The Matt Hall Racing 2014 Red Bull Air Race Team Guide is the official guide to Matt Hall and Matt Hall Racing for the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championships. Find Matt's Welcome, Fast Facts, Flying History, Timeline, Team bios, Aircraft info, Matt's Red Bull Air Race history, 2014 Race Schedule and contact details.

1. MATT
HALL
RACING
Team
Guide
2014
Red
Bull
Air
Race
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2. CONTENTS
[10-­‐11]
The
Team
[12]
Ma.’s
RBAR
History
[13]
2014
RBAR
Schedule
[14]
2014
MHR
Results
[15]
2014
RBAR
Standings
[16-­‐19]
How
It
Works
[20]
Contact
Details
[03]
Ma.’s
Welcome
[4]
Fast
Facts
[5-­‐6]
Flying
History
[7-­‐8]
Timeline
[9]
The
AircraO

3. WELCOME
Welcome
to
the
Ma.
Hall
Racing
Team
Guide
for
the
2014
Red
Bull
Air
Race!
It’s
been
more
than
three
years
but
I
am
over
the
moon
to
be
in
the
posiVon
to
return
to
racing
and
what
a
privilege
it
will
be……
Travelling
the
globe
to
fly
my
race
plane
against
some
of
my
best
mates
-­‐
the
planet’s
best
race
pilots
-­‐
in
Abu
Dhabi,
Rovinj,
Putrajaya,
Gydnia,
Ascot,
Dallas
/
Fort
Worth,
Las
Vegas
and
China.......what
an
honour.
In
2009,
the
year
I
made
my
Red
Bull
Air
Race
debut,
I
was
lucky
enough
to
finish
the
season
in
third
place,
a
record
for
a
rookie.
The
next
year,
the
last
RBAR
season,
I
made
it
onto
the
podium
twice,
including
a
second
placed
finish
in
front
of
a
pulsaVng
Aussie
crowd
in
Perth,
Western
Australia.
It
was
a
moment
I
will
never
forget.
And
that’s
what
I
am
hoping
to
create
in
2014
–
another
season
of
lifelong
memories
built
on
enjoying
what
I
think
is
the
best
job
in
the
world.
What
are
my
chances
of
gecng
on
a
podium
or
two?
I
don’t
know
but
I’ve
always
focussed
on
learning,
fun
and
safety
and
I
know
if
my
team
and
I
keep
that
in
mind
in
2014
we
are
in
for
another
wonderful
year.
Thanks
for
the
support
and
I
look
forward
to
catching
up
during
2014.
Ma.

4. MATT
HALL
FAST
FACTS
Full
name:
Ma.hew
David
Hall
Date
/
Place
of
Birth:
16
September
1971
/
Scone,
NSW,
Australia
Current
residence:
Newcastle,
NSW,
Australia
Family:
Wife
Pedita,
son
Mitchell,
stepson
Cameron
and
stepdaughter
Amelia
Usual
race
weight
/
Height:
69
kgs
/
173cm
Years
flying
as
at
2013:
39
since
first
flight
with
father,
27
since
beginning
training
in
gliders
and
26
since
gecng
glider
license
Previous
jobs:
RAAF
Fighter
Pilot,
Fighter
Combat
Instructor
Military
rank:
Wing
Commander
Role
models:
Nigel
Lamb
AviaWon
mentors:
Bob
Hoover,
Sean
Tucker,
Sir
Charles
Kingsford
Smith
Favourite
place
to
race:
Australia
Favourite
place
to
vacaWon:
Australia
(home!!)
Favourite
food:
Curry
Favourite
drink:
Water,
White
Wine
and
Red
Bull
Favourite
music:
80's
Rock
What’s
on
your
ipod
right
before
you
fly:
Black
Eyed
Peas
Three
people
i’d
like
to
meet:
Jon
Bon
Jovi,
John
Glenn,
The
Queen
In
three
words
describe
the
Red
Bull
Air
Race:
Spectacular,
ExciVng,
Professional

