Bloodhound LSR supersonic car to test in South Africa

In October this year, Hakskeen in South African will be the site of a series of high-speed test runs that will involve the British Bloodhound LSR supersonic car. The car will be attempting to smash the world land speed record. Catch up with all the details about the event that should interest automobile and racing enthusiasts.

The British Bloodhound LSR supersonic car is to begin a series of high-speed test runs at Hakskeen n South Africa in October this year in preparation for an attempt at breaking the world land speed record. The tests will be done using the car’s Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine, which was successfully used in low speed trials in the UK in 2017.

Visitors look at the Bloodhound Supersonic Car as it stands on display during a photocall to promote its World Debut, at Canary Wharf in east London on September 24, 2015. The team behind the Bloodhound SCC is hoping to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2016. The supersonic car is a mix of car and aircraft technology, and is powered by a jet engine and a rocket together with a petrol engine auxillary power unit. AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLE'N (AFP)

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