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

1400 hrs

SoA has rolled out and is being towed to the start.

ThrustSSC will run again at 1600hrs.

1300 hrs

ThrustSSC has run to a speed of about 420mph with a computer failure causing the run to be aborted.

SoA is planning to run this afternoon.

0600 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. Tracks 3, 5, 6 and 20 have been lined and fodded from Mile 0 to Mile 13
5. Track 19 has been fodded from Mile 0 to Mile 13 but needs lining
6. Tracks 1 and 2 have been 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 a light breeze. Occasional dust storms are being kicked up by higher winds. Afternoon temperatures can reach the 80s (Fahrenheit).
2. Today has started with a nip in the air and clear skies

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 2,073,000/week, 500,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... plans to watch the car on its runs today.

Plans

• Car
  1. 2 further runs on the Black Rock Desert are planned for this afternoon:
     1. Mach 0.82, approx. 581mph indicated, approx. 624mph ground speed. Full afterburners, constant speed through the measured mile.
     2. Mach 0.85, approx. 602mph indicated, approx. 647mph ground speed. 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 plan to run their car again today

Mazola Excursion

Sally Noble was driving through Gerlach with her and Richard's 9-year-old son, Jack, when she was pulled over by the local Sheriff. She hadn't been speeding, and hadn't made the mistake everyone keeps making of driving on the left. Then he asked: "Why isn't that kid in school?" A reply in an English accent seemed to solve the problem.

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