Bloodhound SSC: his master’s voice

Posted on 11 Jun 2015 by Callum Bentley

Callum Bentley discovers that Bloodhound’s old dog and Project Director, Richard Noble has plenty of new tricks to keep the 1,000mph project on track.

The year is 1997. It’s a dry, sunny day in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US where about 200 media representatives are gathered. In the middle of them is Richard Noble, one hand on his radio, the other shielding his eyes as he looks towards the horizon. Silently, a small vehicle appears over the…

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