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| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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Canadians prepare for take off with a race in the sky
By FlyingNews @ 8:36 AM :: 288 Views ::
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Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON will be the third stop on a ten city worldwide tour to make up the 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series schedule. On May 31 and June 1, twelve of the world's best pilots will introduce Canadians to a new dimension in motorsport. The pilots will pull up to 10 Gs with unprecedented skill and precision in their high-performance race planes just feet above the Detroit River in a captivating race against the clock.
The Detroit-Windsor race will follow the San Diego stop on May 3 and 4, and the 2008 season opener that took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE on April 10 and 11 where British racer Paul Bonhomme brought a first-place finish back to Great Britain. In 2007, 4.5 million spectators attended 10 stops worldwide.
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
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XCOR Aerospace Welcomes Armadillo Aerospace Participation with Rocket Racing League
By FlyingNews @ 7:28 AM :: 329 Views ::
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XCOR Aerospace, currently building and testing the first rocket powered racing aircraft for Rocket Racing Inc., welcomed today the addition of Armadillo Aerospace as an additional rocket propulsion supplier to the League. Rocket Racing announced that Armadillo will supply engines at a press conference this week.
“In motor sports, the competition is not only between the men who drive or fly the machines, it is also between the manufacturers of the engines that power the racing vehicles,” said Jeff Greason, CEO of Mojave-based XCOR. “We have always respected the work done by Armadillo Aerospace, and welcome their participation in this league. It is sign of the increasing strength and maturity of the entrepreneurial space industry that companies needing rocket propulsion technology have multiple suppliers to choose from.”
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| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 |
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Loops and Whirls in the Sky
By FlyingNews @ 2:22 PM :: 372 Views ::
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Air racing is a high-flying, sometimes dangerous pastime that makes auto racing, even air stunt shows, seem old-fashioned.
London staged its first race Sunday right over the Thames to a crowd of 35,000 spectators. That was just one stop in a world series sponsored by Red Bull that pits pilot against pilot in aerial slalom races, from Rio to Abu Dhabi to Monument Valley in Arizona.
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