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

1500 hrs

With the weather improving, ThrustSSC will roll out for a run at 1530hrs. Spirit of America are making a second engine test run.

1130 hrs

Spirit of America has made a short engine test run.

0930 hrs

Due to the desert experiencing high winds, ThrustSSC will not run today. Weather permitting, ThrustSSC will run again tomorrow.

0800 hrs

Both ThrustSSC and Spirit of America are planning to run again today, weather permitting. Spirit of America has the first slot, with ThrustSSC taking the second. Accredited members of the media wishing to access to the Press Area opposite the measured mile for ThrustSSC's runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 1000hrs.

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 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 cold in the morning, warming up to afternoon temperatures reaching the 70s (Fahrenheit)
2. Dust storms are being kicked up on days with high winds
3. Nights are bitterly cold now - winter is coming
4. Today has started bitterly cold with a breeze from the North

Web Site

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

Jeremy Duck...

If you see Jeremy Duck, please tell him he has a new friend here - Greta Grebe was found on the desert and taken to a nearby lake. She needs company. If you see him, we'd appreciate it if you'd let us know where it was.

Plans

• Car
  1. ThrustSSC will make two further runs today - profiles to be confirmed
• 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 531mph on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
3. The team plan to run again today

Mazola Excursion

Our Antipodean microlight pilot lowered the rope at the entrance to the Desert Pits area yesterday to let out a minivan driven by an attractive young lady. He was so distracted he let go of the 'Fecher' fence post, allowing the rope to rise again under the vehicle. The young lady drove off with half the compound's security fence trailing behind...

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