The UK project to set a new land speed record will try to get back on the road with a new driver.
The UK wants another crack at the world land speed record and needs a driver for its Bloodhound supersonic car.
Bloodhound has been sitting in the Coventry Transport Museum since impressing on testing runs in South Africa's Kalahari Desert in 2019.The Covid pandemic scuppered attempts to raise the necessary cash four years ago, but team leader Stuart Edmondson is convinced the time is now right to revive the mission.
"They've got to have certain skills and experience. I need a particular mind to sit in Bloodhound. It's all about discipline in a challenging environment," he told BBC News. Sensitive components, such as its EJ200 Eurofighter jet engine, have been removed and put in safe storage. The Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has assured the team the power unit will be made available again if the project goes racing once more.
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