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

1330 hrs

With high winds continuing, running has been postponed until tomorrow. The weather forecast is good. ThrustSSC has the first slot, with roll-out planned for 0730hrs. Accredited members of the media wishing access to the Press Area opposite the measured mile should present themselves at Access 2 at 0700hrs.

1100 hrs

The two teams are currently waiting for the wind to die. The weather window predicted this morning was not as good as had been hoped and the ThrustSSC Team are stood down. The next decision point will be noon.

0630 hrs

Both ThrustSSC and Spirit of America are planning to run today, 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.

0630 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
2. Martyn Davidson is returning home having used up all his annual leave. Adam Northcote-Wright is taking over as Operations Manager.

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 and very windy with a clear sky. Nights are very cold now - winter is coming.

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 5,505,000/week, 745,000/day
2. The News and Story To Date pages have now moved to Boston - those readers on high-speed data links should be seeing the improvement

Jeremy Duck...

Sightings are still coming in - someone has spotted him on the National Lottery program with the Spice Girls. We assume he is enjoying himself, but we would like him back. 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. Continue reporting
  2. Load new Team pages
  3. 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. The team plan to run again today

Mazola Excursion

During yesterday's dust storm Richard Noble was making his way onto the desert. He called in on the radio - he was lost. Various attempts to locate the Pit Station - including using the Aarooogaah! alarm as a fog-horn - failed. Search parties with GPS receivers failed. Eventually he spotted the Pit Station in a lull - then almost immediately got lost again. It was about an hour before he finally arrived - and for some reason no-one wanted to take him up on his offer of a lift back to Gerlach...

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