<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nigel Lamb: The Lowdown]]></title><link>http://www.nigellamb.com</link><description><![CDATA[The Lowdown RSS feed from Nigel Lamb]]></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:01:06 UTC</lastBuildDate><ttl>1440</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Such small margins]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1725]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some of our air races have been won or lost by 1/100 of a second. That makes my 0.83 sec Abu Dhabi loss to Paul Bonhomme seem like quite a big margin and in terms of how we think and plan, it is actually quite a chasm. At 185 mph or so, it's a lead of about 65 metres .. sufficient fuselage lengths for a convincing victory.

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All teams have made their interpretations and no-doubt there's a lot of activity in various hangars around the globe.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1444]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrenalin Moments]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1420]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quite often, we're asked if the adrenaline gets pumping on the track... adrenaline is for those unwelcome moments when things are going wrong.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1420]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona, more a sense of relief than euphoria]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1347]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nigel's views on the Barcelona race and Team Breitling's plan so far for the winter.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1347]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last race thoughts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1336]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nigel's last thoughts before today Air- Race in Barcelona...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1336]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focused on Barcelona]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1323]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're really looking forward to being back in Barcelona. I'd like to put a stop to the season's trend so it's an important week for me.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1323]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hux Steps Down for 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1314]]></link><description><![CDATA[After much soul searching, Nigel 'Hux' Huxtable, has decided to step down as technician to Nigel Lamb and Team Breitling in the Red Bull Air Race World Championships for 2010.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1314]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Porto Perspective]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1313]]></link><description><![CDATA[OK, I admit it...despite working hard on putting a tiny error into the perspective of life, it's been a struggle these last few days.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1313]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalty free Porto]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1271]]></link><description><![CDATA[For years the pilots and teams have been striving for a format and race environment which has the winners and losers divided by small margins.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1271]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never mind the 'If only's!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1272]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a temptation to get sucked into looking at one's performance with regrets; a bad start speed; an easily avoidable penalty or whatever and think, 'I could have been in the S8; the Final..on the podium' etc.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1272]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustration of the third dimension]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1273]]></link><description><![CDATA[In an ideal world, we'd see the results of each modification we do to the race machine. We'd have the pleasure of see an idea come off the drawing board; go into production; onto the aircraft; see more speed on the ASI (Air Speed Indicator); enjoy a better result on the track. No such luck...air racing is not so simple!]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1273]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Upgrade Package]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1274]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a fascinating F1 season so far this year. In the early races, the likes of Renault, Ferrari and McLaren were blown away.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1274]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flight with the Mew Gull]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1275]]></link><description><![CDATA[My father hardly spoke of his experiences as an RAF fighter pilot in the 1940's. One of his rare anecdotes concerned Alex Henshaw, the air race pilot who forged his fame in the 1930's.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1275]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A True Privilege to fly at Biggin Hill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1276]]></link><description><![CDATA[In these days of gloomy economic news, it was invigorating to be part of the programme at Biggin Hill last weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1276]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race Birds to War Birds]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1277]]></link><description><![CDATA[In between planning for the next phase of modifications on the Breitling MXS ahead of the race in Budapest, it feels good to let the mind drift occasionally onto other flying disciplines.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1277]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Margin For Error]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1278]]></link><description><![CDATA[No margin for error Congratulations to Paul Bonhomme for an excellent win in tough conditions. What a week it was!]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1278]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlucky.... lucky]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1279]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's aviation. You need your share of luck and on Tuesday Peter Besenyei had a healthy dose.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1279]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of Reach?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1280]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lying in 4th place 9 points behind the leader and 6 points behind 3rd is not where we want to be right now.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1280]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How changing times keeps us busy between races]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1281]]></link><description><![CDATA[How times have changed! When this sport was in its infancy, the only aircraft available were standard aerobatic types...Sukhoi, Extra 300 and Edge 540.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1281]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still 4th in the championship after San Diego]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1282]]></link><description><![CDATA[So, 4th place overall after 2 races... still our best start ever. It's not too bad but certainly not where we want to be. The gap is 9 points and that's going to be hard to make up.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1282]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalty cost 2 places in Qualifying]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1283]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Race Director and aviation team must have been knackered last night. Plan A is for normal operations (good weather) and Plan B is for when the cloudbase comes down.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1283]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight; Power: Agility; Drag & the pilot. What will we change for San Diego?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1284]]></link><description><![CDATA[Weight. There's nothing more we can do on weight. That's where most of our efforts went in the winter and Hux could not have done better. It's perfect.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1284]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team Breitling takes 4th in Abu Dhabi]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1285]]></link><description><![CDATA[4th place in the end. Last is worst, second can be a bad place, 4th is better than 5th but, it's not what we aimed for.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1285]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calm Before the Storm]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1286]]></link><description><![CDATA[Apart from the positive issues like the new race format, which I think today will truly represent the excitement of this sport; the big story is all about aerodynamics and Nicolas.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1286]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another great day, but it's what happens in the track tomorrow that counts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Training 3 was certainly very satisfying, I felt I was reaching small goals, which achieved the desired effect overall.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1287]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Training Top Spot for Team Breitling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1288]]></link><description><![CDATA[If some one had told me this morning, when I woke up head thumping with a typical 'Man Cold' I would finish the day with the fastest training time in the second session, I wouldn't Have believed them!]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1288]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Finals]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1289]]></link><description><![CDATA[As expected, a veil of secrecy pervades the hangar here at Al Batten airbase in Abu Dhabi. It's great to see everyone again.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1289]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knee deep in Muck]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two days before I leave for Abu Dhabi and I find myself knee deep in a trench full of mud as we try to rectify some drainage between two ponds where I live.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1290]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Tweaks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1291]]></link><description><![CDATA[So what happens in the last week? The swan is perhaps not so composed these days .... lots of furious paddling beneath the surface. Too much to do...way more than you ever plan!]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1291]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rough with the Smooth]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1292]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some days are better than others. Lots of brainstorming then weeks and months of work can be dedicated to an idea and, mostly, the result is good.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:30:00 UTC</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.nigellamb.com/index.php?simple=go&type=newsEvent&id=1292]]></guid></item></channel></rss>