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Britain's Nigel Lamb Wins a Dramatic Red Bull Air Race World Championship Showdown, Beating Hannes Arch of Austria and Britain's Paul Bonhomme in Season Finale
Britain’s Nigel Lamb won the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship this month with a dramatic victory under pressure at the season finale in Spielberg, Austria. Lamb’s second place finish after secured him the championship after Austria’s Hannes Arch ended up a disappointing fourth place in a nail-biting final in front of a sell-out crowd of 35,000 spectators.
France’s Nicolas Ivanoff won the race in the Austrian Alps for his second victory this season, but the nine points that Lamb won were enough to stave off a powerful challenge from local hero, Arch, and keep the British pilot in first place with a grand total of 62 points from the eight-race world championship. Arch, who could have won the World Championship with a victory in the final, ended up nine points behind Lamb and second overall for the third straight time in the world’s fastest motorsport series after being the runner-up to Paul Bonhomme of Britain in 2009 and 2010.
Flying With Faber - May 2014
Cruising Along the Danube
By Stuart J. Faber & Norman Sklarewitz
Cruising down the Danube at Passau. (Courtesy Passau Tourist Association)For many travelers, cruising the world’s oceans aboard one of those huge, luxury liners or cruise ships remains a primary holiday choice. Last year, cruise lines carried 21.3 million passengers, more than half of whom were from the United States.
However, the smaller river cruise vessel is a rapidly emerging alternative to the multi-thousand passenger floating resort. These slimmer vessels accommodate no more than 250 or so passengers, often fewer, and travel relatively short distances along placid waterways. The river cruise vessel is bereft of Las Vegas-style production shows, shopping malls, rock climbing walls, midnight buffets, gaudy casinos and room service. But they make up for it in terms of a more peaceful, cozy cruise and daily accessibility to shore attractions.
The emphasis is to enable the guest to enjoy the scenery, learn the history and immerse themselves in the charm of Europe’s riverfront Old World cities and villages. These cruises provide day-long stops in European and other destinations throughout the world. Instead of changing hotels every few days, you return nightly to the comfort of your stateroom.