Bloodhound Lsr Rocket Test

[bhouse]

Wednesday 3rd October 13:00 - it's streaming now at http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/rocket

F1 Cosworth driving the fuel pump beats all this X-flow v Zetec nonsense out of the water!

[bhouse]

All over - very, very impressive...

[ajpearson]

It was very loud, I was flying around Newquay airport at the time and you could hear it over their radios

[carbon-nv]

Bit of footage on the BBC News site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19818009

You can hear the F1 engine hitting 17,500 rpm just before someone lights the match and retires to a safe distance

[Northampton Motorsport]

Yeah first time i watched it i thought there was some sort of warning siren at the beginning but then realised it was the F1 800 hp fuel pump!!

[bhouse]

I hear that the "it's meant to carry on burning after we shut it off" moment has managed to trash a fair bit of kitin the HAS...

[SootySport]

You telling me some bloke is going to sit on this rocket car and go over 1000mph . Please don't ask me

[carbon-nv]

Have a look at the Australian challenger who's hoping to have a crack at 1k before the Bloodhound team. Now this guy will be sitting on a rocket.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-16901484

I know it's early days, but I can't help feeling that they've gone down the 'Locost' route by comparison and it will possibly end in tears

A very long soapbox car out of scrap metal anyone?

[FILFAN]

That's flipping scary.

I really don't want a go

[robo1968]

Did you see the high viz jacket man falling over in the background of the BBC clip!

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

Did you see the high viz jacket man falling over in the background of the BBC clip!

Given that even an F1 engine at full chat was drowned out by the noise, I'm surprised that anyone in the same county didn't fall over! To be near it must make you a bit of a dummy...