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

1700 hrs

ThrustSSC will run again tomorrow morning. Accredited members of the media wishing to attend the Press Area during the runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 0915hrs.

0900 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 719mph on Tuesday 23rd 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 high 80s (Fahrenheit).
2. Today has started cool with high, thin clouds

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 3,336,000/week, 830,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... hasn't been seen - search parties are being put on standby.

Plans

• Car
  1. The car is being checked over after the previous two days of running
  2. The drogue parachute lanyards are being strengthened
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations
• 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 391mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. The team are checking over their car and plan to run again on Friday

Mazola Excursion

Operations Manager Martyn Davidson normally only sees the car slowing to a stand from the Pit Station opposite Mile 1. Yesterday evening we gave a series of presentations to the Gerlach community in the local school. Martyn explained what he normally sees, then pointed out that the double chute failure on the second run had enabled him to see the car at some 350mph and thanked Andy for the privilege...

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