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From the Rec.Models.Rockets newsgroup (my notes and clarifications are in italics):
Arizona High Power Rocketry Association (AHPRA) will be once again holding the bowling ball loft at LDRS (annual high power rocket launch featured in the Discovery Channel programs).
For LDRS 23 the Bowling Ball Loft class will be I-Lite (on the small end of the scale for 'I' sized motors). This was chosen to best suit the field size and waiver restrictions at the New York site (yes, safety matters to us).
In addition to the regular cornucopia of prizes AHPRA gets from vendors
there is the potential to win up to $1000 (One Thousand Dollars US) cash if
you set the new I Lite record during the contest.
Look here for more information.
Posted by Ted at December 21, 2003 10:49 AMWow. Something about that is...wow. I can't find the words.
I took a look at the rules, and this intrigued me: Use a launch rail, tube or tower. Rods are prohibited do to past bad experience.
Can you explain the difference between the four launch pad configurations (apologies if my terminology is not correct) and what kind of bad experience they may have had with a launch rod? (I realize that might be speculation on your part.)
Posted by: Victor at December 22, 2003 08:08 AM