Tag: supersonic

This Is What a 1,000MPH Car Looks Like in Kit Form

When it finally rolls out of the garage, Bloodhound SSC will hit a dizzying 1, 000mph . But before it can do that, the team behind the vehicle needs to put it all together. Read more…

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This Is What a 1,000MPH Car Looks Like in Kit Form

Here’s how the wheels of the supersonic car are made

When you’re trying to build the fastest car in human history, like the guys making the Bloodhound SSC, you have to make wheels that basically re-invent the wheel. To reach 1000mph and go supersonic, the wheels they’re using weigh over 230 pounds, nearly 3 feet wide and spin four times faster than a F1 car. Read more…

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Here’s how the wheels of the supersonic car are made