In 1977, Richard Noble bought a jet engine and placed an advert: “Wanted: 650 mph Car Designer.” What followed was an extraordinary adventure. With contributions from Richard Noble and the Thrust team, YouTuber @ScarfAndGoggles tells the remarkable story of Thrust 2.
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In the mid-1970s, Thrust 1 represented Richard Noble’s first steps towards challenging for the Land Speed Record. In this new interview by @ScarfAndGoggles , Richard Noble talks about what originally inspired him to take aim at the World Land Speed Record, and how he went about it.
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Linking @ScarfAndGoggles channel’s Story of Crusader, the jet hydroplane designed by legendary engineer Reid Railton in which John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in 1952.
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