Team FALKEN’s Yoshihide Muroya to Compete in Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2017 in New Plane Bedecked in FALKEN Colors
Apr. 14. 2017
Team FALKEN's Yoshihide Muroya to Compete in Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2017 in New Plane Bedecked in FALKEN ColorsApril 14, 2017 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Team FALKEN's pilot Yoshihide Muroya, whom we sponsor through our FALKEN brand, will be competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2017 in a new race plane bedecked in FALKEN colors from the second race of the season, which will be held over the coming April 15-16 weekend in San Diego, California.
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship features the world's best race pilots in a pure motorsport competition that combines speed, precision and skill. Using the fastest, most agile, lightweight racing planes, pilots hit speeds of 370km/h while enduring forces of up to 10G as they navigate a low-level slalom track marked by 25-meter-high, air-filled pylons. Yoshihide Muroya is an outstanding pilot whose hard-won flying skills have earned him widespread recognition on the global stage. Holding the distinction of being the only pilot from Asia to compete in the Master Class he fulfilled a lifelong dream during last year's Red Bull Air Race World Championship when he won his first ever race and ascended to the top of the podium at the third race of the Championship, which was held in the city of Chiba in his native Japan. He also went on to place sixth overall in last year's Championship.
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