Wow, what a month! October started quietly enough. While the car was being shipped 5,500 miles south, most of...Continue reading
Bloodhound LSR News
Hunting the intermittent engine bay overheat warning
The Bloodhound LSR technicians and mechanics have been tracking down the source of the intermittent engine bay overheat warning. They...Continue reading
RUN REPORT – RUN 30 (HST 9) – 8 NOV 19
Aim Profile 7, 550 mph. Test modified chute (150lb tie) and brake grip limit. Run Set-up Track 19, Km 0.5...
RUN REPORT – RUN 29 (HST 8) – 6 NOV 19
Aim Profile 6, 500 mph with a double chute deployment. First test of the modified brake chute. Run Set-up Track...
RUN REPORT – RUN 28 (HST 7) – 5 NOV 19
Aim Profile 6, no chute, to measure drag in the range 200-500 mph. Run Details Track 21, Km 0.5...
Bloodhound smashes 450mph target speed
On Friday the Bloodhound Land Speed Racing team obliterated its target of 450mph by recording a top speed of 461mph,...Continue reading
RUN REPORT – RUN 27 (HST 6) – 1 NOV 19
Aim Profile 5: max reheat to 450 with chute deployment. Run Details Track 22, Km 0. Weather 34C, 924 mb,...
RUN REPORT – RUN 26 (HST 5) – 31 OCT 19
Aim Profile 4: max reheat to 400, first chute deployment. Run Details Track 23, Km 2.5. Weather 31C, 928...
Bloodhound LSR Run Update | #2019HST
Today, 30th October, the team rolled Bloodhound LSR out onto the Hakskeenpan with the intention of running Profile Four: a...Continue reading