Bloodhound project seeks new driver in pursuit of 800mph | Autocar (2024)

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What is the top speed of the Bloodhound Project? ›

Propulsion. Three prototype Eurojet EJ200 jet engines developed for the Eurofighter and bound for a museum were loaned to the project. The car will use one EJ200 to provide around half the thrust and power the car to 650 mph (1,050 km/h).

It has been held since 1997 by formed RAF pilot Andy Green who drove Thrust SSC to 763.035mph across the Black Rock desert in the USA, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier on land. Bloodhound is a proven machine, with high-speed tests in South Africa in 2019 that achieved 628mph (1010kph).

The Bloodhound SSC is a rocket-powered car that went on for sale for a staggering $11 million. It broke the land speed record by hitting over 1000 mph.

Bloodhound's only driver so far, and the existing speed record holder, Wing Commander Andy Green, is standing aside in the interests of raising the funds the project needs for its next phase. But he'll continue to be a vital part of the team as the new driver's mentor and coach.

It's been a controversial time for speed records, what with all the hoo-hah surrounding SSC's did-they-didn't-they 316mph run. This time last year, Bloodhound LSR went almost exactly double that speed across the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa. That was the warm-up.

Absolute World Records are for a given distance or elapsed time, independent of Category, Group, or Class. The current holder of the Outright World Land Speed Record is ThrustSSC driven by Andy Green, a twin turbofan jet-powered car which achieved 763.035 mph - 1227.985 km/h - over one mile in October 1997.

The fastest car in the world is: Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut (330 MPH) That title goes to the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, which recorded a staggering 330 mph top speed earlier in 2023.

ThrustSSC, driven by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, holds the current land speed record at 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) set October 15, 1997. FIA LSRs are officiated and validated by its regional or national affiliate organizations.

Bloodhound owner estimates that the project will need GBP 12 million to beat the 800 mph barrier. While the timeline for the record run is yet to be confirmed, it will take place on a specially prepared track in South Africa. The current land speed record is held by Bloodhound's own Thrust SSC.

Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.

What car went over 300 mph? ›

Bugatti Chiron Super Sport — 304.7 MPH

The top spot for the world's fastest supercar goes to Bugatti.

At its apex, driver Andy Green braced himself at the wheel of thrust SSC as the jet-powered car reached 804kph. Days earlier, after nearly a month in the high desert, Thrust -- SSC stands for supersonic car -- had set a new Land Speed Record of 1,149kph.

Bloodhound has been sitting in the Coventry Transport Museum since impressing on testing runs in South Africa's Kalahari Desert in 2019. To go racing again and break the land speed record would likely cost £12m.

Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.

Can a car go 400 mph? As of 2023, no cars have managed to break the 400 mph barrier but that's not due to manufacturers' lack of trying. As it stands, there are a few cars that have managed to exceed 300 mph.

9, 2022, the Gas Monkey Garage-sponsored 2006 Ford GT known as the “BADD GT,” achieved a top speed of 310.8 mph (500.1 km/h) at Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility, located in Kennedy Space Center, Florida, making this car the fastest street legal car in the world.

Players' speed is determined by the angle of their descent, with the maximum of 150 (25.1 meters/second) achieved when aiming downward at an angle of less than ~15°. Once the player comes within ~30 meters of the ground, they will assume a landing position and lose horizontal mobility.