Bloodhound Land Speed Car Seeks Driver - Got What It Takes?
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2023
- News from the Bloodhound LSR team, who are seeking a driver for their renewed attempt to break the World Land Speed Record in a car powered by an afterburning jet engine and a rocket motor.
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Guy Martin's crazy enough to do it, I would love to see Bloodhound succeed.
I'm with you on that one. Get a brew on first though chief.
As he has now had runs in triumph lsr and other things like flying planes he would be one of the best people for it as I live near guy if I see him ill shout at him and tell him
Yeah absolutely. Guy would be the perfect fit. I'm sure he'd be able to raise a fair amount of money for the project as well.
Hes a dad now, can't see him risking something like this considering the high probability of death
@@TheKruxed Isn't he still doing his 300 mph in a mile bike project. That seems to be even more dangerous than this.
Having Andy Green as development and test driver and then mentor is a massive plus, to have someone who is used to briefing other pilots about missions and mission reports act as mentor is a unique opportunity.
As a out-and-out proud Brit, with 60 yrs driving experience, I'd apply, but I'm heading for 83, and I don't want to risk rejection.
We should remember - and Andy Green will certainly remember - the selection process for SSC. The shortlist of drivers included people with drag racing experience but the trained discipline of a fighter pilot mindset proved to be best.
You should put Guy Martin into the driver's seat.
Sounds like he ticks all the boxes apart from maybe the" very disciplined" requirement
I knew the project had financial difficulties but I never knew it was in line for the breakers torch! We are all incredibly lucky that this didn't happen. I dread to think just how close it came.
Its so amazing what the team have achieved already. 628 mph certainly is no slouch! only 135mph shy of the current record! I wish them all the best for the future.
Sounds like they have financial difficulties again, as they're asking the new driver to bring in money. Hope they find someone suitable.
I'd like to apply. I'm an overweight, chain smoking, 60 something with a fondness for Jim Beam. In a previous life I was a bus driver and a ex motorcycle racer - not sure which is more applicable - either way I'm not getting into it without a ciggie and a large JB.
I wish the team every success in this endeavour.
YOUR HIRED!
You were born for this. Cheers! 🍸
Don't think there is anybody but Sir Andy Green that could realistically get that thing close to or to 1000 mph. He's your guy. Better hurry, he ain't getting any younger.
Glad to see they ares still working on this. Here's hoping for the best.
When he started talking net zero, my interest fell through the floor.
Wow this video came out so fast! Really hope the team can break 1000mph soon enough!
I was wondering if this project would ever progress. Positive news and if it's completed will be a major advert for British Engineering.
Many thanks for this update S&G👍
Wild to think that I was in primary school when Bloodhound was first announced. Still remember seeing it for the first time in a book I got, big print of the car across two pages. The original blue and orange livery is very nostalgic to me.
Though, there was no mention of "Net-zero/sustainability" nonsense back then. Anything to appease the death cult and continue perpetuating their narrative nowadays. I'm sure the fuel used now will offset the previous 15 years of development, all of which was spent on a project that only exists for the sake of excess... Its almost patronising lol
All the best to them though. Would be cool to see this projects true potential materialise.
Alan Millyard. He's the guy that turned a Viper V-10 engine into a motorcycle using a hacksaw blade and a shed while his lovely wife made biscuits and tea.
Nice thought and he's a sound bloke, but 180 odd on the Viper once or twice is no experience for something like this. Bet he'd love to exercise his spanners on the project though.
Millyard is an artist, he should win the Turner Prize.
My only question is: Andy isn't the car's driver anymore just because the project is looking for a paying driver?? He has to be the most experienced person on Earth when it comes to driving a supersonic car (also because he's the only one so far but not only)...
George Santos would love to do it. He is a 6 time F1 champion, he won Le Mans 25 times, and he also won the Paris Dakar rally. And on top of that he flew the space shuttle several times. 😁😅
Great news and I wish Bloodhound all the best. Cant wait to see that record.
In 1989, I was caught on my CBR600F 'cruising' at 97mph on the A3. I told the copper I couldn't see the speedo because the handlebar was in the way (which was true actually). I'm definititely your man for the job.
Funny enough I have the reflexes of F1 and the timing of a water clock in a hurricane. Which honestly would be fine but I'm not suicidal...
Such good news that this is on the move again. My family's names are all on the fin. Go Bloodhound!
