It was a tight fit. The trickiest bit was re-coupling the trailer without the top of the tractor unit hitting the building. It was at an angle too, so had no way of seeing where the trailer pin was too! Skills
Absolutely.. "Enough talking you'll join me later on some nice roads where I'll be able to engage reheat" :😀😀 Really hope that they get the funding for this amazing piece of British engineering..
I’ve been following the Bloodhound project for years. And I was so worried that it was dead. I really hope a new driver is found, and they go out and set a new land speed record. I wish the team the best of luck.
I think they put far to much emphasis on the project being an educational exercise instead of just building and running the car dragging out building time/cost to the point where sponsers lost money and or interest. Lets hope it doesn't go the same way again
Same here. Chucked a few £££ in the pot early on and got to see Bloodhound SSC as it was then and meet all the team at an event in Docklands in 2015. Great to see that the proect is still up for it.
Fantastic to see this back. I was lucky enough to be part of this, and the previous two projects and as such would like to put a shout out to Richard Noble, Ron Ayers and Daniel Jubb for creating 99% of this project. Richard for having the patriotic balls to come up with this. Ron Ayers, the designer. Daniel Jubb for being at the forefront of all things rocketry - I've still got a photo of Neil Armstrong stood next to this very mock up in its original clothes. Not forgetting Mark & the rest on the design team.
"Join me on some better roads". This was a fascinating episode Harry. Good luck to Stuart and his team, hope he gets the funding he needs and is successful breaking the land speed record.
I am so pleased to see blood hound back up and running again. I’ve followed this project from the early days and was so sad to see it disappear after setting 600 mph I cannot wait to see blood hound set a new land speed record sometime in the near future 🎉❤
I know, I watched the video. But who cares? The excitement is palpable. I hope Sunak gives Stuart the money. It's not as if austerity was necessary, from the money we see in the press every day...
@@steveleyland3358 the printing press? ;) Britain is broke, but may as well start handing out money to these feel good projects before sinking. 13 Billion per month just on interest.
Given the amount of money this country wastes on other projects, I feel it's a real shame the nation cannot fund this. I understand that people will think it's a waste of money with everything else going on in the world, but the interest it could generate with future generations and the fact we can showcase UK engineering capabilities would (most likely) recoup every penny. Excellent video as always Harry 👍
Money is spent on housing illegal immigrants in hotels. It is now 5 billion + every year and growing as more arrive. Look at it this way, the government spending on roads is 24 billion. So a 5th of the road budget is used to house illegals in hotels. That doesn't cover everything like spending money etc for them, that 5 billion is just for the hotels.
@@HONDAVFRV4You need to stop reading the Daily Fail it's clearly doing your brain in!!!!. Instead of blaming the LEGAL immigrants why don't you blame the government for refusing to process them. Look to see how many 'illegal' immigrants came to the UK in 2010 or 2015. It is a situation caused deliberately by the government to hide just how shit they are at EVERYTHING ELSE.
I thought this project was dead because I hadn't heard anything about it for a while, so glad it's still going. Hope they are successful and everyone stays safe.
I remember seeing Bloodhound (SSC) at Autosport International in 2012.. It's sad to see that 11 years later, we are still in a similar situation looking to try and make it a reality.
Brilliant to see it in the garage. In relative terms £12m is a bargain. Even a bang average footballer costs more than that these days. Really surprised theyve not had any takers if that's all it costs.
Well that is great to see! Myself and a team of 4 others made this mock up around 2012 ish. We manufactured a total of 3. 2 full scale, and the 1st just the front section when the original design was to have the HTP rocket on top and the jet engine on the bottom. John Baker(Bakers Patterns) did an incredible job of machined the tooling for us in polystyrene from which we took moulds. Happy to see the model in good shape after all these years , it has done some serious mileage all over the globe. The real carbon monocoque was made by URT a great company sadly not around any more, it was made up of very talented composite engineers who previously had worked at G-Force in Fontwell West Sussex who made the Thrust SSC main space frame front composite nose /nacelle and carbon intakes. Wishing the team every success!
