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Rocket Racing League Flights With Armadillo Engine

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the now-with-more-cowbell dept.

Toren Altair mentions that the Rocket Racing League has video and pictures available from their recent flight tests of new Armadillo Aerospace liquid oxygen-alcohol engines. "Founded in 2005 by two-time Indianapolis 500 winning team partner Granger Whitelaw and X PRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter H. Diamandis, MD, the Rocket Racing League (RRL) is a new entertainment sports league that combines the exhilaration of racing with the power of rocket engines. To be held at venues across the country, the Rocket Racing League will feature multiple races pitting up to 10 Rocket Racers going head to head in a 4-lap, multiple elimination heat format on a 5-mile 'Formula One'-like closed circuit raceway in the sky."

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  1. Good luck with that. by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 5, Funny

    Little things zooming around up in the sky. Sounds like a pain in the neck to me.

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    1. Re:Good luck with that. by snowraver1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sounds like a big pile of awesome to me.

      Speed? - Check!
      Noise? - Check!
      Engineering? - Check!
      Potential for large explosions? - Check!

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  2. Oxygen Alcohol? by jebrew · · Score: 2, Funny

    Liquid Oxygen Alcohol? You could call it Sky...maybe make it catchy and throw in a spare 'y'

    Weekend's coming up, where can I get some?

  3. Re:Engrish? Do You Even Attempt It? by gardyloo · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's a perfectly cromulent English flutzpah!

  4. This is an Outrage! by frostilicus2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're burning alcohol!

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  5. John Carmack by pieisgood · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is he even human?

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  6. Re:What is wrong with Forumla One? by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or it might go corkscrewing off towards the nearest building and everyone will be all "9/11!!!eleventy!!!"

    "9/"? Why would people be yelling "9/" for?

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  7. Re:from Doom to Rockets... by wattrlz · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's a joke about rocket-whoring in here somewhere...

  8. Re:Confucious say by MRe_nl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rocket jump likely. Bring 100 Health, 100 Armor and "REGENERATION".

    Q: What does a alcohol-fueled Armadillo do when it explodes?
    A: Quad damage.

    Q: What do you say when an Armadillo-rocket kills seven?
    A: "Impressive".

    *ducks*

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  9. Where's the ... tag? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So where's the "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" tag?