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Rockets To Race Over Wisconsin Skies

Posted by timothy on from the nitro-burnin'-funny-ships dept.

Iron Condor writes with a reminder that that the first race of the Rocket Racing League (last mentioned here in April, after its 2005 founding) is set to take place later this month at Oshkosh AirVenture 08. This race, says Iron Condor, "is exactly what it sounds like: NASCAR 1000m above ground in rocket-propelled airplanes. Created by X-prize founder/CEO Peter Diamandis, this is 'the next evolution of racing' (at least according to the promo video, which is definitely worth watching)..."

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  1. Re:Oh yeah!!! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Cheeky cheeseheads chasing...crap it can't be done.

    Anyhow, they said it was just like NASCAR, so I figured the spectators would be rednecks.

    So let me know if my Venn diagram is correct:

    [U (Hicks (Rednecks) (Cheeseheads) )]

    ?

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  2. Re:this reminds me of something... by AndGodSed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now all we need is some Sand People to shoot at the racers, and we're all set!

    No worries - the race will take place in cheesehead country - a subset of hicks they have the shooting department covered.

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