One engineering concern is how to make the fuel-burn's changing center of gravity work with the precise flat-out stages of throttle application. If all of that rocket fuel is solid, the rear end will get lighter on the low side. The rudder can help with lateral control. But you might want to have the jet fuel sort of "even-out" the change in weight at precise moments. Spoilers or elevators strictly controlled by the fuel levels or a safety gyro controlling the rudder/steering may be where moveable aerodynamic surfaces are needed. At that speed, the wheels could somewhat add mechanical gyroscopic stability as long as the suspension geometry works in your favor. With such light wheels, you might want the suspension to be mag-lev controlled or have the springs made by the same as an F1 engine valve spring mfg. I'm just spitballing here, as I really don't know what I am talking about. The spring rate has to be dead-precise. Perhaps some type of aero-spring design which manipulates the rate with speed while minimizing drag? Additional aero surfaces create more drag. But an advanced suspension system could really improve ground resistance if digitally controlled. Now to find a budget for all of my untried fantasy;)
DPD Drivers. Your moment has come
Delighted to hear there's still life in this project! It's been the worst development hell of any LSR attempt in history - at least among those which didn't just fade away. The dogged determination of these people is wonderful.
Second only to Quicksilver the WSR challenger project. It's been in build since like 2004
Great to hear there is still life in the old dog! Also nice to see the full sized show car still being used, our company made it here on the good old Isle of Wight! The real chassis/tub was made in Bognor in West Sussex by an amazing company URT unfortunately not about any more.
The man they need is Guy Martin.
Some call Guy Martin, stat!
This is a smart move by the Bloodhound gang. Financial backers rarely get any return from their investment in LSR cars. The drivers are the ones who get all the headlines and names in record books. Having someone pay to be the fastest person on earth just makes sense.
I feel that for the speeds required it really has to be a fast jet pilot, but, as has always been the case, certainly post WWII, funding is the major block to these things. It's no longer a wow event it once was to the mainstream of society/media. I remember the news announcing Thrust SSC going supersonic. Interesting? Yes. Did it excite me? No. Bringing in a driver with funding in a direct manner is wishfull thinking, but there's one chap who will, likely as not be interested in this sort of thing from the enginneering to the cockpit, and that's Guy Martin. He's a likeable chap that has a following over a broad spectrum of folk, certainly here in the UK, has plenty of motorcycle experience, and even the lame effort by Triumph to break the motorbike land speed record (shouldn't have used Bonneville). Granted, 400 odd mph is like walking compared to 800 mph, but perhaps there would be some funding from the media. Granted not enough though. I dare say with Guy in the cockpit he would no doubt draw in interest from folk that probably wouldn't take a look, let alone a second one. Plus he likes to get his hands dirty!
400 MPH on 2 wheels looks really hairy to me ! Yes, it's not 800 , but still !
Guy Martin is a rebel.
Not at all suitable.
A fantastic person but a huge risk taker.
Getting the buzz words of sustainable and net zero in there is concering
amazing andy well done sir
Clearly this is a way of raising money. They would have a massive line of people with sufficient skills, but few with the skills and cash backing to fund the project. Maybe Lance Stroll could ask his dad?
Competition from America or elsewhere is needed to prevent complacency.
Totally agree. Guy Martin is the man for the job!
I’ll do it. Bloody oath. I’m trying to setup a Harley for landspeed records I live to go fast. I’m a double amputee, I lost both legs after getting electrocuted by 19,000 volts 3 times. I race dirtbikes in desert too. I’m ya man, not only do I have the skills and courage, I understand how the vehicle works and I’d have no issues explaining any problems and how the vehicle feels. I’m a huge inspiration to everyone I meet and that’ll skyrocket driving for you. I’m great in interviews and I live to go fast.
Care not for what I say,
But the actions I take,
For there what made me the man I am today,
And the person I’ll be tomorrow.
Your only disability is your own mindset.
Brad Richardson
Guy Martin💪🏾
Great to hear this is still happening :-) I could drive it , but I find my Passat a handful ;-)
Glad this project didn't die, I remember seeing the mock up at show very early on, so have been looking forward to seeing it establish what might be the final ever LS record, if it reaches or exceeds 1000mph. I reckon it needs either an experienced top fuel drag race driver, or another ex jet fighter pilot. Although a pilot is unlikely to bring any money, a drag racer might be able to raise substantial sponsership. Please let it be a british backer!
Someone get Guy Martin to do it. He's mad enough to do it, tough enough to endure the training and has enough celebrity/notoriety to bring a lot more eyes onto the project. Hell, it'd make another great tv series from him.
A bit old don't you think and a loose cannon.
Disciplined .. not a description I would use.
@@stevewilliams2498 I can't comment on his discipline, but I wouldn't say he's too old at all. He's only 42 which is marginally older than Andy Green's age of 35 during the Thrust SSC runs back in 1997. Not to mention, Andy was running all the Bloodhound SSC tests well into his late 50's.
