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

1050 hrs

Subject to confirmation by the FIA, the ThrustSSC Team have set the first ever supersonic World Land Speed Record. 759.333/M=1.015 and 766.609mph/M=1.020 for the two runs through the measured mile. Details on the Web Site later.

0700 hrs

ThrustSSC will make two further runs this morning. Accredited members of the media wishing to attend the Press Area opposite the measured mile during ThrustSSC's runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 0730hrs.

0700 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 764mph on Monday 13th October 1997, a Mach number of 1.007
2. ThrustSSC set a new Unlimited World Land Speed Record of 714.144mph on Thursday 25th September 1997
3. The car is on the desert being prepared for the next runs of the Black Rock Campaign

Team

1. The ThrustSSC Team settled well into life in Gerlach and on the Black Rock Desert
2. The dust is really getting onto some people's chests, despite the use of dust masks
3. The team are happy today after breaking the sound barrier and are looking forward to making it a supersonic record
4. Long-stay Mach 1 Club members Ashley, Guy and Simon have had to return home having run out of vacation time (thanks for all your help!)

Weather

1. The weather is generally cold in the morning, warming up to afternoon temperatures reaching the 70s (Fahrenheit)
2. Dust storms are being kicked up on days with high winds
3. Nights are bitterly cold now - winter is coming
4. Today has started very cold with a bright sky and a light breeze

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 7,971,912/week, 2,482,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

...is still missing. If you see him, tell him we're trying for a supersonic record today and get back here fast. We'd also appreciate it if you'd let us know where it was.

Plans

• Car
  1. ThrustSSC will make two further runs today in an attempt to set a supersonic World Land Speed Record
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations, weather and runs permitting
• Web Site
  1. Continue reporting
  2. Load new Team 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 636mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. The Spirit of America team plan to run again today

Mazola Excursion

Linda Franck ("Big Bad Red") and Jack Franck ("Trackmaster") were out doing white lines. The conversation on the radio went:
(Stressed tone) "Big Red. You're 60 feet off line!"
"Corrected."
"That's better!"
"Back-seat driver."

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