Bloodhound SSC

Rolls-Royce Sponsoring 1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC Project

The mission: Build a car that can exceed 1,000 miles per hour. Do we have your attention yet? The jet-engine maker Rolls-Royce PLC have announced that they're supporting the Bloodhound Project, an educational program (and a real land-speed-record effort) that hopes to break that barrier. Rolls will...

May 13, 2013 by Bengt Halvorson

1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC show car unveiled

Does Carbon Neutrality Matter At 1,000 MPH?

Australian Team Seeks Land Speed Record With Aussie Invader 5R

The Bloodhound SSC's rocket engine, undergoing its first test firing

The Bloodhound SSC Tests Its Rocket Engine: Video

Chris Harris races Andy Green in a pair of Radical SR3s

Chris Harris Races The Radical SR3 With Andy Green, Bloodhound SSC Pilot

The Bloodhound SSC is fairly mental all on its own: basically, a jet without wings intended to skim the surface of a salt lake bed. The driver, accordingly, is slightly more... August 8, 2012 by Nelson Ireson

Bloodhound Land Speed Car Gets First Record (In Scale Speed)

If you've been following the race for the Land Speed Record you'll be familiar with Bloodhound SSC. The U.K-based team headed by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green hopes to... June 2, 2011 by Antony Ingram

1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC Show Car Unveiled

This spring we brought you news of the Bloodhound SSC land speed record-seeking jet car as it made aerodynamic breakthroughs in computer simulation on its quest for 1,000... July 19, 2010 by Nelson Ireson

Bloodhound SSC Team Makes Aerodynamic Breakthrough On Road To 1,000 MPH

The quest for the ultimate land speed record has driven some of the most daring, borderline insane crews and drivers to the limit over the past century, and the team behind... March 17, 2010 by Nelson Ireson