Hopefully Bloodhound can get everything sorted it's been a few years now since their 628mph test.
So it's about the money, they need a billionaire willing to bankroll it for many tens of millions in return for the ride of a lifetime. But what they really need is a competitor. The real problem is that the thrust driven LSR has become so high that the barrier to entry is enormous both in money and resources and time. The places on earth where it's possible to attempt a run are getting fewer. Britain already holds the record, so what's the incentive for a British team to break it again?
The incentive is to go fully supersonic rather than be stuck in the transonic region as Thrust SSC was.
I'd like to hear Andy Green's un-filtered commentary on the last runs where he got it up just over 600mph. It looked like a complete handful to drive, and Andy didn't seem very happy with the way it went.
I think it's very interesting that Bloodhound substantially follows the cockpit in front layout that Richard Noble was so against, when it was SSC vs Spirit of America.
@@polbeccaI think I remember them saying the frontal cross section of Thrust SSC was far too large and they had to reduce the frontal area to get past the transonic region and go fully supersonic. Which is what a record with an 8 on the front would achieve.
Thanks for sharing.
Does it say something about the marketing of Bloodhound ?
This is the 1st I have heard about the project.
Good luck to them.
Please S&G keeps us informed.
Guy Martin has the skillset and balls for this. If he's up to it I bet he could bring money via coverage etc.
Top channel❤
“hold my beer” won’t fit the bill, I suppose?
Love the way you jigsawed them words into a comment, made me laugh. 👍😜
I would love to see a heads up contest between this car and the invader from Australia.
I think that once the invader takes the speed record back it will really tough to reclaim it
Rosco really deserves his time in the spotlight.
Rosco and the Aussie Invader 5R team are still gunning for 1000mph. If they hit that before Bloodhound hits 800, this team are going to be in a very tough spot.
The troubles Bloodhound has had with raising funds with proven and experienced team just shows how hard it is, I don’t think the Aussie Invader stands a chance to set the LSR. Not so much the engineering side of things but the backing (money and manpower) to test and validate with the necessary timeframes to safely and repeatedly reach supersonic speeds.
Like many I'm so glad this is back on, I joined Bloodhound SSC when it was first anounced and would love to see it break 800 mph, let alone 1000.
Just a little thought, will Red Bull or Ineos take the challenge? Seem ideal candidates to me.
Might Toyota have a look WEC and WRC champions, sustainable none electric, just what they are promoting.
What happened to Andy Green ? Isnt he the best for the job? Maybe he just feels he doesnt want to do it anymore?
He's in his 60s now isn't he? This project probably needs a younger driver with faster reactions.
It sounds like they want a "Pay Driver" who can bring $ or a big sponsor. Or maybe Green has a health issue?
I get the impression that Andy doesn't trust it and doesn't want to drive it anymore.
"I need someone with huge... discipline."
- Guy Martin or
Lewis Hamilton. That'b a hell of a thing too see! 👍
I'd have a go, but I'm washing my hair that day.
And did you get the jop as pilot for the Bloodhound ?
If my PPI comes in this week I'll come along and give it a go....🤣🤣
Yes thanks, when do i start ?
NASCAR, Sprint Car, Indy Car Drivers all have hundreds of hours driving fast and pushing the Car to the limits of where they start sliding.
Do they have full funding for a record attempt then?
"a driver who could bring the necessary skills, ambition AND FUNDING to the car"
So they're looking for somebody called Sheikh........
Confused why Andy can’t drive since he’s able bodied and still with the project. They glossed over the reason.
"Hammond!!!"
Im already there, just gimme the green light...
Mixed feelings about this, I don’t see Andy’s record being broke anytime soon by anyone.
At this point, I don't care about sustainable blah blah. I want 1000mph!!! Damn it!!!
Someone's been watching Drive to Survive.
Guy Martin gets my vote. The mans a legend
I volunteer as tribute!
WoooHooo!!!!
I’m actually thinking of applying. Be a nice way to put my Aerospace Engineering degree and driving skills to work!! So much for MY car😂.
> Got what it takes?
Many millions of sponsorship.
Ideally you'll have some experience of driving quick vehicles too, but money is more important....
I don't expect Bloodhound will ever attempt the LSR - such a shame.
Buy the beer I'll give it a go
I would drive it. Ut i would much rather see Aussie Invader 5R smash the record. Richard Nobles team has had his moment in the sun.
Surely any 18 year old with a Vauxhall Corsa would be up for it? 😜❤️
I'm sure i could do it, does it matter if my driver's license was just confiscated for DUI?
