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200,000-horsepower Aussie rocket car takes aim at 1,000 mph in 2022

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The Aussie Invader 5R's custom-designed rocket engine is good for around 62,000 lbf of thrust

With the Bloodhound SSC team flat broke, and the North American Eagle destroyed in a tragic fireball in Oregon, Perth’s Aussie Invader 5R is planning to take a run at the very elusive 1,000 mph (1,609.3 km/h) mark. In doing so, the team will need to smash the outright land speed record, which has stood firm since October 1997, when the ThrustSSC broke the sound barrier for the first time and recorded an official 763.035 mph (1227.985 km/h).

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Rocket, Land Speed Records, Crazy

Source: https://newatlas.com/automotive/aussie-invader-land-speed-rocket-car/

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