Honestly, what a brilliant video and up there with one of your best. I’ve been following the Bloodhound project from day one and over the years have contributed financially, albeit only tiny amounts. Both my name and my wife’s’ name are displayed on the tail fin to show our support and it’s a huge privilege knowing we had some input into this fantastic British endeavour. It’s even more exciting to know that this project still has a beating heart, so thank you Harry for keeping the flame alight with this video and we all keep our fingers crossed for the whole team that funding can be found soon for a world record attempt.
It sounds like a job for an ex F1 driver with some money and backing or Guy Martin type figure with a TV subscription company behind him! Well done Harry on getting this onto your channel!
I attended a presentation by Andy Green in Truro maybe 7 years ago and watched the demo runs at St Mawgan. It’s an incredible project but one that always seems to be just short of the funding requirements. Andy is a different breed to you and I and that difference is palpable. He is a true gentleman and speaks of driving at these incredible speeds as you or I would about a Sunday morning cobweb clearing blast.
Agreed! For me it's hard to separate the project from the pilot. I remember seeing a video about the project years and years ago and he knew absolutely everything about the machine.
The most interesting bit of this for me was the integration of the canopy under the air intake. It was designed to create a shock wave to slow the air Dow so the engine could process it. Very neat.
I was in 5th grade when I first started following the bloodhound. In the time I've been waiting for it to set the record I've now graduated with a Computer Engineering degree, Fluid Dynamics Degree, and a minor in physics.
This was brilliant Harry! I really appreciated the deep dive given on, not only how it is designed, but also the way they have thought out everything, including the way to fund the project. Absolutely fascinating and enlightening. Thank you again! Still waiting to see you ripping by when out driving. This definitely would have grabbed my attention. 😂
Watching thrust SSC as a child definitely got me interested in mechanics and engineering, one of the moments that makes me proud to be British. Can't wait to see this in action
I really hope that someone comes forward with the money, but sticks Andy Green back in the driving seat. He's the chap who's done all the training and development and the cockpit is designed around him. Sticking some random person in sounds like a good way to have a new record for fastest land speed death.
I believe he’s said he doesn’t want to do it any more. Plus he’s 61 now, there has to be a limit somewhere where reaction times start to really drop off
Absolutely fascinating. Those of us of a certain age will recall Bluebird's record runs. The engineering challenge here is immense. Fluid dynamic modeling is in a non-linear range approaching the speed of sound (1170 feet or 345 meters per second). While that clearly has been done for aircraft, this has a very different boundary condition, the ground where at the surface the airspeed is nearly zero, comparatively. Surely Richard Branson and Virgin should be interested. All the luck to the team in achieving this STEM goal.
If I won the lottery, I'd give you the £12m to ensure the record stays in this country. This is the most awe inspiring engineering project and the UK should be very proud of the engineering know how and 'balls' the pull this off.
Hello if you win the lotto can you put another million aside for this project we’re Helping out with the 400 mph bike record . Check out the 52 express Guy Martin is going to be riding it .
Seriously impressive engineering. My missus has a scale model in her dresser drawer... 7:56 'iconic british project' umm not exactly. It was a joint effort by Rolls Royce, British Aerospace, SNECMA and France Aérospatiale.
My boys and I were lucky enough to be (a tiny) part of the volunteer team who built the K'NEX actual size model of Bloodhound, back in 2014. Their names are on the fin of the actual car, so we are all connected to this fabulous, inspirational project. It's so great to see the team still battling away to see their dream realised. Keep going folks 🥰
Extremely interesting and inspiring! I am so happy with the fact that the project is alive and moving forward! The only two things that disappoint me a bit are dropping the blue & orange livery and changing the pilot.
i became a bloodhound project member from the begining i think it was £20 for the life of the project its years ago i'd be happy to donate again to see the it break the record but andy green is the man to drive it in my mind its good its being brought back into the spotlight
You might want to re-visit the description, but the actual video is top notch. So if they're looking for a new driver has Dead Dog decided he'd like to make it to old age?
And there I was thinking, nothing could possibly top the F40 and F50 skulking in the background....only you could do something like this Harry!! 😎 Great to hear from Stuart, he really knows his stuff. It must be something else working on a project like this, I really hope they can get that main sponsor they need to get this project moving again.
