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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on October 04, 2005, 05:27:13 am

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: aldo_14 on October 04, 2005, 05:27:13 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4307538.stm

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Styxx on October 04, 2005, 09:08:41 am

I eagerly await the televised live event. I just wish it was an actual suborbital race instead of a low altitude rocket-plane race... :D

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Mefustae on October 04, 2005, 10:37:29 am

Yeah, but if it were suborbital, the drivers would have a chance to bail out if their engine failed. I want a blood-sport dammit...!

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Corsair on October 04, 2005, 05:53:25 pm

Heh.... now that looks extremely cool. A sophisticated NASCAR.... :D

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: achtung on October 04, 2005, 06:13:39 pm

Weren't there aircfraft races in the 1930's but without the rocket part?

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: redsniper on October 04, 2005, 06:51:06 pm

Wow. I'm liking this guy more and more. First the X-prize and now this. Awesome. :D

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Charismatic on October 04, 2005, 08:58:04 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Mefustae
Yeah, but if it were suborbital, the drivers would have a chance to bail out if their engine failed. I want a blood-sport dammit...!

:nod: Should be suborbital. Space races would be sw33t!

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Bobboau on October 04, 2005, 09:06:03 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Corsair
Heh.... now that looks extremely cool. A sophisticated NASCAR.... :D

NASACAR :D

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Corsair on October 04, 2005, 09:41:58 pm

:lol:

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Grey Wolf on October 04, 2005, 09:44:01 pm

I'm actually thinking more Beggar's Canyon than podracing.

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: aldo_14 on October 05, 2005, 04:56:07 am

Bloody womp rats.

Title: Pod racing!
Post by: Turnsky on October 05, 2005, 05:41:34 am

the spirit of competition lives on