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

Live Information

(The Web Camera will be online from Jordan shortly - we are currently setting the equipment up)

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 team are excited to be back in Jordan and settling into their now homes on the King Feisal Al Jafr air base
2. The remaining team members (Ron Ayers, Glynne Bowsher, Martyn Davidson, Rob Hemper and Graham Swain) arrive today

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 require further repair work

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 Aireshelta has been erected and its rubber flooring installed
2. The Microlight has been erected and tested
3. The Pit Station is at the desert pits and is being set up
4. The Land Rover Discoverys have been collected from Aqaba
5. The satellite link to the UK has been set up

Jeremy Duck

... is a bit lost, having been told that the desert has lots of water...

Plans

• Car
  1. First run tentatively planned for Monday
• Jafr Desert
  1. Continue fodding
  2. Complete white lining
  3. Repair Bedouin crossing tracks
• Equipment
  1. Finish setting up the Pit Station
• Web Site
  1. Set-up RoamAbout wireless network and Web Cameras
  2. Start Jordan2 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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