World's first rocket racing event announced
The EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the world’s largest air show, with this year’s expected attendance of 700,000; on the first two days of August the show will offer a new feature: Rocket racing; home-made rockets will compete
You have an old rocket gathering dust in you garage? Perhaps your kids have built a new rocket in the back yard? Read on. The Rocket Racing League has announced that the First Exhibition Race of the Rocket Racing League will take place on 1-2 August at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 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 and that Armadillo Aerospace will manufacture liquid oxygen (LOX) engines for the Rocket Racing League. The EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh is 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. 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, Nevada) — 10-14 September
* X Prize Cup (Las Cruces, New Mexico) — TBD 2008
* Aviation Nation, Nellis AFB (Las Vegas, Nevada) — 8-9 November
