The race is on to build a supersonic car capable of travelling 1,000 mph (1609 km/h)
3 teams are invovled: the Bloodhound SSC Team from the UK, and Canadian-American (Northearn Eagle) and Australian competitors.
The existing land speed record is 800 mph, which is held by the UK team.
The Northern Eagle team are not actually building a car at all. They are converting a rocket for land!
This reminds me of the X-Prize which was the attempt to put a private rocket into space and return it safely.
The need for speed is something that has fascinated mankind throughout human history, and the advances in technology in the 21st Century make us wonder what is possible and what will just always be out of the reach of human engineering and ingenuity.
Cars that go faster than aeroplanes are certainly something new!
3 teams are invovled: the Bloodhound SSC Team from the UK, and Canadian-American (Northearn Eagle) and Australian competitors.
The existing land speed record is 800 mph, which is held by the UK team.
The Northern Eagle team are not actually building a car at all. They are converting a rocket for land!
This reminds me of the X-Prize which was the attempt to put a private rocket into space and return it safely.
The need for speed is something that has fascinated mankind throughout human history, and the advances in technology in the 21st Century make us wonder what is possible and what will just always be out of the reach of human engineering and ingenuity.
Cars that go faster than aeroplanes are certainly something new!
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