The Project Bloodhound is dead, long live the
Bloodhound LSR; the land speed record project returns to business under a new
owner, livery and branding, and with the promise to start high-speed tests as
soon as possible. The effort will be coordinated from a new base at the SGS Berkeley
Green University Technical College (UTC) in Berkeley, UK, under the ownership
of Ian Warhurst.
The car, presented in its new white-red livery, will
still be driven by the current world land speed record holder Andy Green while
most of the old team remains the same, including chief engineer Mark Chapman.
The plain livery of the jet car will change once
discussions with potential sponsors reach fruition. “We’re already having
detailed discussions with a number of organisations about exciting new
sponsorship possibilities, as well as talking to those involved in the previous
phase of the programme,” said commercial director Ewen Honeyman.
The Bloodhound LSR (Land Speed Record) will attempt
to break the 1000 mph barrier, with tests to take place at a specially prepared
track in South Africa.
