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

0800 hrs

Members of the media wishing access to the Press Area opposite the measure mile for today's runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 1000hrs.

0800 hrs

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 and team on the Black Rock Desert can be seen through the live pictures from our Microplex Web Cameras.

Individual Status Reports

Car

1. ThrustSSC has reached a highest speed through the measured mile to date of 687mph on Monday 22nd September 1997
2. The car is on the desert being prepared for the next runs of the Black Rock Campaign

Team

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

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

The current status of track preparations is:

Key: Lined and Fodded Lined Used Fodded

Weather

1. The weather is generally cool a light breeze. Occasional dust storms are being kicked up by higher winds. Afternoon temperatures can reach the 80s (Fahrenheit).
2. Today has started warm with clear skies

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 2,776,000/week, 560,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... is still walking back through hostile territory from his last parachuting trip.

Plans

• Car
  1. 2 further runs on the Black Rock Desert are planned for this morning:
     1. Mach 0.90. Full afterburners, constant speed through the measured mile.
     2. Mach 0.90. Full afterburners, constant speed through the measured mile.
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations, runs permitting
• Web Site
  1. Continue reporting
  2. Load new Team pages
  3. Load the 'Story to date' pages

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.

(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. Spirit of America has reached a 1997 peak speed to date of 381mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. The team are taking an engineering day and do not plan to run

Mazola Excursion

Jeremy Davey is known for his appetite. He was in the Black Rock Saloon in Gerlach with Glynne Bowsher and Ron Ayers for a pizza one evening. We are all getting used to the large portions out here - but Glynne and Ron are still chuckling about the 'one that beat Jeremy'...

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