About Peter Podlunšek
Born 1970. Peter Podlunšek is a Slovenian aircraft pilot.
Peter Podlunšek (born May 25, 1970) is a Slovenian aerobatics pilot.
He competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Challenger Cup competition. His first Red Bull Air Race was on 12 April 2014 in Rovinj where he took third place. He uses two racing aircraft; an Extra 300L and an Extra 330SC. He has flown aerobatic aircraft since 1994 and has won eight national championships in aerobatics. He is based in Slovenia's aerobatics hotbed of Murska Sobota. Since 2008 he has been flying the Extra 330SC and participated in more than 250 airshows across Europe, China and Libya. In his two decades of flying he has clocked more than 1,000 flight hours - 450 of those being in aerobatics. Peter announced that he will retire the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race in the 2017 season.
Red Bull Air Race Challenger Class
Master Class season in progress Legend: CAN - cancelled DNP - did not participate DNS - did not show DQ - disqualified NC - not classified
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Who is Peter Podlunšek?
Slovenian air racer
When was Peter Podlunšek born?
Peter Podlunšek was born on 25 May 1970 in Trbovlje.
What is Peter Podlunšek's occupation?
Peter Podlunšek is an aircraft pilot.
What nationality is Peter Podlunšek?
Peter Podlunšek is Slovenian.
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