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Article: AMERICA'S WORLD CHAMP; California flier Mike Mangold wins Red Bull Air Race World Series above San Francisco Bay.(Competition)
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- AutoWeek
- Article date:
- November 7, 2005
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Byline: PETE LYONS
Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz means to make an American racer a world champion. We don't want the Austrian energy drink tycoon to quit now, but in fact he already has his man.
Mike Mangold is America's new champ, and he does his racing in the air-barely. Flying just feet above the windswept waters of San Francisco Bay at upward of 250 mph, pulling turns so tight he was pulling more than 10 g, Mangold dominated the finale of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on Oct. 8 with two flawless runs against the clock.
It was the 49-year-old Californian's fifth race victory in the seven-round series, the first six of which were held ...