Thrust SSC

Project Status - Al Jafr, Jordan - 25th May 1997

The ThrustSSC Team are in Jordan continuing high-speed testing of ThrustSSC.


Microplex Web Cameras

Click here to see live pictures from the Microplex Web Cameras in the Jafr Desert.


Individual Status Reports

Car

  1. ThrustSSC is on the desert in the Aireshelta and is being prepared for planned runs on Monday

Team

  1. The entire Jordan2 operations team are now in Jordan and are acclimatising to the intense heat

Jafr Desert, Jordan

  1. The Jafr Desert, Jordan, has dried well after the winter floods and is now usable. The surface is generally better than 1996. Hardness is currently 14 or better on the California Bearing Ratio scale.
  2. The tracks have been surveyed and the white lines are being painted with 'jir'
  3. Several tracks have already been 'fodded' by the advance team, the rest are being prepared
  4. The Bedouin crossing tracks are being repaired

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

Negotiations with the Bureau of Land Management are underway for the operating permit for this autumn's head-to-head with Craig Breedlove and the Spirit of America.

Equipment

  1. The Pit Station is at the desert pits and is being set up
  2. The Palouste air-starters have been tested
  3. A minor problem with a Supacat is being rectified with a new hose

Weather

  1. It is very hot with a light breeze and clear skies

Jeremy Duck

... is venturing out into the heat.


Plans

Please check our Runs Database for the very latest information on the progress of ThrustSSC - the database is always updated as soon as possible after the car runs - and always before any report is written and published.




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