
| Paul Bonhomme
| 02:40:37
|-
| 3
| Kirby Chambliss
| 02:42:24
|-
| 4
| Mike Mangold
| 02:47:44
|-
| 5
| Steve Jones
| 02:49:01
|-
| 6
| Micheal Goulian
| 02:49:32
|-
| 7
| Alejandro Maclean
| 02:51:64
|-
| 8
| Nigel Lamb
| 02:51.70
|-
| 9
| Nicolas Ivanoff
| 02:55.02
|-
| 10
| Klaus Schrodt
| 02:59.60
|-
| 11
| Frank Versteegh
| 03:02.46
|}


'''Final Standings'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pos.
! Pilot
! Points
|-
| 1.
| Kirby Chambliss
| 38
|-
| 2.
| Peter Besenyei
| 35
|-
| 3.
| Mike Mangold
| 30
|}

== Sources ==
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*{{source-pr|url=http://redbullairrace.com/news_detail.php?id=230&PHPSESSID=cc79a74c05077fb76b89e958b8ea1d78
|title=Besenyei wins in Perth, Chambliss crowned Champion
|pub=Red Bull Air Race World Series
|date=November 19, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.air-races.com/city/2006/perth.htm
|title=Red Bull Air Race 2006 Final race Perth, Australia
|author=
|pub=Air-races.com
|date=November 19, 2006}}

== External links ==

*[http://www.redbullairrace.com Official Red Bull Air Race Web Site]

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[[Category:Sports]]
[[Category:Australia]]
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[[Category:Perth, Western Australia]]
Chambliss with the Championship Trophy
American Kirby Chambliss has won the 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series despite a win from Hungarian team mate, Peter Besenyei in the final leg in Perth, Western Australia. Briton Paul Bonhomme came second in the Perth event while Chambliss came in one back in third place.

More than 300,000 people turned up on the shores of Perth's Swan River to catch a glimps of the 11 pilots. Despite coming third, Chambliss still won the 2006 series, coming into the event with 34 points. Besenyei was the closet behind Chambliss before Perth, with 29 championship points.


A plane from the Red Bull team racing during the Perth event
'Final Times'

 Pos.

 Pilot

 Time

 1.

 Peter Besenyei

 02:39:78

 2

 Paul Bonhomme

 02:40:37

 3

 Kirby Chambliss

 02:42:24

 4

 Mike Mangold

 02:47:44

 5

 Steve Jones

 02:49:01

 6

 Micheal Goulian

 02:49:32

 7

 Alejandro Maclean

 02:51:64

 8

 Nigel Lamb

 02:51.70

 9

 Nicolas Ivanoff

 02:55.02

 10

 Klaus Schrodt

 02:59.60

 11

 Frank Versteegh

 03:02.46


'Final Standings'

 Pos.

 Pilot

 Points

 1.

 Kirby Chambliss

 38

 2.

 Peter Besenyei

 35

 3.

 Mike Mangold

 30
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