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New Harbor, Maine
 
For all you airplane fans out there: The Red Bull Air Race series came to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in early October, 2016. It was great fun watching the planes fly around the infield, frequently at the same level as spectators in the top of the grandstands. This shot shows eventual race winner (and 2016 series champion) Matthias Dolderer making a slight mistake going through the finish pylons during one of his qualifying runs.

The amazing thing was how quickly the ground crew could repair the pylons between runs. It usually took only two to three minutes to replace the damaged section and reinflate the pylon.


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The amazing thing was how quickly the ground crew could repair the pylons between runs. It usually took only two to three minutes to replace the damaged section and reinflate the pylon.

I'm assuming they are maybe held together by Velcro or some other type of loose fastener for that particular reason? I used to play the Red Bull Air Racing game on my iPad and this is definitely neat to watch.



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It's better in person. The pylons are in 9-foot sections. I'm not sure how they're fastened together, but they just have to replace the damaged section and turn on the fan to re-inflate it.
 
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