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Rocket Racing Gets Its First Team

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rednecks-of-the-sky dept.

quad4b writes to tell us Wired is reporting that the Rocket Racing League (RRL), launched last October by Granger Whitelaw and Peter Diamandis of Ansari X Prize fame, has its first official team. "Leading Edge Rocket Racing" was launched by entrepreneurs and former F-16 pilots Don "Dagger" Grantham and Robert "Bobaloo" Rickard who see this as the "next great flying experience."

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  1. But "Team Rocket"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They weren't even that good at catching Pokemon.

  2. Just like NASCAR by chanrobi · · Score: 2, Funny

    The rocket powered aircraft will only be able to turn left.

  3. Maverick's re-engaging sir! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    was launched by entrepreneurs and former F-16 pilots Don "Dagger" Grantham and Robert "Bobaloo" Rickard

    Are all fighter pilots given nicknames and if so, are they used, as seen in the 80s classic Top Gun, as callsigns over radio? Are they painted on helmets and on the side of planes? Anyone from the services got any cool examples or stories?

  4. Rocket racing huh? by bogie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sound like just the kind of thing Joe-sixpack can relate to.

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  5. And the nominations for the Darwin Awards are.... by TheNoxx · · Score: 4, Funny

    TFA.

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  6. Next Great Flying Experience by PopeOptimusPrime · · Score: 2, Funny

    It might just be their "next great dying experience" as well.

  7. Joke (Slightly OT) by rikkards · · Score: 2, Funny

    Leading Edge Rocket Racing" was launched by entrepreneurs and former F-16 pilots Don "Dagger" Grantham and Robert "Bobaloo" Rickard who see this as the "next great flying experience."

    What is the difference between a jet fighter and the fighter pilot inside it?

    The jet stops whining when it's turned off. /Thanks I'll be here all week! Enjoy the Prime Rib!