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

1630 hrs

Both ThrustSSC and Spirit of America are planning to run tomorrow, weather permitting. ThrustSSC has the first desert slot - roll out will be at 0830hrs. Accredited members of the media wishing access to the Press Area opposite the measured mile should present themselves at Access 2 at 0800hrs.

1300 hrs

The weather is not due to improve until this evening - and the Desert Pits is currently in a 'white out'. Running has been postponed until tomorrow.

1100 hrs

The wind on the Black Rock Desert is picking up a dust storm. Rollout is currently postponed until the weather improves - we will advise when this happens.

0930 hrs

Spirit of America will not run today - after removing the centre front wheel, nicks have been found on the remaining two front wheels.

0730 hrs

Spirit of America will have the first desert 'slot' from 0800. ThrustSSC will roll out for today's runs at 1100hrs. Accredited members of the media wishing access to the Press Area opposite the measured mile should present themselves at Access 2 at 1030hrs.

0730 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 728mph on Thursday 25th September 1997
2. Subject to confirmation by the FIA, ThrustSSC set a new Unlimited World Land Speed Record of 714.144mph on Thursday 25th September 1997
3. 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 dawned cold, bright and still with a clear sky. Nights are very cold now - winter is coming.

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 5,735,000/week, 727,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... has been reported working in a fish and chip shop in Lydney with Elvis Presley. We're not so sure. Please let us know if you have seen him.

Plans

• Car
  1. 2 further runs on the Black Rock Desert are planned for today:
     1. Mach 0.947, approx. 680mph indicated, approx. 727mph ground speed. Full afterburners, constant speed through the measured mile.
     2. Mach 0.961, approx. 690mph indicated, approx. 738mph ground speed. Full afterburners, constant speed through the measured mile.
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations
• Web Site
  1. Move the News pages from Newbury to Boston
  2. Continue reporting
  3. Load new Team pages
  4. Load remaining '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. After experiencing imbalances with dust building up inside the front wheel-rims, the centre front wheel has been removed as an attempted cure. Spirit of America is now a 4-wheeled car rather than 5.
4. The team plan to run again today

Mazola Excursion

Jeremy Davey sits in his corner of the Pit Station behind a partition, typing away all day. Leigh Remfry walked in the other day saying: "Wake up, Jeremy, we know you're in there!" Jayne Millington pointed out that the noise emanating from the corner was because: "He's got this tape of rattling keyboard noises."

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