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Livedoor Enters Rocket Racing League Date: 10/27/2005 |
| The flamboyant otaku who head Livedoor are at it again. This time they plan to sponsor a plane in the newly announced Rocket Racing League created by X-Prize founder Peter H. Diamandis. The race is said to involve rocket propelled "X-Racers" which will compete on a set circuit at speeds in excess of 300mph (about 100mph faster than F1). The event is being touted as something like the rocket sled race in Star Wars Episode I. Mr. Granger Whitelaw, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion is a partner on the project said to take launch in the coming months. An exhibition is scheduled for autumn 2006 with some airshow appearances to follow along with a qualification in Nevada in autumn of 2007 and a gold medal game in New Mexico state. The flight course is about 3.2km in length at a height of 1500m. Liquid oxygen and kerosene are used as fuel in the rocket engines that can fly as fast as 480kph. Each machine will fly about 100m apart to stave off collision, GPS will assure this and keep the racers on course. Spinoff videogames are already being planned. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
