UK readers please note: the Black Rock Desert is on Pacific Daylight Time, 8 hours behind British Summer Time.

The ThrustSSC Team are on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, for the head-to-head race against the Spirit of America Team to set the first ever supersonic World Land Speed Record.

Microplex Web Cameras

The very latest status of the car can normally be seen through the live pictures from our Microplex Web Cameras. The Web Cameras are currently offline and will be installed in the next 24 hours.

Individual Status Reports

Car

1. ThrustSSC has reached a peak speed to date of 540mph on the Jafr Desert, Jordan in June 1997
2. The car is on the desert being prepared for the first runs of the Black Rock Campaign

Team

1. The ThrustSSC Team are settled into life in Gerlach and on the Black Rock Desert

Equipment

1. Equipment is being readied for the first runs

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

1. Permits to use the desert have been issued
2. The desert is dry for some 15 miles and the 13-mile course is good
3. Two tracks have been lined for 13 miles and fodded for 8.5 miles

Web Site

1. The Web Site equipment is being unpacked and set up
2. Accesses are currently running around 560,000 a week

Jeremy Duck...

... is coolly wandering around the Pit Station.

Plans

• Car
  1. 3 runs today if time and engineering permit - desert slot from 0730 to 1000:
     1. 125mph indicated, approx. 134 ground speed. Military power. Roll to a stand without brakes and chute.
     2. 280mph indicated, approx. 300 ground speed. Military power. Roll to a 150mph. Brake to a stand.
     3. 420mph indicated, approx. 450 ground speed. Minimum afterburner. Chute at 320mph, brakes at 150.

Web Site

1. Set up Web Cameras (sorry these have been delayed, I'm snowed under here - Jeremy)
2. Continue reporting

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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Spirit of America Project Status

(Please note: any details published on this Web Site about the status, speeds and plans of the Spirit of America Team are not official. Official details are available on the Spirit of America Team's Web Site at http://www.spiritofamerica.com

The Spirit of America Team are on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, for the head-to-head race against the ThrustSSC Team to set the first ever supersonic World Land Speed Record.

1. Spirit of America has reached a peak speed to date of 675mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, during the October 1996 record attempt
2. The first run of 1997 was made on Saturday 6th September, reaching a peak speed of approximately 230mph
3. Further runs (unknown quantity) planned for today - desert 'slot' begins at 1000

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