U.S. Red Bull Air Race pilot Mike Goulian came second in the weekend race held in Chiba, Japan, and is now tied in the overall standings with Matt Hall, of Australia, who won Sunday’s race. Hall edged Goulian by less than a third of a second. Under the points system that sets overall standings, the win vaulted Hall to 36 points along with Goulian. In Sunday’s race, the Czech Republic’s Martin Sonka came in third and Canada’s Pete McLeod was fourth. Both Sonka and McLeod recorded two-second penalties in the final race.
Goulian has struggled in previous years but become a threat to win the overall championship in the last couple of years. He won this year’s race at Abu Dhabi and came third at Cannes and credited his team with his strong performances. “Our team is so strong, and we keep working and working and working,” he said.
