75,000 spectators crowded the perimeters of the Hudson River to watch the final Red Bull Air Race New York Race Day at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. After revised estimates of spectators yesterday, the total overall over two days is 135,000 new fans to the global motorsport. The buzz was building over the course of the past few weeks and the excitement was obvious based on the media enthusiasm below.
Media Highlights from Red Bull Air Race New York Race Week: (click on date to view where available)
Broadcast - More than 220 broadcast mentions of Red Bull Air Race New York on local broadcast stations across the US before Sunday's national feed including:
ABC's Good Morning America 6/19 (Impressions 4.3 Million)
NBC's Today Show Saturday 6/19 (Imp. 4.1 M)
Fox & Friends (Imp. 950,000)
WNYW-TV (FOX) Good Day New York 6/11, 6/16, 6/18 (Imp. 2 M)
NY1 6/19
Fox News Channel (numerous mentions resulting in approx. 600,000 to 1.5 M per hit)
WPIX-TV (CW) 6/18
WNBC-TV Today 6/19
MEGA-TV
VERIZON FIOS 1 NEWS
CNN Situation Room (750,000)
News 12 New Jersey
40-50 hits about the qualifiers from markets such as Miami and Los Angeles
150 hits in New York City since last Sunday
Print
New York Times Sports Section with two branded photos 6/20 (Imp. 1.1 Million)
New York Daily News 6/15, 6/18, 6/20 (Imp. 770,000 per hit)
New York Post (775,000)
New Jersey Star Ledger 6/15, 6/16, 6/17, 6/18 6/19, 6/20 (400,000)
Metro NY 6/16, 6/17 (350,000)
Jersey Journal 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/20
Hudson Reporter 6/20
Bergen County Record
Newsday 6/19 (600,000)
Online
Huffington Post 6/18 (Imp. 24.5 M)
Sports Illustrated (Imp. 11.4 M)
Fast Company 6/18 (Imp. 2.2 M)
Yahoo Homepage 6/19
Wall Street Journal Blog 6/18 and Pic of the Day
Gizmodo.com
Jaunted.com
Urban Daddy
NY Daily News Sports Section
Thrillist New York 6/14
NJ.com 6/18, 6/19
New York Magazine Blog 6/18
Gothamist 6/18 (Imp. 673,000)
DNAinfo 6/18
Foxnews.com 6/19
Newjerseynewsroom.com 6/18
ABCNews.com
Radio
WCBS-AM 6/16 (Imp. 738,893)
1010 WINS
WKTU-FM (NY) / KBIG-FM (LA) syndicated in various markets (Imp. 5 million)
92.3 NOW
WABC Travel Show
America Tonight 6/14
WBAL Baltimore 6/14
WDST-AM Hudson Valley, NY 6/16 (Imp. 20,000)
WEBE-AM New Haven, CT 6/16 (Imp. 20,000)
The Luis Jimenez Show (Imp. 507,992)
Sirius XM Howard Show
Hispanic
Mega TV will air 6/29
Univision Local 41 6/20
Al Despartar TV in-studio 6/22
Univision's National Morning Show Despierta America 6/22
Venue Magazine August Issue
Business Latino National Magazine 6/30
Impacto Latin Newspaper 6/21
El Diario 6/21
People en Espanol.com 6/21
La Mega radio 97.9 and 93.1 6/14
X96.3 FM Univision Radio 6/18
Tepis Magazine 6/21
El Caribe.com
AMERICAN PILOT KIRBY CHAMBLISS TAKES THIRD PLACE AT FIRST-EVER RED BULL AIR RACE NEW YORK
135,000 Spectators Gathered Over 2 Days to Watch the Global Motorsport Fly Over the Hudson River
NEW YORK – June 20, 2010 – American Kirby Chambliss got his second straight podium placement with a third place finish at the Red Bull Air Race New York at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey today. Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the race with a scintillating performance under pressure in front of the most spectacular setting in the eight-year history of the sport. Nigel Lamb of Britain took second.