5. FLYING
HISTORY
The
Pilot
Ma.
Hall
is
a
third
generaVon
pilot,
a
former
RAAF
Fighter
Combat
(Top
Gun)
Instructor,
internaVonal
unlimited
aerobaVc
compeVtor
and
in
2009
became
not
only
the
first
Australian
to
ever
compete
in
the
Red
Bull
Air
Race
World
Championship
but
also
the
first
Rookie
to
finish
a
Red
Bull
Race
and
indeed
the
enVre
season
on
the
podium.
Flying
History
Ma.
has
a
long
history
in
the
air,
beginning
flying
with
his
Dad
from
an
early
age,
making
his
first
solo
flight
at
age
15
in
a
glider,
before
gaining
his
aircraO
pilot's
licence
at
the
age
of
18.
Now
licensed
in
gliders,
ultralights,
hang
gliders,
powered
aircraO,
helicopters
and
Military
Jets,
Ma.
has
over
5500
hours
in
various
aircraO
types.
He
is
passionate
about
general
aviaVon
and
light
aircraO,
having
owned
nine
aircraO
-­‐
a
Mustang
P-­‐51D,
a
Vans
RV-­‐4,
an
Acrosport
II
bi-­‐plane,
a
Cherokee
180C,
a
Giles
202,
a
Debonair,
a
Super
Cub,
and
Extra
300L
and
his
2014
Race
Plane
–
the
MXS-­‐R.

6. FLYING
HISTORY(cont.)
Military
Career
Following
in
the
footsteps
of
his
grandfather
who
flew
in
World
War
II,
Ma.
is
a
former
Royal
Australian
Air
Force
Fighter
Pilot,
with
over
1800
Hornet
hours.
He
was
an
elite
Fighter
Combat
(Top
Gun)
Instructor,
and
in
2006
completed
a
tour
as
the
chief
instructor
for
this
demanding
course.
He
has
received
many
awards
along
the
way,
including
Dux
of
Pilot,
Hornet
and
Fighter
Combat
Instructor
courses,
the
1997
Fighter
Pilot
of
the
Year
and
was
awarded
a
Chief
of
Air
Force
commendaVon
for
his
performance
as
the
Chief
Instructor
of
the
2006
FCI
course.
He
spent
three
years
in
the
USA
on
a
USAF
exchange
program,
flying
over
500
hours
in
the
F-­‐15E
Strike
Eagle,
including
combat.
For
his
efforts,
he
was
awarded
combat
decoraVons
by
both
the
US
and
Australia.
Ma.
resigned
from
the
RAAF
in
2009
to
allow
him
to
become
a
full
Vme
Race
Pilot.
AerobaWc
History
Ma.
has
been
flying
aerobaVcs
for
many
years,
becoming
more
serious
about
compeVVon
and
display
aerobaVcs
whilst
on
his
USAF
exchange.
He
travelled
widely
to
air
shows,
fly
ins
and
aerobaVc
compeVVons
and
was
coached
and
mentored
by
many
of
the
top
US
compeVtors
and
performers.
In
his
first
few
years
of
compeVVon
Ma.
won
the
US
East
Coast
AerobaVc
Championship
at
the
Sportsman
level,
the
NSW
State
AerobaVc
Championships
at
Intermediate
level
and
the
Australian
AerobaVc
Championships
at
the
Advanced
level,
his
first
NaVonals
and
Advanced
compeVVon.
In
April
2007
Ma.
moved
up
to
Unlimited
and
competed
at
the
Australian
NaVonal
AerobaVc
Championships,
placing
second
overall,
but
first
in
Freestyle.

7. Sep
1971:
Born
in
Scone,
NSW,
Australia
to
TIMELINE
parents
Rohan
and
Lesleigh
and
sister
Kerri
on
16
September
Dec
1973:
First
flight
with
father
Rohan
Dec
1986:
First
solo
flight
in
a
L13
Blanik
Glider
at
age
15
Jan
1989:
First
Solo
in
a
DriOer
Ultralight
at
age
17
Dec
1989:
Completed
High
School
at
Morisset
High
School
Apr
1990:
Obtained
aircraO
pilot's
licence
aged
18
Jan
1991:
Joined
the
Royal
Australian
Air
Force
as
an
Officer
Cadet
based
in
Point
Cook,
Victoria
Apr
1991:
Undertook
159
Pilots
course
Jul
1992:
Graduated
as
Dux
of
159
Pilots
course,
posted
to
Jet
Fighters
Dec
1997:
RAAF
Fighter
Pilot
of
the
Year
Jun
1999:
Graduates
as
Dux
of
26
Fighter
Combat
Instructor
Course
Jan
2002:
Began
exchange
with
US
Air
Force
to
fly
and
instruct
on
the
F-­‐15E
Strike
Eagle
Mar-­‐
Apr
2003:
Flew
in
combat
with
USAF
in
the
Middle
East
Oct
2003:
Won
the
US
East
Coast
AerobaVc
Championship
at
the
Sportsman
level
Feb
2004:
Engaged
to
fellow
RAAF
Officer,
Pedita
Rowe,
on
the
hill
of
the
site
of
the
first
flight
in
history,
Ki.yhawk
NC.
Jan
2005:
Returned
to
Australia
following
USAF
Exchange
Apr
2005:
Married
fellow
RAAF
Officer,
Pedita
Aug
2005:
Son
Mitchell
was
born
Jun
2006:
Awarded
a
Chief
of
Air
Force
commendaVon
for
work
as
the
Chief
Instructor
of
the
2006
FCI
course