I really do hope this gets up and running again. I've always been inspired by land speed record cars and the technology involved. You often here people saying 'what's the point, it's not relevant' etc.. but it's about pushing boundaries, education, science and engineering ... If I landed a massive euromillions win, I'd be funding this tomorrow. Not driving it mind you ... 🤣
Can't tell you how cool it is to see the project is still alive, last I recall was it was put on hold because of financial issues. RaceCar Engineering have had some good articles on it over the years.
Why arn’t we English all like these RAF guys , they talk properly , present themselves remarkably well ( when sober 😂) and are very very knowledgeable and professional. I’d buy any of them a beer. I personally thought this project had fell by the wayside due to funding or something, spot on and best wishes to everyone involved. 🇬🇧👍
A few years ago Bloodhound ran an public fundraising thing where by entering you could get your name written on tailfin. I did take part in that. I wonder if I should apply for driver's position on that basis and the fact that I've done 96 mph in my Yaris.
Absolutely great video Harry. I've been following from South Africa the project for the past years . Excellent content from both of you. Ill be there to watch the record been broken. Gods speed to the new driver / landspeed breaker.
Fabulous film. Great to see boundaries being tested and pushed further by such a great and fundamentally simple thing - to be the fastest. Fingers crossed investment is forthcoming and success is achieved to reward the brilliant engineers behind it.
I was lucky enough to go to Avonmouth on my birthday in 2016 and see this car being assembled at the industrial estate where the project was based. I met Richard Noble who signed my corgi model I bought on the day. I saw the car as in its disassembled state, the jet engine and the fuel tanks, the carbon fibre monocoque etc. It was in its original blue and orange livery. I saw all the African test runs as well - I so hope they get the funds to go to the original 1000mph they talked about back in 2014 - 800mph is that stepping stone. So good to see Bloodhound re-live.
This vehicle is truly inspiring. It will inspire kids to achieve at a higher level. It has "poster power"! That's where someone, any age, sticks a poster, or large picture, on a wall they glance at occasionally. Sometimes the poster is a car, a woman, or man, a rocket ship, movie poster, a lion. But this thing would go on my wall, if it hits 1k mph. And I'm 74. Good Luck, and happy driving!
This car has seemed like vapourware for the last decade , and it did seem like it was getting real just prior to 2020 but as we are now in the 15th year of development (Thrust SSC only took 5) this cars story has kind of always felt very odd and capped off (I always wondered if they were looking for a race with the North American Eagle akin to Spirit of America - Formula Shell LSRV and the Thrust SSC in 1997). I really do hope it eventually gets a go with a rocket along with the new management. Good luck Bloodhound!
They need to run it somewhere else besides bonneville The bonneville salt flats are way different today than 1997. Climate change has led to different levels of rainfall and salt has been leeching out of the flats for decades as its not being replenished as fast as its being removed by nature. Potash mining nearby has to do with this also. The flats reached its peak in area in 1994 Today it is less than half that size. These guys are dreaming a pipe dream if thats where they are going to attempt a run. Speed week was almost canceled this year due to rain and it was canceled in 2022 Australia has a promising lake bed of similar size that does not have this problem.
The engineer is absolutely brilliant in explaining the process and building, a piece of magnificent machinery, and the icing on the cake it is very much British made and piloted throughout. I am looking forward to seeing the financial support and seeing it soon. 😊
Would love to see the ‘grey panel of crowdfunded names’ (which was on the tail fin) some how reincorporated into the final livery. Would be a wonderful nod to all those that helped get the project up and running its first iteration 😉
I'm a lorry driver, and I empathize with the pressure of reversing that into Harry's garage!
It was a tight fit. The trickiest bit was re-coupling the trailer without the top of the tractor unit hitting the building. It was at an angle too, so had no way of seeing where the trailer pin was too! Skills
I thought you were going to volunteer your services for the drive...🤣🤣
@@FACELOWNERjust a slightly different skill set 😂
Yeah, that`s not the place to slip the clutch (if any).
Could you be the next land speed record holder?
