Sometimes you just can't catch a break. Michael Goulian, one of two U.S. pilots in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, arrived in Las Vegas for the finale of the 2016 season hungry for victory, having not stood atop the podium since 2009. Goulian set a track record in his first race October 16, but desert winds ended the rest of the weekend's flying. Pylons bent, then toppled as the wind exceeded 30 knots, and with no letup in sight, race officials decided to cancel the rest of the race schedule, having managed only five of eight head-to-head flights. Qualifying was called off for the same reason the day before, and nobody walked away with points. Race Director Jim DiMatteo said the wind, gusting to more than 30 knots, "exceeds our ability to conduct the race in a safe manner."
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