bloodhound SSC gets ready to hit the track in october

twenty years after the current record of 763.035 mph was set, the bloodhound SCC will be driven at cornwall airport newquay for the first time this october. the super car, which was previously published last year on designboom, will be viewed by thousands of viewers who will flock to see it driven at a speed of up to 200mph on the 1.7mile (2.7km) runway. 

before its launch bloodhound SCC will first undergo several days of static ‘tie-down’ tests. the jet engine will be run up, with the car chained to the ground, so that the performance of car’s bespoke air intake, fuel and electrical systems can be checked. all being well, dynamic testing will then follow on.

the main interest is the low-speed capability of the jet engine intake, positioned above the cockpit. designed to work best at speeds over 800mph, the project’s engineers need to understand how it performs at very low speeds.

‘the runway trials at cornwall airport newquay will be the biggest milestone in the history of the project so far. they will provide important data on the performance of the car and give us a first opportunity to rehearse the procedures we’ll use when we go record breaking’ says project director richard noble