Race ? Gonna take an X-15 ^^
Or run orbiter and lift off with Vostok, drop the main tank a few seconds later, drop everything, and land with parachutes a few mins later at the destination :|
I agree with murray about the Plantronics, it's the quality reference.
Using a plantronics myself, it's old so the mic is broken, using my webcam mic instead, working fine (the mic is really sensitive).