8. TIMELINE
Apr
2009:
Made
his
RBAR
debut
in
Abu
Dhabi
Sep
2009:
Became
the
first
Rookie
pilot
in
history
to
win
a
place
on
a
RBAR
podium
when
he
was
third
in
the
race
in
Porto,
Portugal
Oct
2009:
Made
history
by
ending
his
Rookie
RBAR
season
in
the
top
three
places
in
the
overall
standings
Apr
2010:
Finished
second
in
the
Perth
round
of
the
RBAR
Aug
2010:
Finished
third
in
the
Lausitz
round
of
the
RBAR,
ending
the
season
ranked
seventh
despite
missing
two
rounds
Mar
2011:
Displayed
at
the
Australian
InternaVonal
Airshow
at
Avalon
Oct
2011:
Displayed
at
the
Bathurst
1000
V8
Supercars
event,
Australia’s
most
famous
car
race
Mar
2012:
Displayed
at
the
Melbourne
Formula
1
Grand
Prix
taking
off
from
a
makeshiO
runway
for
'Impossible
Airfield'
Mar
2013:
Displayed
at
the
Australian
InternaVonal
Airshow
at
Avalon
Jun
2013:
AviaVon
Director
for
the
Blue
Mountains
Bicentenary
Flyover
Feb
2014:
Returned
to
the
Red
Bull
Air
Race
World
Championship
Nov
2006:
Travelled
to
Perth
to
watch
his
first
ever
RBAR
April
2007:
Won
Freestyle
secVon
of
Unlimited
compeVVon
at
Australian
AerobaVc
Championships,
placing
2nd
Overall
Sep
2007:
Promoted
to
Wing
Commander
Sep
2007:
Travelled
to
USA
to
compete
in
US
NaVonal
AerobaVc
CompeVVon
in
Unlimited
Nov
2007:
Offered
opportunity
by
Red
Bull
to
parVcipate
in
a
series
of
elite
Training
Camps
under
former
world
champion
Patrick
Paris
Jun
2008:
Finished
8th
in
the
World
AerobaVcs
Cup
in
Prague
Jul
2008:
Finished
23rd
in
2008
European
AerobaVc
Championships,
earning
a
berth
at
RBAR
QualificaVon
Camp
Sep
2008:
Successfully
completed
the
RBAR
QualificaVon
Camp,
becoming
the
first
Australian
to
be
awarded
the
coveted
RBAR
Super
Licence
Nov
2008:
Selected
to
join
RBAR
World
Championship
circuit
for
2009

9. THE
AIRCRAFT
Dimensions
Length
21.35
O
/
6.51
m
Wing
Span
24.0
O
/
7.32
m
Wing
Area
102.0
sq.
O
/
9.48
sq.
m
Height
6.0
O
/
1.83
m
Empty
1260
lbs
/
572
kg
Weight
Gross
Weight
1840
lbs
/
835
kg
Acro
Weight
1600
lbs
/
726
kg
‘G’
Loading
+/-­‐
14
G
Engine
250-­‐380
Hp
COCKPIT
Cockpit
Width
23
in
/
58.42
cm
Seat
Back
To
Panel
Rear
27
in
/
68.58
cm
Seat
Layback
Angle
50
degrees
reclined
Rudder
Pedal
Adjustment
Rear
7
in
/
17.78
cm
Pilot
Size
Range
5’2”
/
1.57
m
to
6’4”
/
1.93
m
Pilot
Weight
Range
Up
to
290
lbs
/
131.5
kg