"Lets take it for a drive"...... I can just see it going through Harry's junction at 400mph😂
“We’re just leaving the town centre and entering into the derestricted area” 💨
Squirt up the hill anyone?
Absolutely.. "Enough talking you'll join me later on some nice roads where I'll be able to engage reheat" :😀😀
Really hope that they get the funding for this amazing piece of British engineering..
"I'm on the A40 and it's currently registering 200 Decibels .... "
That was my first thought too! 😂👌
I’ve been following the Bloodhound project for years. And I was so worried that it was dead. I really hope a new driver is found, and they go out and set a new land speed record. I wish the team the best of luck.
I think they put far to much emphasis on the project being an educational exercise instead of just building and running the car dragging out building time/cost to the point where sponsers lost money and or interest. Lets hope it doesn't go the same way again
@@joebloggs1317 I thought so too.. Last I heard was they were out of money...
I was only wondering what happened to it the other day.
I followed it since seeing it at the motor show, must be at least ten years ago. To be honest I've lost interest.@@joebloggs1317
Same here. Chucked a few £££ in the pot early on and got to see Bloodhound SSC as it was then and meet all the team at an event in Docklands in 2015. Great to see that the proect is still up for it.
“The flamey bit has to go at the back”. Fabulous summary of an amazingly complex design. Good luck in getting the support
Fantastic to see this back.
I was lucky enough to be part of this, and the previous two projects and as such would like to put a shout out to Richard Noble, Ron Ayers and Daniel Jubb for creating 99% of this project.
Richard for having the patriotic balls to come up with this.
Ron Ayers, the designer.
Daniel Jubb for being at the forefront of all things rocketry - I've still got a photo of Neil Armstrong stood next to this very mock up in its original clothes.
Not forgetting Mark & the rest on the design team.
Here here , well said
Add Lewis Hamilton as driver to tick that awful diversity box 🤮
@@RAFchurchlawford4469: Spoken like a true bigot. 🙄
@@RAFchurchlawford4469Jesus, there’s always one…
cry more@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM
"Join me on some better roads".
This was a fascinating episode Harry.
Good luck to Stuart and his team, hope he gets the funding he needs and is successful breaking the land speed record.
Just what I was thinking! Personally, I'd want to try this one out - even an Audi or BMW would attract me more...
@@Lemma01There are unfortunately 12 million reasons why we mortals cannot have a go.....
@@EvoraGT430 Only joking. I'm one of the few people who gets almost 40 mpg from his Elise...
😂@@Lemma01
Harry, my father was the chauffeur to Donald Campbell so I'm in utter awe! A fantastic video!
I thought Donald did his own driving!?
@@Sidowse Maybe his dad drove the hearse
I am so pleased to see blood hound back up and running again.
I’ve followed this project from the early days and was so sad to see it disappear after setting 600 mph
I cannot wait to see blood hound set a new land speed record sometime in the near future 🎉❤
I'm happy to hear the Bloodhound project is still alive!
Well the idea is alive still. Now just to find the way to make it Profitable.
As if the show couldn't get any better! Bloodhound in the garage. Fantastic. Well done.
I know, I watched the video. But who cares? The excitement is palpable. I hope Sunak gives Stuart the money. It's not as if austerity was necessary, from the money we see in the press every day...
@@steveleyland3358 Not just unnecessary, but counter-productive.
@@steveleyland3358
the printing press? ;) Britain is broke, but may as well start handing out money to these feel good projects before sinking. 13 Billion per month just on interest.
Mrs Metcalf isn’t going to be too pleased if that’s ripping down the drive 😆
This remind me when Clarkson bought a fighterjet to put in the front lawn
@dani18sg Yes the EE Lightning made a proper mess of their front lawn!
Sounds like the next drive for Guy Martin. Bring it on.
British 🇬🇧 Engineering at its best. Wish you every success
Best engineers in the world.
@@cliffordnicholls868 you know it
I miss being in the RAF, stuffed full of 'can do', enthusiastic people like this guy.
