Re: Space Sports

I must say, the time scale of most of these doesn't seem to make for a
very
attractive spectator sport. Sort of like a transatlantic sailing race.

I would think more along the lines of zero-g squash, handball, or
gymnastics.

Greetings
Karl Heinz

----- Original Message -----
From: "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 7:19 PM
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).
>