Today the Bloodhound SSC ( car = Supersonic Land Vehicle ), equipped with an EuroFighter jet engine, will make its first run at ...driven by RAF Wing Commander Andy Green http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41747995 & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodhound_SSC
Whoa! I've been waiting for this for ages - I didn't realize it was today. It's taken so much time it had fallen off my radar. I think it's still another year till the actual attempt though right? *EDIT* FTA - another 2-3 years before they make their attempt... sigh.
Darn it! I got all excited and then checked out the website, 2019 for an 800mph run and no attempt on 1000mph until 2020.