I don't miss it.
he can do everything except drive his own car
Given the amount of money this country wastes on other projects, I feel it's a real shame the nation cannot fund this. I understand that people will think it's a waste of money with everything else going on in the world, but the interest it could generate with future generations and the fact we can showcase UK engineering capabilities would (most likely) recoup every penny. Excellent video as always Harry 👍
Money is spent on housing illegal immigrants in hotels. It is now 5 billion + every year and growing as more arrive. Look at it this way, the government spending on roads is 24 billion. So a 5th of the road budget is used to house illegals in hotels. That doesn't cover everything like spending money etc for them, that 5 billion is just for the hotels.
@@HONDAVFRV4You need to stop reading the Daily Fail it's clearly doing your brain in!!!!. Instead of blaming the LEGAL immigrants why don't you blame the government for refusing to process them. Look to see how many 'illegal' immigrants came to the UK in 2010 or 2015. It is a situation caused deliberately by the government to hide just how shit they are at EVERYTHING ELSE.
I agree 100%
@@HONDAVFRV4they aren't illegal!
@@dougaltolan3017Of course they are illegal, otherwise they would just come on the channel ferry or eurostar
I thought this project was dead because I hadn't heard anything about it for a while, so glad it's still going. Hope they are successful and everyone stays safe.
I sure hope Airfix make a nice detailed big model of this! Being a British endeavour.
Always a great end to the week with another Harry's Garage video
It's been many years in the waiting... let's hope this project can finally get to its finale
I remember seeing Bloodhound (SSC) at Autosport International in 2012.. It's sad to see that 11 years later, we are still in a similar situation looking to try and make it a reality.
Brilliant to see it in the garage. In relative terms £12m is a bargain. Even a bang average footballer costs more than that these days. Really surprised theyve not had any takers if that's all it costs.
A couple of episodes of strictly comes dancing- I know which one I would rather watch
As any expensive car, it is not the purchasing price, but the maintenance costs that kill you
@@cvillalobos27 and probably best not to think about fuel consumption!
@@awild10 And on synthetic or bio fuel at £10 or whatever per litre. :)
Being involved in the Thrust SSC project as a scientist this brings back memories. I wish you Gods speed. 👍👏🏻✌️
Was in Nevada in 1997 and was lucky enough to see thrust ssc go supersonic.. can't imagine seeing something going any faster
I have to say the vehicle is reminiscent of the TSR2, brilliant video, as ever..many thanks, Harry 👌😊‼️
Oh don’t say that😖. Don’t want this project to end up the way TSR2 did.
Well that is great to see!
Myself and a team of 4 others made this mock up around 2012 ish. We manufactured a total of 3. 2 full scale, and the 1st just the front section when the original design was to have the HTP rocket on top and the jet engine on the bottom.
John Baker(Bakers Patterns) did an incredible job of machined the tooling for us in polystyrene from which we took moulds. Happy to see the model in good shape after all these years , it has done some serious mileage all over the globe.
The real carbon monocoque was made by URT a great company sadly not around any more, it was made up of very talented composite engineers who previously had worked at G-Force in Fontwell West Sussex who made the Thrust SSC main space frame front composite nose /nacelle and carbon intakes.
Wishing the team every success!
Honestly, what a brilliant video and up there with one of your best.
I’ve been following the Bloodhound project from day one and over the years have contributed financially, albeit only tiny amounts. Both my name and my wife’s’ name are displayed on the tail fin to show our support and it’s a huge privilege knowing we had some input into this fantastic British endeavour. It’s even more exciting to know that this project still has a beating heart, so thank you Harry for keeping the flame alight with this video and we all keep our fingers crossed for the whole team that funding can be found soon for a world record attempt.
Likewise.Think it's had a few resprays since then though. 😠
Harry is just such a chad that he doesn't need to go to their HQ
they bring the vehicle to him
It sounds like a job for an ex F1 driver with some money and backing or Guy Martin type figure with a TV subscription company behind him! Well done Harry on getting this onto your channel!
My immediate thought was that SLH would make the ideal LSR pilot!
It definitely suits the skill set of a pilot not a driver. It's basically a land jet.
My thoughts as well. But he's probably busy for the next year at least!
I'll do it. Retired, so have the time. Drive a 2005 Citroen Picasso. What better experience is there? Would my flat cap fit under the canopy?
