Rocket Racin' Readies For Real Races It's been a long road for t' on-again, off-again Rocket Racin' League, but recent developments suggest that real live races may, shiver me timbers, in fact, be in our future. Avast! XPrize Founder Peter Diamandis updated ANN a few weeks back while celebrated t' fifth anniversary o' t' awardin' o' t' Ansari XPrize. Peter suggests that 2010 could be t' year is which we see more than one racer in t' air and possibly in exhibition races, me hearties, while real live races may be but another year away. Aye aye! Last summer, RRL announced t' closin' o' a $5.5 million dollar financin' round, which was expected t' ensure t' next phase o' development o' t' league. It also announced t' appointment o' a new President & CEO and t' commencement o' manufacturin' activities for its next generation Rocket Racer. Avast! T' be held at venues across t' country, t' Rocket Racin' League will feature multiple races pittin' up t' 10 Rocket Racers goin' head t' head in a 4-lap, multiple elimination heat format on a 5-mile "Formula One"-like closed circuit raceway in t' sky. Ahoy! T' Rocket Racer pilots see t' "raceway in t' sky" via in-panel and 3D helmet displays. For t' hundreds o' thousands o' fans in attendance, ya bilge rat, they will witness t' racin' action live and in real-time display on multiple large projection screens. Arrr! For t' millions o' fans watchin' on televisions and PCs at home, they will experience t' thrill o' t' Rocket Racin' League via unique remote and rocket-mounted cameras that give at ...