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Old June 28th 08, 07:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default Rocket Racing League First Exhibition Race August 1st and August 2nd, 2008


Pylon racing and now Rocket Racing!


http://www.rocketracingleague.com/
Rocket Racing League
he 21st century's newest and greatest sport - racing rocket-
powered aircraft

The Rocket Racing League® is an aerospace sports and entertainment
organization that combines the competition of racing with the
excitement of rocketry. The RRL was established by X-Prize founder
Peter Diamandis and two-time Indianapolis 500 champion team
partner Granger Whitelaw to advance the technology and increase
public awareness of space travel. The NASCAR-style racing league
features rocket-powered aircraft that will be flown by top pilots
through a 'three-dimensional track way' at venues throughout the
world. With millions of fans who enjoy racing and air shows, and
an even wider audience enthralled with humanity's next step into
space, rocket racing is destined to become the future of racing!

Video:
http://www.rocketracingleague.com/todayshowclip.html
http://www.rocketracingleague.com/foxnewsclip.html



http://www.rocketracingleague.com/me...4_oshkosh.html
Rocket Racing League® Announces First Exhibition Race, Upcoming
Race Schedule, Key Partnership and Acquisition

New Entertainment Sports League to Stage First Exhibition Race at
EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh August 1st and August 2nd

Armadillo Aerospace to provide LOX Engine for Rocket Racer

Rocket Racing Composite Announces Acquisition of Velocity Aircraft

NEW YORK - April 14, 2008 )-The Rocket Racing League® (RRL TM),
the new entertainment sports league that combines the exhilaration
of racing with the power of rocket engines, today announced that
the First Exhibition Race of the Rocket Racing League® will take
place on August 1st and August 2nd at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,
WI. In addition to announcing the dates of the First Exhibition
Races, the Rocket Racing League® also announced the remaining
series of exhibition races for the rest of 2008, the acquisition
of Velocity Aircraft by Rocket Racing Composites Corp., and
announced that Armadillo Aerospace will manufacture liquid oxygen
(LOX) engines for the Rocket Racing League® .

First Exhibition Race
On August 1st and August 2nd, the first Exhibition Race of the
Rocket Racing League® will be held at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,
WI, the largest air show in the world. For the first time ever,
two Rocket Racers will compete head-to-head in a demonstration
race in the raceway in the sky. The Rocket Racer pilots will view
the "raceway in the sky" via in-panel and 3D helmet displays and
the 700,000 people in attendance at EAA AirVenture will witness
the racing action live on multiple large projection screens.

"The first Exhibition Race of the Rocket Racer is an important
milestone in the progression of the Rocket Racing League® ," said
Granger Whitelaw, Chief Executive Officer of the Rocket Racing
League® . "We look forward to sharing the experience and thrill of
rocket racing with the public."

Exhibition Race Schedule

Following the first Exhibition Race at EAA AirVenture, the RRL
will hold exhibition races at venues around the country,
including:

* Reno National Championship Air Races (Reno, NV) - September
10-14
* X Prize Cup (Las Cruces, NM) - TBD 2008
* Aviation Nation, Nellis AFB, (Las Vegas, NV) - November 8-9

News:
http://www.rocketracingleague.com/pr...-releases.html
 




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