LONDON, England (CNN)-- Speed enthusiasts hope to build a rocket car that can go faster than a bullet from a handgun -- and break the world land speed record. If it succeeds the Bloodhound SSC ...

At 12.8 meters, the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) is longer than four BMW Minis parked end to end, boasts solid titanium wheels and uses parachutes to brake. After three years of painstaking ...

Primary school investigate why cars normally have tyres - even though Bloodhound SSC does not. They visit a race track to find out about grip and traction, and ride bikes to find out about comfort.

Dr YAN WONG:This is Bloodhound SSC. It's going to be the fastest car in the world. And with me are children from around the country who are investigating what will make this one of the most ...

“I treat Bloodhound as a very low-flying airplane ... They were part of the team that worked on the Thrust SSC (supersonic car), which blazed across Nevada’s Black Rock Desert in 1997 ...

John Abel, Oracle's head of technology and cloud UK, Ireland and Israel, explains why the software giant is involved in the new land-speed world record attempt The Bloodhound SSC, the project to ...