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

1515 hrs

Both ThrustSSC and Spirit of America will run tomorrow. Spirit of America have the first 'slot'. Accredited members of the media wishing to attend the Press Area opposite the measured mile during ThrustSSC's runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 1000hrs.

1445 hrs

The north end of the desert is drying very well in the sun and light breeze, but is still too patchy for safe supersonic running today. ThrustSSC will make the attempt on the sound barrier tomorrow - when the weather is forecast to be good. Tuesday's forecast is also good.

1200 hrs

Spirit of America has just made a run from Mile 8 to Mile 1. No speed has been announced as yet.

0800 hrs

An inspection of the tracks has found the north end drying but still damp. Operations are on hold until noon when a fresh inspection will be made.

0700 hrs

Accredited members of the media wishing to attend the Press Area opposite the measured mile during today's runs should present themselves at Access 2 at 0730hrs.

0700 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. 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

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 very cold with a bright sky and a light breeze

Web Site

1. Accesses are currently running around 5,271,000/week, 906,000/day

Jeremy Duck...

We have received a kidnap demand: "We have the duck... Let the SoA have the record or the duck gets it...".

If you see him, we'd appreciate it if you'd let us know where it was.

Plans

• Car
  1. 2 further runs on the Black Rock Desert are planned for today, track and weather permitting:
     1. Mach 1.015. Full afterburners. Throttling back to maintain constant speed through the measured mile.
     2. Mach 1.036. Full afterburners. Throttling back to maintain constant speed through the measured mile.
• 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

Mazola Excursion

Rumours have it that today's 'furry dice' award is to be presented to team member Sonny the Supersonic Dog - for leaping into a truck with a stick in his mouth - that was too wide to get through the door...

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