The Man Who Piloted The Incredible Thrust 2 Jet Car Talks About Driving At 650mph
Last year the Bloodhound SSC team released this fascinating video about Thrust 2, the predecessor to the 1000mph monster they have created
Bloodhound SSC is an incredible project with very worthy purpose: to inspire young people to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. By building a vehicle which will do hopefully do 1000mph on land. Brilliant.
Before Bloodhound, though, was the 763mph Thrust SSC, and before that car was Thrust 2. Richard Noble - the project director for Thrust SSC and a key member of the Bloodhound project - took this Rolls-Royce Avon jet-powered car up to 650mph in 1983. The project originally started with a budget of just £175.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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