I attended a presentation by Andy Green in Truro maybe 7 years ago and watched the demo runs at St Mawgan. It’s an incredible project but one that always seems to be just short of the funding requirements. Andy is a different breed to you and I and that difference is palpable. He is a true gentleman and speaks of driving at these incredible speeds as you or I would about a Sunday morning cobweb clearing blast.
Andy Green
Agreed! For me it's hard to separate the project from the pilot. I remember seeing a video about the project years and years ago and he knew absolutely everything about the machine.
The most interesting bit of this for me was the integration of the canopy under the air intake. It was designed to create a shock wave to slow the air Dow so the engine could process it. Very neat.
Let's hope this project doesn't go bust as it has done many times in the past. Good Luck
I was in 5th grade when I first started following the bloodhound. In the time I've been waiting for it to set the record I've now graduated with a Computer Engineering degree, Fluid Dynamics Degree, and a minor in physics.
Wow, wasn't expecting that on the channel - and even less in the garage! Deeply fascinating project, looking forward to see them take that record.
So pleased to see them back on track..Will be watching avidly.
Nice new cowling to the rear wheels.
This has been going on for years!!! I really hope they get this over the line… Incredible challenge
This was brilliant Harry! I really appreciated the deep dive given on, not only how it is designed, but also the way they have thought out everything, including the way to fund the project. Absolutely fascinating and enlightening. Thank you again! Still waiting to see you ripping by when out driving. This definitely would have grabbed my attention. 😂
Fantastic to see the car again, was under the impression the project had died. Looking forward to future updates
Bulldog spirit for the Bloodhound! I wish the them the very best of luck!
Waiting to see you take that out on your normal route around the farm Harry!
Well done Harry, thanks for doing your bit to support the project 👍
Watching thrust SSC as a child definitely got me interested in mechanics and engineering, one of the moments that makes me proud to be British. Can't wait to see this in action
I really hope that someone comes forward with the money, but sticks Andy Green back in the driving seat. He's the chap who's done all the training and development and the cockpit is designed around him.
Sticking some random person in sounds like a good way to have a new record for fastest land speed death.
Yes you cant use anyone except Andy green behind the wheel, seems crazy to look for a new random driver
@@oddsandwindsocks5905 They will probably want some bame lqbt+ in a wheelchair to do it🙄🙄🙄
@@JamesSmith-qs4hx yes your probably right it sad to say
Watching some of the Thrust SSC documentaries it's clear that Andy isn't even human.
I believe he’s said he doesn’t want to do it any more. Plus he’s 61 now, there has to be a limit somewhere where reaction times start to really drop off
Absolutely fascinating. Those of us of a certain age will recall Bluebird's record runs. The engineering challenge here is immense. Fluid dynamic modeling is in a non-linear range approaching the speed of sound (1170 feet or 345 meters per second). While that clearly has been done for aircraft, this has a very different boundary condition, the ground where at the surface the airspeed is nearly zero, comparatively. Surely Richard Branson and Virgin should be interested. All the luck to the team in achieving this STEM goal.
What an awesome machine 👌 hope the record run will happen soon 🙏
DEFINITELY, the best intro of them all so far 🤙
Every success to the team, a massive vehicle.
Harry never fails to surprise! Very interesting video.
Wow Harry you have knocked it out of the park, this is just next world sensational broadcasting… ❤💯🥂🇦🇺🍾✅
If I won the lottery, I'd give you the £12m to ensure the record stays in this country. This is the most awe inspiring engineering project and the UK should be very proud of the engineering know how and 'balls' the pull this off.
Hello if you win the lotto can you put another million aside for this project we’re
Helping out with the 400 mph bike record . Check out the 52 express Guy Martin is going to be riding it .
Seriously impressive engineering. My missus has a scale model in her dresser drawer...
7:56 'iconic british project' umm not exactly. It was a joint effort by Rolls Royce, British Aerospace, SNECMA and France Aérospatiale.
