Education News BLOODHOUND connects pupils across continents
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The BLOODHOUND Project is connecting pupils from the UK - where the supersonic car is being built - and the outlying areas of the Northern Cape in South Africa, with the donation of hundreds of books being sent to the Northern Cape.
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BLOODHOUND in the New York Times
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We've recieved a great write up in the New York Times, check out the full story here.
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Castrol's heritage in Land Speed Racing
Bloodhound TV
BLOODHOUND's new partner, Castrol, has a notable heritage in Land Speed Racing, the original, purest and fastest form of automotive competition. The land speed record has been broken 21 times with Castrol as a partner, from Sir Malcolm Campbell’s first record attempt in 1924 (146mph / 235kmh) to a 30-year history of supporting the Thrust campaigns. Thrust successfully raised the Land Speed Record first to 633 mph (1,019 kmh) with Richard Noble’s Thrust 2, and then to 763 mph (1,228 kmh) with Andy Green at the helm of Thrust SSC in 1997. This record still stands today and will be the first target for BLOODHOUND SSC when it arrives in Hakskeen Pan, South Africa in 2015.
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Castrol Joins The BLOODHOUND Project
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The BLOODHOUND Project is proud to announce a new partnership with Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, who will provide high performance lubricants, brake and hydraulic fluids for use in the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car - the 1,000 mph Land Speed racing car now being constructed in Bristol, UK.
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BLOODHOUND in school
Saturday, 15 February, 2014News
We have had the following correspondence about how one school is using BLOODHOUND SSC in its curriculum. Thanks for the feedback - we'll try and get some pictures when the activities have taken place!
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School Work
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We recently received a fantastic project book from Joe, a pupil at Tacolneston C of E Primary School, Norwich. Joe spent many hours researching the car, the team members, the run site and our sponsors. Joe designed a livery for Andy Green's race helmet and posed some great questions which we've answered below:
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How to design your own 1,000 mph car
Bloodhound TV
Last autumn 200 pupils learned how to design their own 1,000 mph cars.
11 to 14-year-old pupils from 12 Bristol schools took part in SPEED: Beat the Bloodhound, a team-based competition, led by David Standingford and Jamil Appa from Zenotech Ltd, part of a pilot education programme funded by a Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious grant for public engagement.
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Xcar visits the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre
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XCAR went behind the sceens at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre to meet the team and find out why we are building the most powerful land vehicle on the planet?
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MBE for Bloodhound aerodynamicist Ron Ayers
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BLOODHOUND's Chief Aerodynamicist Ron Ayers, 81, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year honours list. Ron was also Chief of Aerodynamics on Thrust SSC, the first car to break the sound barrier in 1997 when Driver Andy Green reached a top speed of more than 763mph.
