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Space Sports

From: "B Lin" <lin@r...>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:19:06 -0700
Subject: Space Sports

Now that the Olypmics are over, the thought of what future sporting
events might look like comes to mind.  

There is already FT racing which would be reconfigured into some sort of
luge/bob sledding by incorporating no-thrust ships hurtling through a
course bordered by planets/black holes.  You would get an initial thrust
boost from a single shot booster pack, then would have to navigate a
course that goes around various planets/black holes.

Perhaps some sort of Soccer/football with tractor beams and small
asteroids.

Asteroid slalom with escorts passing through an asteroid field the long
way.

Asteroid curling - the asteroid is given an initial shove by the
???(whatever the pushing person is called) then, in reverse of curling,
is slowed by escorts until it reaches the "house".

Freestyle skating - An escort ship is given 20-30 thrust points to use
in a "program" where they must perform a certain set of spins, rotations
and such within a defined area.  Points given for speed, use of space,
flight patterns in geometric shapes etc.  Perhaps new rules for rotation
(i.e. you can use 2-3 thrust points to get more revolutions in a shorter
time span (i.e. a triple lutz vs. a double).

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