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Bloodhound lands in SA, ready to chase world speed record
Supersonic speed-chaser to start testing at Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape at long last
24 October 2019 - 05:03
The Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) team has touched down in SA to begin its high-speed testing programme at Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape.
The rocket- and jet-powered Bloodhound car, with driver Andy Green at the wheel, aims to beat the existing 1,228km/h record set by Green in the US in 1997 in a car called Thrust SSC, becoming the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier. Bloodhound's ultimate target is to reach 1,000mph (1,610km/h)...
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