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13 April, 2020 4:14 am

Dani Pedrosa vs Alejandro Maclean – Bike vs Plane

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Ahead of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship that will be held in Barcelona on the 3rd and 4th of October, Alejandro Maclean and MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa got together for unusual duel, in the air and on the ground.
Taking off from the Red Bull Air Race Airport located in Sabadell, Pedrosa got a taste of air racing and high-G manoeuvres in a two-seater passenger plane flown by Sergio Pla, while Maclean flew nearby in his MXS-R plane.

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They communicated via radio as Maclean talked Pedrosa through a few race manoeuvres.
Pedrosa admitted that he felt slightly queasy after the flight which included several loops and subjected him to forces reaching as high as 6G.
“The G-force is really impressive,” said Pedrosa after the flight.
“You really feel it in the pit of your stomach”.
After landing, Pedrosa got on to his Honda RC212V while Maclean stayed in his plane they then went head to head in a bike vs.

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planerace.
While Pedrosa was able to hit a 349.
3km/h (217.
1mph) during this year’s free practice at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, the bike was no match for Maclean’s MXS-R that can reach speeds of over 400 km/h.

Dani Pedrosa will be back for this weekend’s MotoGP race at Estoril.

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