RE: Axe finally falls on Bloodhound SSC project

[ruaricoles]

What a pity. Best wishes to everyone directly involved. Perhaps it will get resurrected one day.

[swisstoni]

It’s a shame I suppose and I’m sorry if people have lost their jobs.

But the Land Speed Record seems like something from another age now really.

When privateers are launching their own space vehicles, going very fast along the ground doesn’t really seem that big a technological achievement any more.

[jason61c]

Its just the end of a vanity project.

[wab172uk]

Unfortunately, from the last story a few weeks ago, it appeared inevitable that the project was doomed.

It was a great project for those involved, but beyond that there was no technical advances that the project would bring to others, therefore they relied on a few high net worth backers to fund their project.

It is a shame, but I just hope that it didn't run out of cash due to a small few spearheading the project lining their pockets.

[CS Garth]

It's a shame but I suspect part of the problem is that the people who have costed up the 25mill to achieve the target are also the people who have overseen the current situation.

As such there is a serious credibility issue here so it matters not a jot that 25m is chump change - to the potential investor it's a personnnel question not a money question

[JonChalk]

Johnnytheboy said:

DoubleD said:

Nobody outside of Pistonheads cares

Doesn't look like anyone in Pistonheads cares. Me included.

You both could not be more wrong. Thousands of schools and children would beg to differ; the education and STEM outreach programme spun out of it has been phenomenally successful.

[Johnnytheboy]

JonChalk said:

Johnnytheboy said:

DoubleD said:

Nobody outside of Pistonheads cares

Doesn't look like anyone in Pistonheads cares. Me included.

You both could not be more wrong. Thousands of schools and children would beg to differ; the education and STEM outreach programme spun out of it has been phenomenally successful.

So if they all chipped in...

[CrutyRammers]

Christ, what a bunch of miserable gits there are on here these days.

[DoubleD]

JonChalk said:

Johnnytheboy said:

DoubleD said:

Nobody outside of Pistonheads cares

Doesn't look like anyone in Pistonheads cares. Me included.

You both could not be more wrong. Thousands of schools and children would beg to differ; the education and STEM outreach programme spun out of it has been phenomenally successful.

Ok, a few people outside of pistonheads care, most dont.

[thetrickcyclist]

CrutyRammers said:

Christ, what a bunch of miserable gits there are on here these days.

If it was elektrik they'd be falling over themselves to pour the cash in, Branston et al...still with the current shower in charge ANYTHING that might promote BRITISH GREATNESS ist VERBOTTEN...Ya

Edited by thetrickcyclist on Saturday 8th December 10:40

[Sandpit Steve]

What a shame, especially given the project's engagement with schools and universities that have done a massive job of inspiring the next generation of engineers.

Come on rich people, who's up for writing their name on the side of this? - Matechitz, Branson, Dyson, Musk, Bezos? One of them must surely be up for seeing their name on the side of a 1,000mph rocket car?

[Peanus]

slipstream 1985 said:

Bit of a dead end development and tech wise. What advantages will come from it? I know we should always be pushing technical bondaries but land based high speeds are not the way forward. Maglev trains, vacuum tunnels and space travel are the way forward for high speed transport.

What advantages came from us going to the moon for a few days?

[DoubleD]

Peanus said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Bit of a dead end development and tech wise. What advantages will come from it? I know we should always be pushing technical bondaries but land based high speeds are not the way forward. Maglev trains, vacuum tunnels and space travel are the way forward for high speed transport.

What advantages came from us going to the moon for a few days?

Development of computer systems, satellites, new clothing materials.....the list goes on.

[fathomfive]

DoubleD said:

Peanus said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Bit of a dead end development and tech wise. What advantages will come from it? I know we should always be pushing technical bondaries but land based high speeds are not the way forward. Maglev trains, vacuum tunnels and space travel are the way forward for high speed transport.

What advantages came from us going to the moon for a few days?

Development of computer systems, satellites, new clothing materials.....the list goes on.

Not to mention the thick end of 50 years of conspiracy theories.

[0a]

It felt like a bit of a blast from the past, to me. In a world of electric cars, a rocket powered car land speed record just feels a bit outdated - I guess why sponsorship was hard to find.

[skint_driver]

By the time it would have taken to get the thing up to speed we'd have passenger hyperloops doing similar speeds.

[p1stonhead]

DoubleD said:

Peanus said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Bit of a dead end development and tech wise. What advantages will come from it? I know we should always be pushing technical bondaries but land based high speeds are not the way forward. Maglev trains, vacuum tunnels and space travel are the way forward for high speed transport.

What advantages came from us going to the moon for a few days?

Development of computer systems, satellites, new clothing materials.....the list goes on.

I think that was a rhetorical question.

[RJG46]

Peanus said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Bit of a dead end development and tech wise. What advantages will come from it? I know we should always be pushing technical bondaries but land based high speeds are not the way forward. Maglev trains, vacuum tunnels and space travel are the way forward for high speed transport.

What advantage came from us going to the moon for a few days?

We now know what earth looks like?

[Tricuspid]

Properly gutted about this, but it's always been a struggle. It is a bit of an analogue thing in a digital world, but their outreach programme was excellent and I'd have loved to see them nail it.

[smig12345]

It's a shame, this would have really shown British engineering in a positive light.