Yep political license 😂
My boys and I were lucky enough to be (a tiny) part of the volunteer team who built the K'NEX actual size model of Bloodhound, back in 2014. Their names are on the fin of the actual car, so we are all connected to this fabulous, inspirational project. It's so great to see the team still battling away to see their dream realised. Keep going folks 🥰
Derek the trucker who got it in there, should drive the Bloodhound LSR. serious skills
Cool idea
Good old Arthur Spriggs. What a good job. Really great to see this project lives on. Been a long gestation. Brilliant.
Extremely interesting and inspiring! I am so happy with the fact that the project is alive and moving forward! The only two things that disappoint me a bit are dropping the blue & orange livery and changing the pilot.
Stuart is a very passionate guy, I hope he raises the cash. It would be an amazing achievement to reach 1000mph!
It is very interesting how this rocket on wheels will behave in a turn at the intersection of your favorite roads A361 and B4437
passing out of the 30mph zone and accelerating up the hill first. Not sure it'll do the cornering quite as well as the acceleration
i became a bloodhound project member from the begining i think it was £20 for the life of the project its years ago i'd be happy to donate again to see the it break the record but andy green is the man to drive it in my mind its good its being brought back into the spotlight
Me too , happy to donate again.
Always been fascinated and inspired by LSR projects. Great video and a great project.
This thing and the gang behind it need to tour every primary school in the land 👏👏👏
My name was on the tail plane as a fundraiser for the last run in 2019…..I hope they get the money to do 800mph….it’s an amazing challenge 👍👌🇮🇲
Lucky to talk to Andy Green a few years about this and what a guy to talk to. I didn't do much talking but could have listened to him for hours.
You might want to re-visit the description, but the actual video is top notch. So if they're looking for a new driver has Dead Dog decided he'd like to make it to old age?
And there I was thinking, nothing could possibly top the F40 and F50 skulking
in the background....only you could do something like this Harry!! 😎
Great to hear from Stuart, he really knows his stuff.
It must be something else working on a project like this, I really hope they can
get that main sponsor they need to get this project moving again.
I really do hope this gets up and running again. I've always been inspired by land speed record cars and the technology involved. You often here people saying 'what's the point, it's not relevant' etc.. but it's about pushing boundaries, education, science and engineering ... If I landed a massive euromillions win, I'd be funding this tomorrow. Not driving it mind you ... 🤣
Can't tell you how cool it is to see the project is still alive, last I recall was it was put on hold because of financial issues.
RaceCar Engineering have had some good articles on it over the years.
Great video ‘H’ only us brit’s can do mad things like this, usually it’s a guy in a shed. 👍🏻😀
Why arn’t we English all like these RAF guys , they talk properly , present themselves remarkably well ( when sober 😂) and are very very knowledgeable and professional.
I’d buy any of them a beer.
I personally thought this project had fell by the wayside due to funding or something, spot on and best wishes to everyone involved. 🇬🇧👍
A few years ago Bloodhound ran an public fundraising thing where by entering you could get your name written on tailfin. I did take part in that. I wonder if I should apply for driver's position on that basis and the fact that I've done 96 mph in my Yaris.
This was wicked really enjoyed it absolutely mind-blowing the numbers and the challenges involved in this project
Just waiting for Harry to take it on "some more interesting roads".
Good luck with this. I’ve been supporting this for over a decade. Lets go!
Imagine Harry rolling that down Burford High Street 😂
Absolutely great video Harry. I've been following from South Africa the project for the past years . Excellent content from both of you. Ill be there to watch the record been broken. Gods speed to the new driver / landspeed breaker.
34:45 Sure sounds like Harry is headed to 800!
Amazing Harry, just 'wow'. This has to happen. I was gripped from start to finish.
Wonderful and inspiring, great stuff, thanks a lot.
love how you got them to pull that into your garage like all the reviews
Fabulous film. Great to see boundaries being tested and pushed further by such a great and fundamentally simple thing - to be the fastest. Fingers crossed investment is forthcoming and success is achieved to reward the brilliant engineers behind it.
I was lucky enough to go to Avonmouth on my birthday in 2016 and see this car being assembled at the industrial estate where the project was based. I met Richard Noble who signed my corgi model I bought on the day. I saw the car as in its disassembled state, the jet engine and the fuel tanks, the carbon fibre monocoque etc. It was in its original blue and orange livery. I saw all the African test runs as well - I so hope they get the funds to go to the original 1000mph they talked about back in 2014 - 800mph is that stepping stone. So good to see Bloodhound re-live.
