Rocket Racing League Blog

An X-Racer is the codename for the planes that the pilots of the Rocket Racing League (RRL) will be flying. They are currently in the prototype testing phase before the RRL gets underway.

The X-Racers are single-pilot planes that will carry a 1,500 pound thrust rocket engine burning liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene. Each x-racer will be about 1,000 lbs empty and be able to fly at speeds of more than 320 mph! Sweet!

One of the biggest problems that anyone could see is the duration at which these planes can fly as well as how long these planes need to take to be refueled. Initial testing has shown that they can fly for 4 minutes of “boosting” where the engine will be powered and then up to 10 minutes of gliding. The planes will then need to be refueled which will take 5 to 10 minutes.

It sounds like the x-racer planes will be able to keep the excitement going.

Welcome to the unofficial Rocket Racing League Blog!

We are pleased to bring you the number one source (of course aside from the Rocket Racing League website) for all your rocket racing league information.

We dig the RRL because it’s new and exciting and really brings a futuristic feel to the world of racing. Why should flight be restricted to a few air shows a year, or whenever you need to go on vacation more than 500 miles away?

Although only in it’s infancy, the Rocket Racing League is garnering lots of attention from around the business, science, and sports worlds. With key articles in Popular Science, Wired, and Business 2.0, the Rocket Racing League hopes to be the next big thing for racing.

Think Indy Car on steroids!