Teacher Robert Steinline has scheduled his annual Land Speed Rocket Car racing for this Friday, May 27th at 4 p.m. at the Springfield High School Track. If the weather cooperates, attendees will enjoy an exciting afternoon of racing. Under less than ideal conditions, cars have already attained 67 mph,(two miles per hour under the school's existing record). Although the parachute constructed to help stop the rocket is adequate, for the first time ever during initial trials, all the cars required the use of the safety blanket located 350 feet from the starting line to come to a complete stop!
For those unfamiliar with Land Speed Rockets, they are built in the classroom by Springfield High School technology/pre-engineering students. Thanks to funds donated by Springfield Schools Foundation, the students test their rockets in an authentic wind tunnel, which allows them to identify areas or improvement/concern. Once deemed race ready, the rockets are taken to the track and compete to exceed the school's existing speed records.