Wherever it is I hope it isn't on the salt flats. I've heard what the shock
wave did to the surface of black rock after his 762 MPH passes.
Question I have ... did anyone actually walk the course to see if his wheels
were on the ground for the full kilo? ... or did the shock wave wipe out any
trace of wheel tracks.
Wes
on 10/9/03 11:47 AM, Malcolm Pittwood at MPittwood@compuserve.com wrote:
> Not to worry about where thrust powered cars can run ........ it is 20
> years since Richard Noble recaptured the outright land speed record for
> Britain (04/10/83 UK or 10/04/83 USA) driving Thrust 2.
>
> His team has since moved the goalposts with Andy's supersonic runs in the
> later Thrust SSC but after 20 years you might expect another country to put
> forward an attempt to gain this accolade.
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
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