The latest car being built for an attempt at the land speed record, powered by a eurofighter typhoon engine and a rocket motor. With a 550bhp V8 jaguar engine just to pump the rocket oxidiser.
In total, eight times more power than all cars on the F1 grid combined.
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Bloodhound SSC 1000mph car
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Bloodhound SSC 1000mph car
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Re: Bloodhound SSC 1000mph car
The bloodhound is an impressive piece of kit. A mate of mine got a factory tour at the end of his physics masters so I'll see if he has any cool photos.
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That would be cool, sounds like the build is a long process to get everything spot on.
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Yeah, they're planning their first test runs this year on a runway in Cornwall
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My worries is they use Serco
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My worries are the wheels. They reckon the heat generated between the wheels and the sand will melt the sand, but sand has a higher melting point than aluminium, which is what the wheels are made of.
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