Bonhomme prevailed in front of a huge crowd watching from the banks of the Hudson River, Ellis Island, Battery Park, leisure boats all over the Hudson and a U.S. television audience on Fox Television Networks and Fox Sports Networks. Austria's Hannes Arch saw his three-race winning streak snapped in dramatic fashion when he hit a pylon in the final while going all out to beat Bonhomme.
Bonhomme stopped the clock at 1:10.01, the day's fastest time on the 3.5 mile track of 13 Air Gates set up on the river between the Statue of Liberty and the breathtaking Manhattan skyline. That was a full 2.05 seconds faster than Lamb and 2.08 faster than Chambliss. Arch was 5.35 behind -- hurt by the six-second penalty for hitting a pylon. Without the penalty Arch would have beaten Bonhomme by 0.65 seconds.
It was Bonhomme’s 12th straight podium -- a record. He leads the championship with 53 points while Arch is second overall with 48 points and Lamb is third on 47.
“It's very good -- and what a setting,” Bonhomme said. “I can appreciate the view now that I’ve finished racing. Great day. I concentrated on me, my airplane and the track. And now I think we can celebrate a bit.”
Celebrities and spectators alike celebrated Father’s Day including Liev Schrieber and with his brother Matt and respective young kids with Australian actress Naomi Watts. Others in attendance included Actor, Zach Braff, recording artist Meloney Fiona singing the National Anthem, retired baseball player, Ken Griffy Jr. and Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers.
Lady Liberty winked her eye upon 12 of the world’s best pilots as they competed in quite possibly the world’s most congested air space. After three years of working with 16 government agencies, the cities of New York and Jersey City, and coordinating water operations with the United States Coast Guard, the Red Bull Air Race New York became a reality for the worldwide motorsports tour.
The next Red Bull Air Race takes place in Europe at the Eurospeedway in Lausitz Germany at August 7 and 8 tickets are on sale at www.redbullairrace.com. In the Red Bull Air Race, the world’s best pilots compete individually for the fastest time through an aerial race track made up of inflatable air gates racing just 10-30 feet above the ground reaching speeds up to 230 mph pulling 12 Gs.
For more information about the sport, please visit www.redbullairrace.com, or to view each TV episode of the 2009 season, go to www.hulu.com/redbullairrace. For high resolution photos, b-roll and text, please visit www.redbullairrace.com/press.
Media Highlights from Red Bull Air Race New York Race Week: (click on date to view where available)
Broadcast - More than 220 broadcast mentions of Red Bull Air Race New York on local broadcast stations across the US before Sunday's national feed including:
ABC's Good Morning America 6/19 (Impressions 4.3 Million)
NBC's Today Show Saturday 6/19 (Imp. 4.1 M)
Fox & Friends (Imp. 950,000)
WNYW-TV (FOX) Good Day New York 6/11, 6/16, 6/18 (Imp. 2 M)
NY1 6/19
Fox News Channel (numerous mentions resulting in approx. 600,000 to 1.5 M per hit)
WPIX-TV (CW) 6/18
WNBC-TV Today 6/19
MEGA-TV
VERIZON FIOS 1 NEWS
CNN Situation Room (750,000)
News 12 New Jersey
40-50 hits about the qualifiers from markets such as Miami and Los Angeles
150 hits in New York City since last Sunday
New York Times Sports Section with two branded photos 6/20 (Imp. 1.1 Million)
New York Daily News 6/15, 6/18, 6/20 (Imp. 770,000 per hit)
New York Post (775,000)
New Jersey Star Ledger 6/15, 6/16, 6/17, 6/18 6/19, 6/20 (400,000)
Metro NY 6/16, 6/17 (350,000)
Jersey Journal 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/20
Hudson Reporter 6/20
Bergen County Record
Newsday 6/19 (600,000)
Online
Huffington Post 6/18 (Imp. 24.5 M)
Sports Illustrated (Imp. 11.4 M)
Fast Company 6/18 (Imp. 2.2 M)
Yahoo Homepage 6/19
Wall Street Journal Blog 6/18 and Pic of the Day
Gizmodo.com
Jaunted.com
Urban Daddy
NY Daily News Sports Section
Thrillist New York 6/14
NJ.com 6/18, 6/19
