Matt Hall Skims Water - Red Bull Air Race Qualifying (2010)

Credit: Red Bull Air Race © Red Bull Media House WINDSOR, Ontario - Australia’s Matt Hall had a scare during the first Qualifying session at the Red Bull Air Race in Windsor on Saturday when his plane touched the surface of the Detroit River but the former RAAF pilot quickly recovered and returned safely to Race Airport. Hall was challenging for the lead in the first of two Qualifying sessions when he suffered an aerodynamic wing stall. His left wing skimmed the surface of the river that separates the United States and Canada. His right wheel cover hit the water as well but Hall was quickly able to regain control of his MXS-R aircraft and climb up away into the sky. “I felt I was having a fairly good run,“ Hall said. “I might have skipped twice on the water. It’s a very disappointing result for me. It’s the motor racing equivalent of touching the wall.“ Hall, who fought combat missions with the U.S. Air Force in Iraq, was confident his plane could be repaired in time for