10. THE
TEAM
Name:
Eric
Cieslar
Role:
Race
Technician
Eric
started
working
on
and
flying
aircraO
in
mid
high
school
and
hasn’t
stopped
since.
He
has
spent
a
lot
of
Vme
restoring
and
maintaining
vintage
and
ex-­‐military
aircraO
types
including
but
not
limited
to
the
Tigermoth,
Waco,
Ryan,
Harvard,
Trojan,
Mustang,
Ki.yhawk
and
Vampire.
In
the
air
he
has
done
more
hours
of
flying
in
tail
wheel
aircraO
types
than
in
tricycle
undercarriage
aircraO,
most
of
which
has
been
done
in
Tigermoths,
Cubs,
Ryans,
Harvards
and
the
Ma.
Hall
Racing
Extra
300L.
In
what
li.le
spare
Vme
he
has,
Eric
enjoys
playing
Ice
Hockey,
rebuilding
Jeeps
and
riding
motorcycles.
Name:
Dave
Lyall
Role:
Team
Coordinator
Dave
is
a
sports
mad
media
manager,
public
relaVons
consultant,
athlete
manager,
journalist
and
researcher
who
runs
his
own
company
–
Sports
CommunicaVon
Australia.
Dave
was
the
Ma.
Hall
Racing
team
coordinator
in
2010
and
has
worked
with
some
of
the
most
successful
sporVng
teams
and
highest
profile
athletes
in
Australia
including
Olympic
gold
medallists,
internaVonal
football
players
(across
several
codes)
and
acVon
sport
stars.
Dave
was
a
member
of
the
2008
and
2012
Australian
Olympic
Team’s
media
corps
in
Beijing
and
London.
Away
from
work
David
enjoys
spending
Vme
with
his
wife
Robyn
and
son
Chase,
going
to
the
beach,
swimming,
watching
sport
and
sharing
a
cold
drink
with
friends
and
family.
Dave’s
website:
www.sportscomm.com.au

11. THE
TEAM
Name:
Peter
Wezenbeek
Role:
Race
TacWcian
Peter
is
an
expert
in
data
acquisiVon
and
analysis.
His
first-­‐hand
experience
as
the
Race
Team
Control
Systems
Engineer
for
F1
star
Fernando
Alonso
has
given
him
a
unique
insight
into
the
power
of
data
collecVon.
During
his
Vme
in
F1,
Peter
used
test
and
race
data
to
come
up
with
strategies
to
improve
both
vehicle
and
driver
performance,
which
contributed
to
the
Renault
Formula
1
Team
and
Alonso
winning
two
World
Championships.
In
2007,
Peter
moved
to
Australia
and
started
his
own
company
WINGMATE.
The
company
develops
electronic
control
systems
and
data
recording
units
used
in
industrial
and
automoVve
applicaVons.
Peter
is
a
keen
private
pilot
and
loves
to
fly
his
good
old
Cherokee.
Time
away
from
the
airplane
is
spent
on
making
wine
and
brewing
beer
and
tasVng
the
results
with
friends.
Peter’s
websites:
www.wingmatecontrols.com
&
www.wingmateavionics.com
Name:
Shawn
Ma<hews
Role:
Team
Advisor
Shawn
is
an
experienced
aviator
having
joined
the
RAAF
in
1988
where
he
built
an
impressive
career
over
more
than
two
decades
before
reVring
as
a
SQNLDR
in
2009
having
served
as
ExecuVve
Officer
of
2OCU.
Along
with
his
more
than
2000
hours
in
the
seat
of
an
F/A
18
where
he
was
rated
as
an
A
Cat
fighter
pilot,
Shawn
has
extensive
experience
in
civillian
aircraO
having
flown
(amongst
others)
an
EA300L
(Extra),
C180
Glider
Tug,
C172
and
C206
float
planes,
CJ6A
Nanchang,
Super
Decathlon
and
a
Learjet
LR35/36.
When
he
is
not
sicng
in
the
cockpit
Shawn
enjoys
travelling,
surfing
and
most
sorts
of
physical
adventure.
In
recent
years
he
has
climbed
the
Ma.erhorn,
ridden
a
motorcycle
from
Ryadh
to
Glasgow
and
contested
a
race
running
over
the
Alps
(Germany,
across
Austria
to
Italy).

12. MATT’S
RBAR
HISTORY
1
3
5
7
9
2009
3rd
Overall
1
3
5
7
9
2010
7th
Overall
D
N
S
DS
Q

13. 2014
RBAR
SCHEDULE

14. 2014
RBAR
RESULTS
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Placing

15. 2014
RBAR
STANDINGS

16. 2014
RBAR
HOW
IT
WORKS

17. 2014
RBAR
HOW
IT
WORKS

18. 2014
RBAR
HOW
IT
WORKS

19. 2014
RBAR
HOW
IT
WORKS

20. CONTACT
MATT
HALL
RACING
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about
Ma.
Hall
Racing,
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