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Thread ID: 116420 2011-03-03 02:58:00 If you like speed gary67 (56) PC World Chat
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1183164 2011-03-03 02:58:00 If you like speed bookmark this site (http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/) :punk

They are aiming to break 1000mph, its the same team that broke the sound barrier in 2007, its just they are going with a bigger rocket and jet combination
gary67 (56)
1183165 2011-03-03 03:58:00 And it will probaly end in a big fireball or end over end prefect (6291)
1183166 2011-03-03 05:04:00 Or maybe not since they have one hell of a lot of expertise in making and driving fast vehicles gary67 (56)
1183167 2011-03-03 05:07:00 Should be safe enough; with Lucas in lieu of an electrical system it would be virtually inert. R2x1 (4628)
1183168 2011-03-03 05:07:00 "We are pushing the limits and inspiring our young engineers and scientists with our incredible car capable of 1,000mph"

But is it registered and have a current WOF ?? ...... quite frankly, it sounds more like an F18 stuck in first gear with afterburners on and a pilot who doesn't know how to pull back on the stick to get it off the ground.
SP8's (9836)
1183169 2011-03-03 19:13:00 It won't need a WOF as it is built in the UK and over there new cars don't need a WOF until they are 3 years old. I'm quite excited about what they are doing having stood next to the original Thrust car as well as Thrust 2 and Thrust SSC gary67 (56)
1183170 2011-03-05 20:01:00 Bit of an update here (www.bbc.co.uk) :thumbs: gary67 (56)
1183171 2011-03-05 20:13:00 And I thought that Burt Munro on his Indian was fast. Burt could have done with some of the gadgetry here. Bobh (5192)
1183172 2011-03-05 20:19:00 yes the technology they are using is superb and they are spending a fortune gary67 (56)
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