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

1830 hrs

Spirit of America will run in the morning.

ThrustSSC will run at 1300hrs tomorrow. Media wishing access to the Press Area opposite the measured mile should present themselves at Access 2 at 1200hrs.

1300 hrs

Spirit of America have cancelled their low-speed run due to wind.

1230 hrs

Spirit of America are planning to do a low-speed run at 1330hrs.

0830 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 peak speed to date of 624mph on Friday 12th 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

1. The desert is dry for some 15 miles and the 13-mile course is good
2. 20 tracks have been surveyed
3. Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 have been used
4. Track 3 has been lined and fodded from Mile 0 to Mile 13
5. Tracks 5 and 6 have been fodded from Mile 0 to Mile 13 but need re-lining
6. Tracks 1 and 2 have lined from Mile 10 to Mile 12.5
7. Occasional sumps are being filled as they are found

Weather

1. The weather is generally cool to warm with a light breeze. Occasional dust storms are being kicked up by higher winds.
2. Today has started cool with a light shower and moderate cloud cover

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 1,796,000 a week

Jeremy Duck...

... avoided going out in this morning's shower, but does not like the dust out here.

Plans

• Car
  1. The rear suspension has been moved from its previous lowest-possible position to a higher position. The installation is now being finished off.
  2. Next runs are scheduled for tomorrow
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations, weather permitting
  2. The USAC timekeepers are setting up their timing equipment
• Web Site
  1. Continue reporting
  2. Bring databases server back online
  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 330mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. After returning to Rio Vista, California, for an engine change when a bolt was ingested into their J-79, the Spirit of America team returned with their car on Sunday night
4. The team plan to run their car again today, but are currently delayed by wind. The first run will be to around 350mph to check planned modifications made after lift was experienced at the rear.

Mazola Excursion

Trackmaster "J.V." spent an age yesterday trying everything to get the radio in his pickup to work so that he could go out painting the white lines on the racetracks. Eventually someone pointed out that he needed to turn the ignition on...

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