You might not have heard of the Rocket Racing League, but you will.

From their press release:

Rocket races will operate much like auto races, with the exception that the "track" is up in the sky. Courses are expected to be approximately two miles long, one mile wide, and about 5,000 feet high, running perpendicularly to spectators. The rocket planes, called X-Racers, will take off from a runway both in a staggered fashion and side-by side and fly a course based on the design of a Grand Prix competition, with long straight-aways, vertical ascents, and deep banks. Each pilot will follow his or her own virtual "tunnel" or "track" of space through which to fly, safely separated from their competitors by a few hundred feet.

I don't know about you, but I think this is just about the most exciting thing in the world of aviation since the space shuttle.

See you at the first race. Thsi post has been contributed by Creative Reporter - Dorri Williams is a car guy who usually vents over at If it's got an engine. . .