You can see Thrust SSC's compression wave here:
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I believe that was on its first record-breaking run, at a mere 714mph 
The Hakskeen volunteers have spent three years cleaning the track already, and it was ready in 2015. Sadly Bloodhound wasn't. It's flooded a couple of times since then, but the team reckons that's a good thing.
Incidentally, this is Thrust SSC on a similar run from its own tailfin camera...
Bloodhound has a number of onboard cameras and it will livestream its record runs... Imagine that - livestreaming a 1000mph car!
More fun facts...
The air pressure on the windscreen will generate 150dB in the cabin - more than the jet engine or rocket behind him.
The team has had to redesign the timing gates for the run because the existing system was difficult to spot at 763mph and too narrow to aim for.
Richard Noble's first land speed record car, the 650mph* Thrust 2, was built on an initial budget of £175 that he got from selling the original crashed Thrust car to a scrapyard.
*Design speed. It did hit 650.88mph on one of its runs, but LSR is an average of two timed runs. Thrust SSC also exceeded its design speed, and Bloodhound is designed for 1,050mph..
Last edited: Oct 31, 2017