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

1545 hrs

ThrustSSC and Andy Green have set a new World Land Speed Record (subject to confirmation by the FIA) of 714.144mph through the measured mile.

1145 hrs

The rain has stopped. The tracks are good. Roll-out has been set for just after noon. Run Profiles have been determined as two Mach 0.9 runs to gather aerodynamic data.

1000 hrs

The rain has worsened with showers reported around the desert. Roll-out has been postponed for two hours.

0800 hrs

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

0800 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: Green - Lined and Fodded Light Green - Lined Red - Used Yellow - 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 heavy cloud cover, a good breeze and light showers

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 4,010,000/week, 974,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... is missing. We fear he has been kidnapped.

Plans

• Car
  1. 2 further runs on the Black Rock Desert are planned for this morning
• 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 391mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. Work to rectify a fuel system problem is continuing
4. The team are checking over their car and plan to run again on Friday

Mazola Excursion

Glynne Bowsher and Nick Dove drove down to Reno to find a metal pressing shop to get some deflectors made to protect the parachute strops. After a long search they walked into the premises of a heating equipment company. The gentleman they met looked at Glynne and said: "I know you - you were on the Thrust2 team!" It turned out that Bob Wells had arranged that car's trip to Fallon Airforce Base for its tie-down tests when it had engine problems.

Not only did he know Glynne, but he took him to just the right shop. Half-an-hour later the parts were in the hire car and on their way to Gerlach. The cost? Nothing.

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