New York Magazine Blog 6/18
Gothamist 6/18 (Imp. 673,000)
DNAinfo 6/18
Foxnews.com 6/19
Newjerseynewsroom.com 6/18
ABCNews.com
Radio
WCBS-AM 6/16 (Imp. 738,893)
1010 WINS
WKTU-FM (NY) / KBIG-FM (LA) syndicated in various markets (Imp. 5 million)
92.3 NOW
WABC Travel Show
America Tonight 6/14
WBAL Baltimore 6/14
WDST-AM Hudson Valley, NY 6/16 (Imp. 20,000)
WEBE-AM New Haven, CT 6/16 (Imp. 20,000)
The Luis Jimenez Show (Imp. 507,992)
Sirius XM Howard Show
Hispanic
Mega TV will air 6/29
Univision Local 41 6/20
Al Despartar TV in-studio 6/22
Univision's National Morning Show Despierta America 6/22
Venue Magazine August Issue
Business Latino National Magazine 6/30
Impacto Latin Newspaper 6/21
El Diario 6/21
People en Espanol.com 6/21
La Mega radio 97.9 and 93.1 6/14
X96.3 FM Univision Radio 6/18
Tepis Magazine 6/21
El Caribe.com
AMERICAN PILOT KIRBY CHAMBLISS TAKES THIRD PLACE AT FIRST-EVER RED BULL AIR RACE NEW YORK
135,000 Spectators Gathered Over 2 Days to Watch the Global Motorsport Fly Over the Hudson River
NEW YORK – June 20, 2010 – American Kirby Chambliss got his second straight podium placement with a third place finish at the Red Bull Air Race New York at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey today. Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the race with a scintillating performance under pressure in front of the most spectacular setting in the eight-year history of the sport. Nigel Lamb of Britain took second.
Bonhomme prevailed in front of a huge crowd watching from the banks of the Hudson River, Ellis Island, Battery Park, leisure boats all over the Hudson and a U.S. television audience on Fox Television Networks and Fox Sports Networks. Austria's Hannes Arch saw his three-race winning streak snapped in dramatic fashion when he hit a pylon in the final while going all out to beat Bonhomme.
Bonhomme stopped the clock at 1:10.01, the day's fastest time on the 3.5 mile track of 13 Air Gates set up on the river between the Statue of Liberty and the breathtaking Manhattan skyline. That was a full 2.05 seconds faster than Lamb and 2.08 faster than Chambliss. Arch was 5.35 behind -- hurt by the six-second penalty for hitting a pylon. Without the penalty Arch would have beaten Bonhomme by 0.65 seconds.
It was Bonhomme’s 12th straight podium -- a record. He leads the championship with 53 points while Arch is second overall with 48 points and Lamb is third on 47.
“It's very good -- and what a setting,” Bonhomme said. “I can appreciate the view now that I’ve finished racing. Great day. I concentrated on me, my airplane and the track. And now I think we can celebrate a bit.”
Celebrities and spectators alike celebrated Father’s Day including Liev Schrieber and with his brother Matt and respective young kids with Australian actress Naomi Watts. Others in attendance included Actor, Zach Braff, recording artist Meloney Fiona singing the National Anthem, retired baseball player, Ken Griffy Jr. and Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers.
Lady Liberty winked her eye upon 12 of the world’s best pilots as they competed in quite possibly the world’s most congested air space. After three years of working with 16 government agencies, the cities of New York and Jersey City, and coordinating water operations with the United States Coast Guard, the Red Bull Air Race New York became a reality for the worldwide motorsports tour.
The next Red Bull Air Race takes place in Europe at the Eurospeedway in Lausitz Germany at August 7 and 8 tickets are on sale at www.redbullairrace.com. In the Red Bull Air Race, the world’s best pilots compete individually for the fastest time through an aerial race track made up of inflatable air gates racing just 10-30 feet above the ground reaching speeds up to 230 mph pulling 12 Gs.
For more information about the sport, please visit www.redbullairrace.com, or to view each TV episode of the 2009 season, go to www.hulu.com/redbullairrace. For high resolution photos, b-roll and text, please visit www.redbullairrace.com/press.