Rocket Car Challenge

These photos were taken at the First Inaugural Premier Rocket Car Challenge, held in an unnamed laneway at Waterloo, Sydney, on Saturday 10 May 2003.

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All images are at 640 x 480 pixels, compressed faily heavily. If you'd like higher-quality versions of any images, please ask. Or download the full set of images (4.5MB).

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Gentlemen, start your engines

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Spectators with Beer

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Ircle: Stylish but a Poor Performer

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Ircle: Range 0.5m

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Crash and Burn

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Prepare for Launch

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Liftoff!

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Grey Streak 1

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Mark Simpson & Car

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Second-place Result

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The Happy Racer

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Teaching the next generation of rocket scientists

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Photographer in Peril

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Watch the Beers!

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Vision Thing

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Grey Streak 2

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End of Vision

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Zoom!

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Flip

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Needle Nose

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Duck!

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Nik Gaffney and Vision Thing

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Another Zoom

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Smoke Trail

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Proud Racer Elendil

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Spin 1

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Spin 2

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Spin 3

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Not That Far

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Technicians at Work

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Ready for TV

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Mach 1

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Responsible Adult Supervision

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Assessing the Damage

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Blurred Vision Thing

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Whoosh