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A New Onboard Shows The Bloodhound LSR Hit A Whopping 628 MPH

Bloodhound LSR—the revival of the defunct Bloodhound SSC project—is currently working its way up to its ultimate…

Elizabeth Blackstock

PublishedDecember 19, 2019

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The Bloodhound LSR Project Makes It To 501 MPH

The newly revitalized Bloodhound LSR project has appeared back on the automotive scene in a big way. A year ago,…

Elizabeth Blackstock

PublishedNovember 7, 2019

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Ride Onboard The Bloodhound For A Super Chill 334 MPH Practice Run

Most of us have taken a car above the ton. Some of us have taken a car to VMax, usually an economy car of some sort…

Bradley Brownell

PublishedOctober 29, 2019

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The Bloodhound SSC Project Is Back In Business With A Brand New Name

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car has had one hell of a rough time these past few years. Aiming to be the first car to…

Elizabeth Blackstock

PublishedOctober 2, 2019

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The Bloodhound Supersonic Car Project Is Back On and Going for the Land-Speed Record

The Bloodhound supersonic car project that’s been racing toward a 1,000-mph land record for the past decade was save…

Alanis King

PublishedMarch 21, 2019

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The 1,000-MPH (?) Bloodhound Supersonic Car Can Be Yours for the Price of a New McLaren

The Bloodhound supersonic car project that’s spent the last decade aiming for a 1,000-mph land record is dead, succum…

Alanis King

PublishedDecember 10, 2018

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The Bloodhound SSC Gunning for 1,000 MPH Is in Deep Trouble

The Bloodhound SSC hoped to be the world land speed record holders by now, saying in 2015 that they hoped to make an…

Erik Shilling

PublishedOctober 15, 2018

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1/21/16

British Geniuses Explain How They Can Make A Car Go 1,000 MPH

The Bloodhound SCC is a 44-foot-long “car” that uses a jet engine to accelerate to 350 MPH. Then it turns on a…

Andrew P. Collins

PublishedJanuary 21, 2016

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9/23/15

Bloodhound SSC: This 1,000 MPH Rocket Is The World's Most Powerful Car

The Bloodhound SSC landspeed racer is what happens when the people who build the car that broke the sound barrier…

Matt Hardigree

PublishedSeptember 23, 2015

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3/11/15

Firing A Gun At Your Car Is How You Test For A Rock Strike At 1000 MPH

The team at Bloodhound SSC have to protect their driver if a rock strikes the cabin (or a wheel explodes) at their…

Raphael Orlove

PublishedMarch 11, 2015

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2/4/15

Half A Million Dollar Coffee Tables And The 1000 MPH Bloodhound SSC

Let's say you wanted to order a piece of the Bloodhound SSC yourself. Nothing crazy. A CNC support section. Just a…

Raphael Orlove

PublishedFebruary 4, 2015

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1/22/15

How To Test A Radio At 650 MPH

This communications test might seem fast at a good 650 mph, but it's nothing compared to what the Bloodhound SSC…

Raphael Orlove

PublishedJanuary 22, 2015

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12/9/14

When The Land Speed Record Was Set, A Town Thought It Had An Earthquake

Way back in 1997 the first supersonic car ever built smashed the world land speed record. The Thrust SSC was silent…

Michael Ballaban

PublishedDecember 9, 2014

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6/13/14

Why The Bloodhound SSC Needs A 1,000 MPH Rolex

We've already seen the 1000 MPH Rolex built for the Bloodhound SSC land speed record hopeful. Now, driver Andy Green…

Raphael Orlove

PublishedJune 13, 2014

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5/20/14

Witness The Ultimate Form Of Velocity With The First Supersonic Car

On October 15th, 1997, RAF fighter pilot Andy Green got behind the wheel of a twin jet-engined wondership known as…

Michael Ballaban

PublishedMay 20, 2014

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5/9/14

At 1,000 MPH, This Is The World's Fastest Rolex

The jet-powered Bloodhound SSC will make its 1,000 MPH world record attempt in 2016. And when driver Andy Green…

Damon Lavrinc

PublishedMay 9, 2014

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10/4/13

Ask Land-Speed Legend, 1000-mph Seeker Richard Noble Anything

Welcome to yet another installment of Jalopnik Live, where we let you ask the newsmakers and stars of the automotive…

Mike Spinelli

PublishedOctober 4, 2013

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8/11/13

This Is How You Make 1,000 MPH Wheels

Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick…

Michael Ballaban

PublishedAugust 11, 2013

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10/3/12

Watch The Supersonic Car Rocket Engine Test Right Now

Today's the first of a series of big days for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car; a rocket-powered car designers hope…

Benjamin Preston

PublishedOctober 3, 2012

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9/13/12

This Cruise Missile-Inspired Supersonic Car Will Be Powered By Insane Formula One Rockets

Imagine a rocket car that can scream across the Earth's surface at 1,000 mph.

Benjamin Preston

PublishedSeptember 13, 2012

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