I'd have thought a likely sponsor could be Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and Ineos. As for a driver (pilot ? !!) , an ex jet fighter pilot like Andy Green would strike me as a good choice. For publicity there's always Guy Martin, yes, not a jet fighter pilot, but possibly "suitable" in a few ways !
For a non British sponsor, I'd have thought it's the kind of thing Red Bull would love to do !
Hold my beer
Huge discipline?? You need someone with huge balls
Just a Thought---WHEN, we succeed breaking the 1000 MPH barrier, Will that be the end of the road, so to speak? WHO would even want to spend vast amounts of money and risk life etc, just to acheive 1,0001 mph. ? NOT until a huge leap in power and the ability to keep it on the ground, I should think, Maybe 20 years time ?
I'm curious about what possible practical benefits this technology can bring to the world, I can't think of any. It's interesting that none of the people so actively backing this endeavor have the the courage to attempt to pilot it... bit it's OK to let someone else do it.
Aerodynamics, Ground-effect, Sustainable fuel technology, CFD, CAD, Boundary layer dynamics, Active/ Adaptive suspension... - I'm sure a real engineer could give you a much better and more comprehensive list. Perhaps most importantly is the boost it gives to young people considering STEM subjects through the educational programme. As for "courage" I'd bet that most if not all the backers would love to drive it, but they know it's a very specialised skill possessed by only a few. Richard Noble drove Thrust 2 to the 633mph record but knew he wasn't up to the task of taking Thrust SSC supersonic at his age. Now time has caught up with Andy Green so we need someone younger and with the necessary reflexes, driving brain and engineering nous. Watch the documentary on SSC and the section on selecting the driver and you'll see why it's not just a question of balls.
@@peterrenn6341I think Andy Green still has what it takes, and this is purely about bringing in the funding. They've tried everything else.
Guy Martin , got to be !
2 words..Guy Martin
richard hammond as driver :)
Its still a hideous leviathan even with the primarily white livery....
I was hoping this project would be reignited hopefully now with full afterburners and rocket propellent behind it.
Pretty sure I have what it takes. I can keep my eyes closed for several minutes whilst screaming and peeing all at the same time. Probably could manage a little pooh as well for good measure. 😂😂😂
The 'tour' went to further north than Warwick so they obviously want a good old chap from the south, no northern blokes need apply, or Scottish, Welsh or even Irish.
I paid to have my name listed on the car as a sponsor….i guess that is no longer happening 😢
I find it an odd choice to move to a “buy a seat” funding model, I guess everything else has already been tried so good luck to them. We will never know if Andy was stood aside willingly of was pushed but he has been such an amazing ambassador for the project I can’t help but feel a tinge of sadness he won’t be the driver. I was just reading some of the interviews after testing and the car takes quite a lot of driving so good luck to the new pilot your will have you hands full.
Yeah, that sets off all sorts of red flags. And then when they started on with all of that "sustainable fuels" nonsense I just started to lol.
@@rockets4kidsThe sustainable fuels is simply because rich people don't want the negative publicity of being involved with something that emits a load of carbon just to go fast. Personally I feel a project like this is a drop in the ocean of carbon emissions, but the team is doing what they have to do to get funding.
@@owensmith7530 Exactly.
Money. That’s all they want. These programs never end well.
Richard Noble's last two programmes did: Outright world LSRs of 633mph and 763mph.
How hard can it be to stamp on a pedal
😂
Not quite.
Got to be Guy Martin
Richard Hammond 😂
Does the land speed record officially require a human driver? If not, I say stick a Boston Dynamics robo-driver in and get them to fund it all.
I recon Guy Martin is the man for the job, but whatever you do don't let Richard Hammond anywhere near it.
Meh my list of "ways to die spectacularly" is long enough as-is.
Enough of the 'Net Zero' garbage.
Just go fast.
Don't let it wind you up. It helps garner funding from fuel companies.
There’s a white van man my way, he’d give it a go.. I’ll ask him if I can catch him, but come on Jodie Kidd I say!
Wasn’t she a supermodel?
green doesnt want to drive it,, know its a coffin on wheels !!!
thought this project had died
The Stig man just saying
Guy Martin is the only man for the job
Put a Tesla self driving setup in it.
Lost me at 'net zero'...
There's already been speculation that 'Mr Beast' has offered a substantial amount of money to become the driver (!)
I hate all this 'rent a driver' stuff. The driver should be Andy Green, full stop.
F1 has proven times and times again that paying drivers are the way to go
Name a pay driver that wins races or championships.....
@@MX304 obviously totally unfamiliar with sarcasm
@@MX304 My comment was a little sarcastical joke, But i can answer your question anyway, Schumacher and Lauda