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

1430 hrs

Neither ThrustSSC nor SoA will run today due to the high winds..

1130 hrs

High winds are raising dust storms - neither team has run as yet.

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 4,700,000/week, 760,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

We despair. He has responded to no calls to return home. 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

It was one of those strange conversations that seems to make sense, but doesn't - in this case revolving around the effects of going supersonic. One of our older team members pointed out to Andy: "That means you'll get out of the car slightly younger." To which he got the reply: "You'll be wanting a drive then?"

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