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Check out this exclusive Matt Hall Racing video from Matt’s flight over Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Eve.

Captured by a combination of an onboard Go-Pro camera (supplied by Race Recall on-board video systems) and several cameras around the harbour foreshore.

Air race star Matt Hall will end 2010 on a high by flying his MXS-R race plane around the Sydney Harbour foreshore as part of the city’s famed New Year’s Eve Celebrations.

The New Year’s Eve display is just one of several exciting performances Hall announced as part of his new look calendar this week.

The ten minute December 31 display will take place between Goat Island and the Heads from 6pm and will be a highlight in what has been a roller coaster 12 months for the former RAAF fighter pilot.

Hall had an up and down year in 2010, finishing his second season in the Red Bull Air Race World Championships in seventh place despite several brilliant podium finishes, a near crash and the news that the popular global series would take a sabbatical in 2011.

While there are several other high profile appearances still being negotiated by the Matt Hall Racing team, Hall said he was thrilled to be able to announce some great additions to his 2011 program.

Newly added events for 2011 include:

• Great Eastern Fly In at Evans Head – January 7-10
• Australia Day Ambassador with Warringah Council – Forestville Community for Australia Day 2011 – January 26
• Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Avalon Airshow) as both a display pilot and guest speaker at several events including the Careers & Skills forum – March 3-6
• Barossa Airshow as a display pilot and guest speaker at VIP function and school visit – April 29-May 1

“We have been working hard behind the scenes to set up an exciting program of events for next year to enable me to fly in front of as many people as possible and I am pleased with where we stand going into 2011,” Hall said during a break in play at the Jack Newton Celebrity Golf Classic where he joined many of the nation’s top sportsmen and women.

“To be part of the Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve festivities is mind blowing and to know that I will come to the Avalon and Barossa Airshows in the first half of next year is just awesome.

“Avalon in particular is just a massive honour really, just as it is to be asked to be an Australia Day Ambassador.

“On both occasions I will represent my country with pride.”

The new announcements come off the back of a busy few months where Hall has thrilled crowds at the Defence Force Air Show 2010 at Williamtown, the Red Bull Flugtag on Sydney Harbour, the Sandown round of the V8 Supercars, the Show Us Ya Wheels show in Victoria and as guest speaker at several functions around Australia.

Hall had earlier announced he would fly at the 2011 Wide Bay Australia International Airshow (August 19-21) and the Ingham Wings and Wheels Airshow 2011 (September 3-4) and is hoping to make more announcements in coming months.

“I really enjoyed flying at the V8 Supercar event at Sandown and hopefully I can perform at similar types of events in the future,” Hall said.

“We are holding talks with a number of organisations about flying displays, public appearances and speaking engagements so even without the air race 2011 is looking very exciting.”

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Here is some video (courtesy of the Sunday Herald Sun) of Matt flying over Sandown Raceway immediately before the V8 Supercar race on Saturday.

For those heading to the track today or in Australia watching on TV he will fly today just after 1430.

Australia’s leading Air Race World Championship pilot Matt Hall will headline entertainment at the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge on November 19-21.

Fans heading to the penultimate V8 Supercar event will be treated with aerobatic displays and Air Race World Championship simulation flown only metres above the Sandown infield area.

Hall became the first Australian ever to compete in the Air Race World Championships last year and as a motorsport fan, admires the skill that is required to drive a V8 Supercar at top speeds.

“As an avid fan of all forms of motor racing and having been to the Sydney Telstra 500 last year, I was humbled to be given the opportunity to fly a display at the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge,” Hall said.

“I have long admired the skill and precision that V8 Supercar drivers possess every time they get on the track.

“I hope I can show people the skills I have developed over a lifetime of flying all sorts of aircraft when I fly in the MXS race plane that I used in the Air Race World Championship this year.

“I know a lot of Air Race fans are V8 Supercar fans and I am looking forward to meeting as many of them as possible at Sandown.”

Spectators attending the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge will be given the opportunity to get up close to their V8 Supercar heroes.

Grandstand ticket holders will receive a free Pit Lane Walk before the day’s racing begins on both Saturday and Sunday of the event weekend.

Grandstand and Corporate ticket holders will also have free access to the indoor Advantage Bar and Restaurant that boasts great track viewing, TV screens, food and beverage outlets as well as exclusive driver appearances.

For more information visit v8supercars.com.au