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Former Red Bull Air Race Pilot Frank Versteegh

 

 

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Frank Versteegh's nicknames are "Skydancer" and "The Flying Dutchman" and he is Red Bull number 69.

Pilots and Teams

1 Mangold Mike USA
2 Bonhomme Paul GBR
3 Besenyei Peter HUN
4 Chambliss Kirby USA
19 Jones Steve GBR
36 Maclean Alejandro ESP
27 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA
99 Goulian Michael USA
10 Lamb Nigel GBR
28 Arch Hannes AUT
18 Rakhmanin Sergei RUS
45 Dell Glen RSA

Aircraft

CAP 232 CAP Aviation 350 km/h -10 / +10 g
Edge 540 Zivko Aeronautics 426 km/h -12 / +12 g
Extra 300S Extra Flugzeugbau GmbH 407 km/h -10 / +10 g
MX2 MXR Technologies 426 km/h -12 / +14 g

 

 

Nationality: Dutch.
Date of birth: September 19, 1954.
Home Town: Oosterbeek.
Type of Aircraft: Extra 300L. 2004, 2005 and 2006
  Extra 300S, Budapest and Longleat 2006.
  MX2, San Francisco 2006.
  Edge 540 2007.
Flying hours: -
Profession: Aerobatic Pilot, Keynote speaker
Hobby's: His dog, the Jack Russell, Joe the Co, Golf, Riding motorbike, ice-speed skating and snowboarding. Horse cart riding and cooking.
Achievements: Dutch Aerobatic Champion 1982 - 1994.
1982-1994 Competitor in the World and European Aerobatic Championships
More than 1.250 Air Shows.
Ranking Red Bull Air Race 2005: Eight place with no points.
Ranking Red Bull Air Race 2006: Eleventh place with no points.
Ranking Red Bull Air Race 2007: Eleventh place with 3 points.
 

Results Red Bull Air Race World Series Frank Versteegh:

2007

City: Country: Date: Ranking: Points: Total Points:
Abu Dhabi UAE  April 6, 2007 6 1 1
Rio de Janeiro BRA  April 21, 2007 10 - 1
Monument Valley USA  May 12, 2007 6 1 2
Istanbul TUR  June 2, 2007 6 1 3
Interlaken SUI   July 15, 2007 9 - 3
London GBR  July 29, 2007 8 - 3
Budapest, HUN  August 20, 2007 8 - 3
Porto POR  September 1, 2007 11 - 3
San Diego USA  September 22, 2007 DNF - 3
Perth AUS  November 4, 2007 - - -

2006

Eleventh place with no points.

City: Country: Date: Ranking: Points: Total Points:
Abu Dhabi UAE March 18, 2006 10 - -
Barcelona ESP May 6, 2006 11 - -
Berlin GER May 27, 2006 10 - -
St. Petersburg RUS June 17, 2006

Cancelled

   
Istanbul TUR July 29, 2006 10 - -
Budapest HUN August 20, 2006 dq - -
Longleat GBR September 2, 2006 10 - -
San Francisco USA October 7, 2006 dq - -
Perth AUS November 19, 2006 11 - -

 

2005

Eight place with no points.

City: Country: Date: Ranking: Points: Total Points:
Abu Dhabi UAE April 8, 2005 8 - -
Rotterdam NED June 12, 2005 8 - -
Zeltweg AUT June 25, 2005 8 - -
Rock of Cashel IRL July 24, 2005 7 - -
Longleat GBR August 7, 2005 8 - -
Budapest ٭ HUN August 20, 2005 - - -
San Francisco USA October 8, 2005 9 - -

٭ didn't start in the second race of the day, because of technical problems. Frank loaned an Extra 300L, G-KAYH, because his own Extra had technical problems.

Legend:

  • CAN: Cancelled

  • DNP: Did not participate

  • DNS: Did not show

  • DQ: Disqualified

  • NC: Not classified

 

 

  

 

Frank Versteegh's Extra 300L two-seater is heavier than the single-seated  Extra 300S.        Photo: Rob Vogelaar, www.air-races.com.

 

Aircraft: Extra 300L.
Registration number: D-EZOZ.
Construction number: 029.
Ex registration: D-ETZJ.
Owner: Frank Versteegh.

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