Red Bull

My friend and airshow commentator Joe Magrath invited myself and Carole to the first ever Red Bull Air Race in the UK at Longleat House in 2006 where I took these photos that appear in the gallery. We went there with Carole's twin brother Robert, an aviation enthusiast who flies. In a stroke of luck and chutzpah, Carole found a way for us to be invited into Heavens Gate which gave me the chance to take photographs at a great height. By meeting Harry Drnc - then MD of Red Bull, he saw my work and invited us to visit the spectacular Red Bull Hangar 7 facility in Saltzberg Austria. We spent a fascinating few days admiring this wonderful collection of beautifully restored aircraft. In 2008 after my second exhibition at the Al Ain Airshow we watched the Red Bull Air Race on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi itself, a memorable occasion where I was able to get these behind the scenes images.

Red Bull Air Race at Longleat

Carole outside Hangar 7 in Salzburg

Hangar 7 

Red Bull Air Race at the Corniche in Abu Dhabi