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ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« on: Oct 4, 2005, 06:28PM »
i jsut saw on the afternoon news that some science nerds are going to RACE ROCKETS!!!!

ahahahahahha, ill try dig up some info on it
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #1 on: Oct 4, 2005, 08:38PM »
How?? They gonna strap them to wheels and shoot them along the ground or in the air?
Cos if in the air, how they gonna know whos is quicker?? They gonna wait at top of a skyscraper??
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #2 on: Oct 4, 2005, 08:46PM »
as crazy as it seems its true!!!

i saw it on the news, ive treid looking for it but cant find it yet. ima gona look on the ninemsn site!!
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #3 on: Oct 5, 2005, 11:40AM »
I missed it were they racing rockets???? How were they racing in a straight line?
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #4 on: Oct 6, 2005, 04:49PM »
surely itd have to be a long distance point to point type of race? first one to reach a target several thousand kays away? in any case, it all seems weird. Will be interesting to see wot justification they come up with for doing such a thing as this.
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #5 on: Oct 6, 2005, 09:51PM »
Find anything on this bigpud??
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #6 on: Oct 6, 2005, 10:51PM »
not yet BUT IM DEAD SET SERIOUS THAT I SAW THIS ON CH9 AFTERNOON ADDITION NEWS!!!

it was liek near the end of the story, it was some nerd from USA
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #7 on: Oct 7, 2005, 03:23AM »
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/04/rocket.race/?section=cnn_space

hmmm looks like pilon racing, cept going up and down and around, not around and around, and so far away that u cant actually see anything except exhaust n vapour.. very far fetched, and minimal chance of attracting paying spectators. cant see much potential in this, nor can i see it being the next big thing. having said that, if it does catch on and is actually exciting to alot of people, its a big step in sports generally.
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #8 on: Oct 7, 2005, 09:57AM »
as pete said... minimal chace to attract spectators... but i can imagine it would be quite fun to participate...
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #9 on: Oct 7, 2005, 11:42PM »
cheers PeteSSS


told you guys i saw it on new, quite interesting ey
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Re: ROCKET RACING!!! OMG
« Reply #10 on: Oct 10, 2005, 07:59PM »
Yea very far fetched. I dont think it will take off the way that guy makes it sound. I mean spending under $1mil on a rocket plane you wont even see and having only 4mins of fun with it, seem like way too much to pay.

He says will be for all ages. Like a 15yo can afford something that expensive.

I dont see it going anywhere.
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