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Project Bulletins

• Project Bulletin 12 (July 1997)
• Project Bulletin 11 (May 1997)
• Project Bulletin 10 (April 1997)
  Also available to download in Word for Windows format.
• Project Bulletin 9 (March 1997)
  Also available to download in Word for Windows format.
• Project Bulletin 8 (January 1997)
  Also available to download in Word for Windows format.
• Project Bulletin 7 (June 1996)
  Also available to download in Word for Windows format.
• Project Bulletin 6 (May 1996)
• Project Bulletin 5 (Feb 1996)
• Project Bulletin 3 (Sept 1995)
• Project Bulletin 2 (Mar 1995)
• Project Bulletin 1 (Feb 1995)

Mach 1 News

- electronic newsletters for club members

• Issue Seven - BTR issue
• Issue Six - Royal Jordanian issue
• Issue Five - BUPA issue
• Issue Four - DERA issue
• Issue Three - Driver announcement
• Issue Two - Motor Show special
• Issue One - Project launch

We have a limited stock of back issues of Mach 1 News that can be purchased at £2.00 per newsletter (including postage & packing). Please see the form for how to order.

Club Talk

- bulletins from Mach 1 Club Members overseas with the team

Special in depth LSR feature articles by LSR experts

New articles will here appear at regular intervals.

• Flying On The Ground - David Tremayne
  How the author drove Sammy Miller's rocket car from zero to 200mph+ in two seconds and lived to tell the tale!
• Craig Breedlove rolls out Spirit of America - Robin Richardson
  Robin reports on Craig Breedlove's progress at Bonneville during his recent holiday in the States.
• The Southport Sunbeams - Fred Harris
  Traces the history of the three Sunbeam LSR cars that have run on the sands at Southport.
• The Sunbeam Tiger Lives! - Robin Richardson
  How the car that took Henry Segrave to an LSR in 1926 was brought out over fifty years later to beat that record.
• The British Challenge - Robin Richardson
  Three other British projects attacking the Wheeldriven Car, Motorcycle and Diesel land speeds records.
• Arfon's Last Stand - Richard Noble
  Personal account of Art's first attempts in his latest Green Monster jet.
• Outrunning Sound - David Tremayne
  The ThrustSSC launch as reported in Motor Sport by its then executive editor and former Thrust2 team member.
• Driving for the LSR - Richard Noble
  The last runs at Black Rock by the man who did it!!
• Medical Records - Robin Richardson
  Dr Nathan Ostich and The Flying Caduceus - the world's first jet car.
• Art Arfons - Harvey Shapiro
  A personal interview covering he early years of this legendary American record breaker.
• All Revved Up And Nowhere To Go - David Tremayne
  Chet Herbert's race to break the wheeldriven LSR before the Bonneville salt disappears.
• The Reluctant Hero - David Tremayne
  Excellent account of the expoits of the man who inspired Richard Noble to become the fastest man on earth.

Question Time

Do you have a question for the Thrust SSC Team about this project, other projects, history of the LSR, or indeed any other aspect of record-breaking? Then ask us by emailing individual team members.

Mail boxes are checked regularly and we will publish the answers to all your questions for other club members to share.

Club members' events

In this section of the Club pages, we are proud to publish articles submitted by Club members.

• Gold Card member Michael Dempsey just can't keep away from Farnborough. This time he was persuaded to help out on the Press Day on August 13th. Read what he thought of the day in ....
  Postscript - Michael Dempsey

• Michael Dempsey came to the Gold Members Lunch, and got more stuffing than expected! Find out why in ...
  The Great Stuffing - Michael Dempsey

• Club member Graham Pike didn't bargain for his wife Joan getting so enthusiastic during the auction at a recent Open Day. Read what he has to say in ...
  The Daily Telegraph Mach 1 Club Open Day - Graham Pike

• Gold Card members, Stanley and Clive Tucker visited ThrustSSC in Jordan in May 1997. Here is there version of the events of the first week in ...
  Mad Dogs and Mach 1 Men - Stanley and Clive Tucker

• Barbie reports on the preparations for the second departure to Jordan in ...
  Packing for Jordan 2 - Barbie McSean

• Barbie McSean helped out again at the Mach 1 Club Open Day on Sunday 27th April. She shares her experiences of the day in ...
  Au revoir, but not Goodbye! - Barbie McSean

• Barbie McSean lets us have her view of the Press Day on April 24th 1997 Her report is in ...
  Early one Morning - Barbie McSean

• Gold member Michael Dempsey helped out at the Press Day at Farnborough on April 24th 1997. Read his personal view in ...
  Press Day - April 24th - Michael Dempsey

• Barbie has been writing again! This time, our roving reporter has been to the Tomorrow's World Live! Exhibition at the NEC. Her report is in ...
  SSC at Tomorrow's World Live! - Barbie McSean

• Barbie McSean's latest report is about the Gold Members Evening on March 15th 1997. Read what she says about Robin in ...
  The Unveiling of Supersonic Black - Barbie McSean

• Barbie McSean came to visit ThrustSSC at Farnborough and went home with more than she expected! See how she got on in ...
  The Auction - Barbie McSean

• The 1997 Mach 1 Club Open Days at Farnborough have begun. Read all about
  Mach 1 Club Open Day - P8.R Shed, Farnborough - 26th January 1997 - Nick Chapman

• Gold Card member Anthony Edwards volunteered to help the team to prepare for the press day at Farnborough. Read about his day in
  Helping Hands - Anthony Edwards

• Club founder, Robin Richardson logs his personal view of the Gold members' day on August 26th 1996: in the latest article
  Getting Ready to Rumble! - Robin Richardson

• Gold Card member Robin Sharman tells us about the day that Gold members were invited to Farnborough to see how the Thrust SSC testing programme is advancing.
  Gold Members' Shakedown runs day - Robin Sharman

• The following article was sent to us by Sean Clarke, who attended the Club Open Day at Fontwell on March 10th 1996.
  A personal view of the Thrust SSC project by a Mach 1 member - Sean Clarke

Any more budding authors out there?!?

We invite Mach 1 Club members to send us articles written by yourself on ThrustSSC or a related topic. We will publish the best ones from time to time. Please send your articles to mach.1.club@battlement.digital.co.uk

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