Why not "Combat" Model Rocketry?

Back in fifth grade or so, a buddy and I use to be into
model rockets. Well one day, while searching my older
brother's room for his playboys, we found instead a
great big box of cherry bombs. And with great delight
we stole a big handful of them. Then built a bunch of
rocket/bombs by simply gluing fins and a launch tube
directly to the Estes rocket motor and taping the cherry
bomb to the top. And let the ejection charge light the fuse.

We soon realized what fun it would be for us to go to the
opposite sides of the field and see who could come closest
to hitting the other with our little rocket bombs. It was
a blast!

By the time our parents were alerted, we were getting the
range down to about fifty feet or so, enough to make it
exciting. I wonder, how could we turn that into a sport?


Jonathan

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