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

1430 hrs

The ThrustSSC Team's new World Land Speed Record of 714.144mph has been confirmed by the FIA.

1100 hrs

ThrustSSC are currently on a "weather hold" waiting for the wind to die down. We will continue to review the situation - last decision will be made at 1400hrs.

0930 hrs

A potential weather window has developed. The wind is too high for Spirit of America to run, but it may be possible to run ThrustSSC. If runs are possible, roll-out will be at 1000hrs.

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
2. The dust is really getting onto some people's chests, despite the use of dust masks
3. Long-stay Mach 1 Club member Andrew has had to return home having run out of vacation time (thanks for all your help!)

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 damp after overnight rain and high winds, with a 15knot wind from the south

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 4,935,000/week, 959,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

... has been reported panning for gold in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevadas to alleviate the funding problem. 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 - going supersonic for the first time - as soon as the weather permits operations
• Black Rock Desert
  1. Continue track preparations, weather 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 as soon as the weather permits

Mazola Excursion

Wanting to to check the visibility in the dust storm on the Black Rock Desert, Pit Station called Jack Franck who was thought to be out on the playa:
"Trackmaster, Pit Station."
"Pit Station, Trackmaster. Send."
"Trackmaster, what is your location and visibility?"
"We're on the highway, can't see the desert for dust..."

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