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

1600 hrs

With the wind staying high and visibility low due to the dust raised, Spirit of America will not run today.

0830 hrs

Spirit of America are planning to run again today, weather permitting. Parts of the playa are currently experiencing a dust storm.

0830 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. The dust is really getting onto some people's chests, despite the use of dust masks

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 with a light breeze, with afternoon temperatures reaching the mid 80s (Fahrenheit)
2. Dust storms are being kicked up by higher winds
3. Nights are very cold now - winter is coming
4. Today has started warm and sunny with a good breeze kicking up the dust on the playa

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 5,095,000/week, 838,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... is apparently enjoying himself on the Mir Space Station, having reached there on the latest shuttle flight. If you see him please tell him we want him back and let us know where it was.

Plans

• Car
  1. Changes are being made to the suspension height and tailplane angle to cure yesterday's wandering
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations, runs permitting
• Web Site
  1. Continue reporting
  2. Load new Team 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 have decided to continue with the fifth wheel at the front, with dust build up being cleaned after each day's running.
4. The team plan to run again today

Mazola Excursion

We are told that after the new record was set (subject to confirmation), a major tabloid newspaper in the UK ran a story which said that the technicians working on the car called the intakes "Melindas" - because they are "large, round and perfectly formed". You really can't believe everything you read about the project (except on this Web Site, of course)...

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