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Australia moved to the top of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship leaderboard on Sunday as Matt Hall defeated Japan’s home hero Yoshihide Muroya in the very first round in Chiba on the way to his second consecutive race victory. Michael Goulian of the USA claimed his third podium of the year in second, while the Czech Republic’s Martin Sonka got his season back on track with third.

Chiba (Japan) – Crowds of 70,000 people packed Makuhari Beach over the weekend to see their hero Muroya race at home for the first time since winning the World Championship in 2017, but their delight turned to dismay. Charging for a third home win, the Japanese pilot exceeded maximum G in his opening run, advancing his head-to-head rival Hall, who was fresh off a victory in Cannes, France. In the Final Four, Goulian, Sonka, Canada’s Pete McLeod and Hall wrestled for the victory. Goulian laid down a time of 56.695, while Sonka and then McLeod both pushed to two-second penalties. Hall’s clean run under pressure nipped the American by just 0.319s.

“We like to think it’s getting back to where we were a couple of years ago,” said Hall, who was twice runner-up in the World Championship before dialing in a new raceplane during the 2017 season. “This one feels even better than the last race, and we are proud of our team – it’s a team sport and there wasn't a single error from anyone. I hope this race will be part of the calendar forever. The fan culture in Japan is amazing, so enthusiastic. I knocked their guy out and they still embrace me.”

Budapest, Hungary is next, as the raceplanes return to the sport’s spiritual home. And at the midpoint of the season, the all-time classic stop will be a free-for-all. With the exception of Canada’s McLeod in seventh overall, every pilot in the field of 14 is tied in the points with at least one other contender – most notably Hall and Goulian leading the way with 36 points each. Muroya and Sonka, who finished one-two in the 2017 Championship, continue their epic rivalry at 19 points each; 2016 World Champion Matthias Dolderer of Germany and the surprising young Frenchman Mika Brageot each have 15, and so it goes right down the line. A single breakout performance is sure to shake up the standings.

Results Master Class, Chiba 2018: 1. Matt Hall (AUS), 2. Michael Goulian (USA), 3. Martin Sonka (CZE), 4. Pete McLeod (CAN), 5. Mika Brageot (FRA), 6. François Le Vot (FRA), 7. Juan Velarde (ESP), 8. Matthias Dolderer (GER), 9. Petr Kopfstein (CZE), 10. Cristian Bolton (CHI), 11. Ben Murphy (GBR), 12. Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA), 13. Kirby Chambliss (USA), 14. Yoshihide Muroya (JPN)

World Championship standings after three races: 1. Matt Hall (AUS) 36 points, 2. Michael Goulian (USA) 36 pts, 3. Yoshihide Muroya (JPN) 19 pts, 4. Martin Sonka (CZE) 19 pts, 5. Matthias Dolderer (GER) 15 pts, 6. Mika Brageot (FRA) 15 pts, 7. Pete McLeod (CAN) 11 pts, 8. Kirby Chambliss (USA) 9 pts, 9. François Le Vot (FRA) 9 pts, 10. Juan Velarde (ESP) 9 pts, 11. Ben Murphy (GBR) 6 pts, 12. Petr Kopfstein (CZE) 6 pts, 13. Cristian Bolton (CHI) 1 pt, 14. Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA) 1 pt

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RED BULL AIR RACE 2018 CALENDAR
2-3 February: Abu Dhabi, UAE
20-22 April: Cannes, France
26-27 May: Chiba, Japan
23-24 June: Budapest, Hungary
25-26 August: Kazan, Russia
15-16 September: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
6-7 October: Indianapolis, USA
November: TBA

ABOUT RED BULL AIR RACE
Created in 2003, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship has held more than 80 races around the globe. 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 370 kmh while enduring forces of up to 12G as they navigate a low-level slalom track marked by 25-meter-high, air-filled pylons. In 2014, the Challenger Cup was conceived to help the next generation of pilots develop the skills needed for potential advancement to the Master Class that vies for the World Championship.

1. svibnja 2018. Hyundai i30 N proglašen je “game changerom”, odnosno automobilom koji donosi nove standarde u autoindustriju i “mijenja pravila igre”, na ovogodišnjem izboru najboljih automobila cijenjenog britanskog automagazina Autocar.

Još jedna nagrada za i30 N, priznanje je Hyundaiju, koji je s i30 N iskustvo s trkaćih staza prenio u cestovni automobil. Stručnjaci su pohvalili impresivne performanse, pravo uživanje u vožnji i ono najvažnije, konkurentnu cijenu. i30 N prvi je pravi sportski automobil branda Hyundai kojim tvrtka ulazi u segment među brojne konkurente na tržištu.

“Njegova vrijednost očituje se u tome što je i30 N dobio bolje ocjene na testovima Autocara od renomiranih konkurenata u segmentu sportskih kompakata”, rekao je Mark Tisshaw, urednik Autocara. “Takva impresivna izvedba i svakodnevna upotrebljivost uz relativno skromnu potrošnju i to sve u debitantskom nastupu na tržištu razlozi su zbog čega je i30 N proglašen “game changerom”. To je hrabar, privlačan i simpatičan prvi pokušaj u zahtjevnoj hot hatch klasi automobila”.

Moćni pogonski sustavi

Hyundai i30 N pokreće 2,0-litreni turbobenzinski motor koji se nudi u dvije varijante, standardno s 250 KS, dok Performance izvedba isporučuje 275 KS. Torque vectoring pomoću kočnica je serijski u svim modelima, dok Performance izvedba donosi i elektronski diferencijal s ograničenim proklizavanjem (e-LSD), veće kočione diskove i aktivni varijabilni ispušni sustav.

“Biti prepoznat kao “game changer” od Autocara, institucije u autoindustriji, veliko je postignuće”, rekao je Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, potpredsjednik za marketing i proizvode Hyundai Motor Europe. “Ova nagrada potvrđuje da smo uspjeli, jer je naš cilj za i30 N bio pružiti čistu zabavu u vožnji korisnicima u prihvatljivom cestovnom paketu. Prava je čast za i30 N što je bolje ocijenjen od svojih, na tržištu, već dobro prepoznatih rivala”.

Sigurnosne značajke i jamstvo

i30 N, kao i drugi Hyundaijevi modeli, nudi petogodišnje jamstvo bez ograničenja kilometraže i paket pomoći na cesti. Opremljen je svim najnovijih sigurnosnim i sustavima pomoći vozaču koje nudi Hyundai. Tehnologija SmartSense, uključuje pomoć pri izbjegavanju sudara, sustav zadržavanja u prometnom traku te sustav upozorenja koji detektira umor kod vozača.

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