Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...

[ChocolateFrog]

Flipping Burgers said:

Does anyone know if the redesign and build of bloodhound's rear end to accommodate 3 rockets is still needed for the 1000 mph attempt?

Not sure but personally I hope they can get away with one big one.

[Stussy]

600 mph on the cards today

[JonChalk]

628 mph this morning!

https://twitter.com/bloodhound_lsr/status/11955931...

[TekoTime]

Is there a list of fast cars somewhere? All I can find are lists of record holders - 634 mph in 1983 then 760 mph in 1997.

Presumably, there have been plenty of cars faster than 634 mph since 1997? Or is Bloodhound really heading for second place just during testing?

[kuro]

JonChalk said:

628 mph this morning!

https://twitter.com/bloodhound_lsr/status/11955931...

Fantastic news. I wonder how much higher they will take it during the high speed testing.

[ChocolateFrog]

TekoTime said:

Is there a list of fast cars somewhere? All I can find are lists of record holders - 634 mph in 1983 then 760 mph in 1997.

Presumably, there have been plenty of cars faster than 634 mph since 1997? Or is Bloodhound really heading for second place just during testing?

Nope that's it. Most people don't make it look as easy as BH does.

They must be close to meeting all their aims for this seasons running.

[anonymous-user]

Fantastic - Great work by all involved.

[RemyMartin81D]

Fantastic work.

[Robmarriott]

Does anyone know if they’re measuring speed over 1km or 1mile or using some other data for it?

628mph puts it 4th if it’s over 1km, 3rd if it’s over a mile.

Are they only running in one direction at the moment too?

[Pupp]

That's phenomenal... brilliant results and fantastic coverage : yes:

[67Dino]

1000 km/h! Incredible.

[JonChalk]

Robmarriott said:

Are they only running in one direction at the moment too?

Yes, think they're just using car / data at the moment, so not formal timing gear. Not setting records, just providing info.

[Mave]

Absolutely fantastic stuff :-)

[Oberon]

Astonishing! Magnificent! 1000kph, and they're making it look sooo easy. Come on sponsors, start digging in your pockets for next year.

[Galveston]

TekoTime said:

Is there a list of fast cars somewhere? All I can find are lists of record holders - 634 mph in 1983 then 760 mph in 1997.

Presumably, there have been plenty of cars faster than 634 mph since 1997? Or is Bloodhound really heading for second place just during testing?

The last Spirit of America reached about 675mph in 1997.

[tiggerboy0301]

Get the guys from FIA in there, do a official run that goes passed Thrust 2, then you have officially the 2nd quickest car of all time.

Then pray, pray and pray some more, that a sponser will come along to allow Thrust SSC's record to be broken!

[Flipping Burgers]

why are you praying for sponsors? is bloodhound about to grind to a halt?

[JonChalk]

Knocking high speed testing on the head for time being. Latest tweet states they've concluded high speed testing.

[Art0ir]

[windymissile]