Rocket-powered Long-EZ racing, anyone?

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http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=071128xracer-main

Looks deadly, looks fun. Somebody build me one of them, I'll
volunteer to fly it ;-)

[Darkwing]

> wrote in message
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> http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=071128xracer-main
>
> Looks deadly, looks fun. Somebody build me one of them, I'll
> volunteer to fly it ;-)

Well at least the kids were playing with Indycars instead of NAPCAR
Taxicabs.

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Richard Riley" > wrote

> Hmmm... The video shows rocket EZ's but the Rocket Racing League is
> building Rocket Velocities. Actually, is building *A* rocket
> Velocity, and progress has been very, very slow due to lack of funds.
>
> Not that I think there's ever actually going to be a race, mind you.

Agreed.

I (along with countless other people) predicted that as the final (non)
outcome, when it first came out in the news.

The only thing more funny than the RRL, was the possibility that Jim
Campbell would be one of the pilots. Har-Har-Har !
--
Jim in NC