Hi all
I'm glad the ad got noticed! And that the Fossett LSR project is being talked about.
The Fossett LSR project (the complete car and all of its associated support vehicles, spares, tools, etc) is for sale as a 'complete and nearly ready to run' project - our objective in placing an ad this week was, of course, to bring this to the attention of the larger USA / N. American racing community. And as Louise points out, at Project 100 we are organizing the sale on behalf of the Fossett Foundation. Anyone who wants to call me to discuss their interest and details of the project / total package / price is always welcome to do so - I'm happy to chat (and yes, I choose to live and work in the UK - but I come from Seabrook, Texas, in fact, and would be delighted to see an American / North American team take the record back).
As Louise helpfully points out, with a good team behind it the existing record could be broken handily by this car - hence its 2006-2007 working name 'Target 800 mph'. Yes, more recent projects are targeting higher speeds, but before anyone gets to 1000 mph, I would bet that someone will first set the official mark at 800 mph... and then 900 mph. I don't think Ed and his team at NAE would sniff at 800 mph, nor will AI5 and BSSC when they unleash their own cars in due course. Even with my marginal LSR knowledge, I think that it would be a cool and worthwhile thing to hold the absolute land speed record - whether that record lasts for 5 years, 5 months or 5 days.
STUART