Tag: Matt Hall
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MATT HALL GOING FOR BROKE IN RED BULL AIR RACE FINAL ROUND
Merewether’s Matt Hall is determined to win the final event in this year’s Air Race World Championship to put his rivals on notice for 2018. NBN News caught up with the former fighter pilot before he headed to the US.
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BACK TO BACK PODIUMS FOR MATT HALL IN RED BULL AIR RACE
Australia’s Matt Hall has moved up to fifth in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship following another positive result. The former fighter pilot finished second at the penultimate round in Germany, scoring back to back podiums for the first time this year. “It’s good to be there consistently, two races without a penalty. We’re…
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MATT HALL BACK ON THE RED BULL AIR RACE PODIUM
Merewether pilot Matt Hall has made the Red Bull Air Race podium for the first time this season. His third place finish in Portugal moves him to seventh in the championship.
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TWO PYLON HITS PROVE COSTLY FOR HALL IN RUSSIA
He eliminated series heavyweight Yoshi Muroya – despite hitting a pylon – but a mistake in the Round of 8 cost Merewether’s Matt Hall valuable points, in the first-ever Air Race event in Russia. “I felt I was struggling with the aircraft a little bit. We’ve still got a lot of work to do to…
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HALL SEES UPSIDE IN NEW PLANE
Aussie pilot Matt Hall has qualified fifth fastest for round four of the Air Race series in Budapest. The 45-year-old says his confidence continues to grow in a plane he’s only had for a few months – and he believes he can go faster tonight. Hall will face France’s Mikaël Brageot in the Round of…
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MATT HALL PREPARING FOR MORE AIR TIME IN EUROPE
Merewether pilot Matt Hall is about to head to Europe for a month-long stretch that will define his Air Race season. The 45-year-old will get some much-needed time in his new plane, as he looks to soar back onto the podium.
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MATT HALL STILL LOVING THE THRILLS OF AIR RACING
It’s the sporting contest that defies gravity, the Red Bull Air Race series, pitting 14 of the world’s best pilots head-to-head. Among them, Newcastle’s Matt Hall – a veteran of the skies, still at the top of his game. He invited reporter Mark Macgugan along to the latest round in Japan.
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HOMETOWN HERO ENDS HALL’S HOPES IN JAPAN
Australia’s Matt Hall was knocked out in the Round of Eight at the latest Air Race World Championship event in Japan, beaten by home-town hero and eventual winner, Yoshi Muroya. Earlier in the day, the 45-year-old scored an easy victory in the Round of 14, overcoming France’s Nicolas Ivanoff. The result sees Hall move to…
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MATT HALL STILL LEARNING NEW PLANE AHEAD OF JAPAN RACE
Merewether pilot Matt Hall is used to being near the top of the Air Race leaderboard, but he admits he’s got a fight on his hands in 2017. He’s 13th after two rounds, and is still getting to know his new plane.
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HALL SET FOR A RUN AT THE PODIUM IN SAN DIEGO
A great start for Merewether pilot Matt Hall at the Air Race round in San Diego, taking no time to adjust to his new plane, laying down an impressive qualifying run. In the end, he qualified fourth-fastest for tomorrow’s final, already performing above the expectations he set before heading into the event.