Richard Noble is one such person. He’s spearheading a project called Bloodhound SSC that will visit uncharted territory on its way to a new land speed record on the far side of 1,000mph.

Meet the Bloodhound SSC. Measuring in at 13.5 meters (44 feet) in length and 7.5 tons in weight, the Bloodhound SSC is capable of producing 135,000bhp. This is all still theoretical at the moment ...

This is the Bloodhound SSC. Or, at least, this will be the Bloodhound SSC, which will attempt to achieve the land speed world record and drive more than 1,000 mph, across the Kalahari Desert in ...

The team took the engine to max reheat (aka afterburner), while Bloodhound SSC Driver Andy Green sat in the cockpit throttling the jet engine with his right foot. The car was tied down to a secure ...

A car built to go 1000 mph has completed its first public tests. The Bloodhound SSC is a jet and rocket-powered streamliner that uses a Formula 1 engine as a fuel pump. The needle-nose car made ...

Green will be driving the £10 million Bloodhound SSC in South Africa next year in an attempt to beat the current record of 763mph (he set it himself in 1997 in the ThrustSSC) before returning in ...

The current record holder Thrust SSC was piloted ... tracking Bloodhound Team’s progress and bring you all the latest happening as they move from Bristol, UK to Hakskeen Pan, SA to make their ...

Two people who know more than most about the coveted land speed record are the driving forces behind the Bloodhound SSC project. Current LSR holder Andy Green and the man whose record he broke ...

The three-year deal includes both financial and technical support for the project, as well as an extension of Bloodhound SSC's STEM in schools promotion across China. Richard Noble, the main ...

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) has been designed for one single purpose: To be the first car ever to reach 1,000mph. Costing a staggering £10m and taking almost a decade to design and build ...