"Imagine The Excitement of Rocket Powered Air Craft CombinedWith The Thrill Of Grand Prix-Style Racing..."
The thrill of speed and competition with earth-shaking rocket power... The Santa Fe Rocket Racing team and the Rocket Racing League usher in an entirely new spectator sport, Rocket Racing!
These single pilot raceplanes battle side-by-side through a virtual racetrack right in front of the grandstands.
Team Santa Fe at the EAA Air Venture Air Show in Oshkosh, WI August 5th, 2008 in front of their Armadillo Aerospace "Rocket Racer"
Join The Excitement of The Rocket Racing League and Team Santa Fe With The Video Below!!
ROCKET RACING LEAGUE® CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL ROCKET RACER FLIGHTS AT EAA AIRVENTURE
The Rocket Racing League celebrated the historic inaugural flights of the Rocket Racer®, which captivated the hundreds of thousands of people on-hand at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Beginning with the first public demonstration flight of the Rocket Racer on Tuesday, July 29th and followed by additional flights on August 1st and 2nd, the Rocket Racing League showed the world what the future of sports, entertainment, and aviation will look like. The Rocket Racing League is a new entertainment sports league combining rocket engines and 21st century technology to make it the most interactive and exciting fan sport in the world.
"We did it!" said Rocket Racing League founder and CEO Granger Whitelaw. "The three flights we conducted last week have shown the world what the future of racing and entertainment will look like. We are looking forward to the next step of conducting our first exhibition races and displaying the amazing 3D racetrack in the sky technology."
During all three flights, two-time NASA Shuttle commander Rick Searfoss was the test pilot and ignited the Rocket Racer's rocket engine and took to the skies above Oshkosh for 10-minute demonstrations that comprised between 15 to 35 seconds of burn time. aerobatic moves in different angles including a 90 degree turn, "Aileron" rolls and the "Double Immelman," which is extremely difficult for most planes but not so for a Rocket Racer given its power and thrust The Bridenstine DKNY Rocket Racer is based on Velocity Aircraft's canard airframe that is outfitted with an XCOR Aerospace LOX engine capable of 1,500 lbs. of thrust.
"These flights would not have happened without the amazingly hard working team here at Rocket Racing League," continued Whitelaw. "Working with the development teams at XCOR and Velocity Aircraft as well as the logistics folks at EAA, the flights went off without a hitch and the Rocket Racer performed exactly as planned."
At a press conference prior to the July 29th flight, Granger Whitelaw officially introduced DKNY MEN as the first official sponsor and clothing provider of the Rocket Racing League and official team sponsor of Bridenstine Rocket Racing, one of six teams set to compete in future Rocket Racing League races.
For more information or to find a schedule of future Rocket Racing League events, browse through our site.
2009-10 Exhibition Race Schedule
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The Rocket Racing League Is Taking The Business Model Of NASCAR, Formula One Racing And Red Bull Air Racing Into The Space-Age. Grand Prix-Style Racing Of Rocket Powered Airplanes Combining The Thrill Of Speed, Competition And Participation With Interactive Video Gaming.
Virtual GPS "tunnels" shape the closed circuit track
Track - 1 mile high, 2 miles long and ½-mile wide
Close-in fan experience
Exciting and "dangerous" under the roar of rocket power
8-10 Rocket Racers
Staggered take-off (2-3 deep)
Low pass each lap with full-rocket thrust in front of crowds
Typical 60-90 minute races
4-6 pit-stops per race
The biggest names in television have aired and introduced America to the Rocket Racing League. Within time, Rocket Racing is going to be known as the biggest, best, and most exciting entertainment worldwide! ESPN, NBC News, Fox News, Discovery Channel, and very soon every TV corporation is going to want a piece of the Rocket Racing League, because that is how BIG and exciting this league is going to get. So stay tuned to the Rocket Racing League and Santa Fe Rocket Racing!
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Based in Mesquite, Texas, Armadillo Aerospace will provide LOX-alcohol engines for the Rocket Racers. A leading provider of reusable rocket-powered vehicles, Armadillo Aerospace is focused on vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) suborbital research and passenger flights, with an eye towards eventual paths to orbit.
Velocity Aircraft Velocity, Inc. manufacturers airframe parts and sub-assemblies for their kitbuilt Velocity. A 4-place, modern, high performance, and efficient general aviation aircraft. Celebrating their 20th-year of production, they have delivered over 675-Velocity aircraft kits to customers worldwide. The factory and its associated Velocity Service Center are located in Sebastian, Florida.
The X PRIZE Foundation On October 4th, 2004, the X PRIZE captured world headlines when Mojave Aerospace led by Burt Rutan and Paul Allen built and flew the world's first private spacecraft to the edge of space to win the $10 million ANSARI X PRIZE. The Foundation's mission to benefit society by encouraging space and other technologies has already resulted in radical breakthroughs throughout the aerospace industry.
Reno Air Racing Association The National Championship Air Races held each September in Reno, Nevada, bring together not only residents of Reno and the surrounding areas, but thousands of aviation and sports enthusiasts from around the world. Race and air show participants include astronauts, airline pilots, and military and civilian aviators. For a week every September, the high desert north of Reno becomes home to hundreds of aircraft, their pilots and crews.
XCOR Aerospace XCOR Aerospace in Mojave, California, develops and produces safe, reliable and reusable rocket engines and rocket powered vehicles. XCOR holds an FAA-issued Reusable Launch Vehicle License, engaging in private and government research projects for rocket engines and rocket engine components.
The Santa Fe Rocket Racing team and the Rocket Racing League usher in an entirely new spectator sport, Rocket Racing!
