It is one of the highlights of the motorsports year 2010: After a four year break the Red Bull Air Race comes back to Germany – from 7th to 8th August the pilots of the fastest kind of motorsports will fly on the EuroSpeedway Lausitz for the first time. So the race track can be called in a row with famous venues like New York, Abu Dhabi or Perth.

The Red Bull Air Race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz is really an event of superlatives: It is the first Air Race which is held on a permanent race course. Furthermore it is the only one of the whole series which takes place ashore. Therefore the race airport and the race course are placed on one area and the fans have the unique possibility to experience the pilots and the teams very close the whole time.

Take part in this special event and see live how the pilots navigate their airplanes through the closely plugged course with a top speed up to 400 km/h.

Tickets: The Two-Days-Ticket (qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday) costs between 25 and 45 Euro according to the official Red Bull Air Race ticket price overview. Children between six and 15 years get a discount. Until the age of five there is free entrance.

For more information about purchasing tickets, booking of rooms, local attractions or the race weekend itself, please contact the organizers by email postmaster(at)eurospeedway.de or by phone (0049 1805 – 30 77 03) or have a look their website www.eurospeedway.de.

Higher, harder, wilder: the Ultra Sky Marathon of Gran Paradiso.

Higher, since, among the others, there are 3 passes around 3000 m above the sea level.
Harder, since there are many technical sections including steeply coluoir and snow-fields.
Wilder, since this race goes through one of the few really uncontaminated areas of the Alps.

This is the race for sky runners of Gran Paradiso. The track follows the network of “Strade Reali di Caccia” (a series of mule tracks for hunting which have been realized by the Savoia royal dinisty) in the south side of the Gran Paradiso group.

Big thrills and amazing landscapes are waiting for the runners which will test themselves by engaging in this 50 Km long competiotion with more than 4000m of elevation gain.

You can view some photos from 2009 edition at the Gallery.
For other information visit www.royalmarathon.com.

TheShortestBestMovie.com organizes a Short Movie competition where anybody is welcomed to participate.

If you have a camera and a great Short Movie ideea, show that you’re able to create art with simple tools. Put all your creativity and ingenuity in it. If it proves to be the best you’ll certainly be reworded.

You aready have a Short Movie? Don’t hesitate to upload it on TSBM. This is a voting based competition. The organizers chose a sort of popularity prize, for the best rated video, in a period of one year.

The Competition is opend from 10th July 2010 and lasts till 10th July 2011.

5 steps to be in the competition

1. Create an account on www.theshortestbestmovie.com website.
2. Shoot a Short Movie with your camera. Put all your creativity and imagination in it.
3. Try to compress your video as much as possible. It might influence the final decision.
4. Upload your video on www.theshortestbestmovie.com website. Make sure to be under 5 minutes.
5. Invite your friends to upload their videos and vote for yours.

Other informations and registration at www.theshortestbestmovie.com.

National triathlon federations may now access the on-line system to register their Age Group Triathlon, Paratriathlon and Age Group Aquathlon athletes. Age Group Triathlon, Paratriathlon and Aquathlon athletes need to contact their National Federations regarding registration details and will register through their National Federation. For details please see the Entry menu at www.triathlonbudapest.com. Athletes may send a completed Application Form to their National Federation.

Each National Federation was sent an informational email about the Age Group Triathlon, Age Group Aquathlon and Paratriathlon registration procedure including On-line Registration website access, username and password. Registration for National Federations closes on August 15th, 2010

Central European Triathlon Tour kicks off
The Central European Triathlon Tour started in Balatonfured, Hungary on June 6, and passes through Zagreb (Croatia) next, followed by Dvory nad Zitavou (Serbia), Velenje (Slovenia), Sivac (Slovakia) and Sfantu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgyorgy (Romania). Athletes competing in the Central European Triathlon Tour can receive registration discounts for the Grand Final. For details, please check the following LINK.

Emma Moffatt and Brad Kahlefeldt in Budapest
Two Australian triathlon icons – Emma Moffatt and Brad Kahlefeldt – briefly visited downtown Budapest, which hosts the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Grand Final. Emma Moffatt won the 2009 world championship title in her homeland, and would not like to miss the podium this year either, as she is planning to defend her title.

Discounturi de calatorieTravel opportunities
The organisers are pleased to offer several travel and visitor discounts and opportunities for athletes, coaches and family members travelling to the Grand Final in Budapest. Enjoy the best of Budapest at special rates, and make your trip to this beautiful city an unforgettable one!

Thanks to the special agreements signed with over 40 hotels, certain rooms are offered at 20-30% below the common rates. The wide range of selection offers an accommodation option for every need. These partner hotels enable triathletes to keep their bicycles in their hotel room!

Grand Final period
From September 7th, till September 12th 2010.

For registration and other informations visit www.triathlonbudapest.com.

PGAWC (Paragliding Accuracy World Cup) Batu, Indonesia was the opening of World Series 2010 that will be held in 4 countries.

PGAWC Tour 2010
3 – 6 June : INDONESIA – Batu
6 – 8 August : CROATIA – Trakoscan
20 – 22 August : BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA – Bjelasnica
1 – 3 Oct : AUSTRIA – Stubaital

In Batu, Indonezia
On 6 june 2010 was the last day and one round left. It started at 10 am with launch order based on rank. Instead of starting from 1st rank, it starts from last rank and so on. Everyone wanted to do his/her best.
The famous Matjaz Feraric, finally closed the round with score 1, and made him the 1st winner.

Everyone’s favorite – the bird from China – Guang Qiang Sheng took 2nd place and the underdog “king”, Sead Franca from Montenegro sets on the 3rd place, while three Indonesian pilots, came on the 4th place with same score, 75. They are Johni Effendi, Wahyu Yudha and Ardi Kurniawan.

For photos visit the Photo Gallery.
Other informations at pgawcindonesia.com.