Descriptionsd wrong, talking about Mc20
Wonderful to bring back attention to an amazing project.
Thank you Harry for highlighting a stunning STEM project that will benefit us all.
The Grand Tour should get Hammond to have a go... Jet car 2.0
Unbelievable Netflix wouldn't be all over this. Like the Wrexham thing get Tom cruise to pilot it and film his journey.
Looking forward to the squirt up the hill out of Burford…..
This vehicle is truly inspiring. It will inspire kids to achieve at a higher level. It has "poster power"! That's where someone, any age, sticks a poster, or large picture, on a wall they glance at occasionally. Sometimes the poster is a car, a woman, or man, a rocket ship, movie poster, a lion. But this thing would go on my wall, if it hits 1k mph. And I'm 74.
Good Luck, and happy driving!
This car has seemed like vapourware for the last decade , and it did seem like it was getting real just prior to 2020 but as we are now in the 15th year of development (Thrust SSC only took 5) this cars story has kind of always felt very odd and capped off (I always wondered if they were looking for a race with the North American Eagle akin to Spirit of America - Formula Shell LSRV and the Thrust SSC in 1997). I really do hope it eventually gets a go with a rocket along with the new management. Good luck Bloodhound!
This round of land speed record always seemed a bridge too far to fund. It's great to see.
They need to run it somewhere else besides bonneville
The bonneville salt flats are way different today than 1997. Climate change has led to different levels of rainfall and salt has been leeching out of the flats for decades as its not being replenished as fast as its being removed by nature.
Potash mining nearby has to do with this also.
The flats reached its peak in area in 1994
Today it is less than half that size. These guys are dreaming a pipe dream if thats where they are going to attempt a run. Speed week was almost canceled this year due to rain and it was canceled in 2022
Australia has a promising lake bed of similar size that does not have this problem.
@@dylanmccallister1888 I think they were planning to run it somewhere in Africa. Some sort of Pan or something like that. The name escapes me.
@@mammoet1133Hakseen Pan iirc
I could sit and listen to Stuart for days!
I do wonder how noisy that’ll be on the favourite bit of road, let alone the acceleration out of Burford!
1K Mph ? Ok so what's the hold up? Let's get this beast on on the ground and let her run‼️💯👍⚡
A better turning circle than a Clio V6….
Less luggage space though
The engineer is absolutely brilliant in explaining the process and building, a piece of magnificent machinery, and the icing on the cake it is very much British made and piloted throughout. I am looking forward to seeing the financial support and seeing it soon. 😊
Impressive, are the servicing parts easily available? I'll buy one if so.
Easy, just costs a bit
Very interesting insight into the project and well done for getting to the farm
At around 1300 km/h in speed, my 4 km to work would take... 1.44 sec. Wow! A little slow, but it should do. 🙃
Went the wrong way with your maths :), 4km would take 11.07 seconds! 1300km/h is 0.36km/s
@@brothertwinzCome on, he must not account extra for parking.
@@brothertwinzYes, i can see where i was wrong. I should have taken 0.36 x 2,7 and then x4. 10,8 i correct. Thanks! Math can be hard.
Followed the project from the beginning. Went to see it run at Newquay. Really hope it gets the funding required.
I hope they get the funding but putting a random millionaire in the drivers seat is madness.
Great video and very interesting. Hopefully won't be too long before a funder is found and break the record!
I wonder if Billy Monger could be the driver they are looking for. That would be a story.
Would love to see the ‘grey panel of crowdfunded names’ (which was on the tail fin) some how reincorporated into the final livery.
Would be a wonderful nod to all those that helped get the project up and running its first iteration 😉
The 10yr old me is going "oooooh, that's really cool". The rest of me is saying "irrelevant in today's world and a complete waste of money"
This is a private enterprise It's they're money to do with as they please without government interference
I know what you mean , but who cares its cool , and it gives bragging rights
Thank you for the video chaps. Looking forward to seeing a new World Record.