Our web pal Asylum sent one of their editors, Brian Childs, to the Red Bull Air Race, and had him not only interview pilots, but also go up in a plane.
Brian, being Brian, had an ... um, shall we say, unusual reaction to the whole adventure, which he described in a colorful (a tad bit NSFW if you're prudish) language: Link [embedded video clip] - Thanks Alex!
"Buy the ticket, take the ride." --- Hunter S. Thompson