History
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The car is Aussie Invader 5R and construction started in 2009. It will run a single rocket motor, producing around 62,000 lbs of thrust (about 200,000 horsepower). The car weighs 9.2 tonnes fully fuelled and is capable of accelerating from 0 – 1,000 mph (1,600+ km/h) in just over 20 seconds. In that time the car will burn 2.8 tonnes of propellant!
I work with Rosco McGlashan and the Aussie Invader team in trying to bring the World Land Speed Record to Australia. The work in building Aussie Invader 5R is now in full swing, with preliminary planning and design work having taken a decade before the build could start. The science and technology behind such a project is staggering and only now is some of that coming into the reach of people like us, a dedicated and committed small team, driven with a passion to achieve the seemingly impossible.
Rosco McGlashan OAM leads the team, and is also the driver of Aussie Invader 5R. Rosco has 45 years in the Land Speed Record environment, chasing records and becoming the Fastest Aussie on the planet. Rosco holds the Australian record with Aussie Invader II, set in 1994 at 500 mph (802 km/h). He achieved close to 600mph before crashing and Aussie Invader III was born. He drove Aussie Invader III to a one way pass of 638 mph (1,028 km/h) in 1996.
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Hopefully construction will finished in 2016/17
Modifications
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