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

Microplex Web Cameras

The very latest information on the project in Jordan can be seen through the live pictures from our Microplex Web Cameras.

Individual Status Reports

Car

1. ThrustSSC has made good progress to a peak of 430mph

Team

1. The Jordan2 operations team are finding the heat difficult but are in good spirits

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. The Bedouin crossing tracks are being repaired
4. Track 1 is ready for use from Mile 0 to Mile 8.5
5. Track 10 is ready for use from Mile 0 to Mile 10
6. Tracks 8 and 9 are complete from Mile 0 to Mile 7
7. Tracks 11 and 12 have been fully used
8. A new record of 13 track miles in one afternoon was set yesterday. No-one is entirely certain why (or how!) the fodders sprinted to the finish...

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

1. The Heads of Agreement with the Spirit of America team for this autumn's head-to-head race has been signed
2. Negotiations with the Bureau of Land Management are underway for the operating permits

Weather

1. Early mornings are cool and still
2. By mid-morning it is very hot with a light breeze and clear skies
3. In the afternoon the wind picks up, but the temperatures remain high
4. Occasional dust storms are expected

Jeremy Duck

... thinks he may go for a walk today.

Plans

• Car
  1. Finish fitting of the two newly-delivered Spax dampers to the rear wheels in addition to the existing two
  2. Prepare for runs to 500mph and 550mph tomorrow
• Jafr Desert
  1. Continue fodding of track 8 and 9 between Mile 7 and Mile 8.5
  2. Start fodding of tracks 3, 4 and 5
  3. Complete white lining
  4. Finish repair of Bedouin crossing tracks
• Web Site
  1. Continue updates
  2. Write new software to simplify loading of photographs into the Photos Database

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.

Mazola Excursion

Runs had been planned. ThrustSSC had been rolled out. And a problem had been discovered. Webmaster Jeremy Davey asked a team member what the problem was.

"Air in the pneumatics," came the reply. We knew what he meant...

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