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After 10 years of design, development and build, Bloodhound will make its first test run at Newquay airport on 26 October 2017. Aiming to travel at speeds of up to 200mph, the UK test trials are Bloodhound’s important initial steps towards the land speed record attempts coming up in 2018 and 2019.
Institution Members have an exclusive opportunity to see this great feat of British engineering in motion. To be in with a chance of winning one of five pairs of Gold VIP tickets to this landmark event, all you have to do is complete a short survey by 15 September.
The VIP winners will join 1K Club Gold Members and sponsors of Bloodhound SSC on an exciting first day of trials, which includes the opportunity to meet Bloodhound Project Lead Richard Noble or driver Andy Green. You’ll be one of the first in the world to see, hear and feel Bloodhound SSC blast down the 1.7 mile runway at Cornwall Airport, Newquay.
Gold VIP tickets* include:
- Two entry tickets to the VIP-only day, 26 October
- Access to the VIP viewing area
- Lunch, including wine, in a dedicated VIP zone
- Meet and greet with Andy Green (Bloodhound SSC driver and current world land speed record holder with Thrust SSC) or Richard Noble (Bloodhound SSC project leader and former world land speed record holder with Thrust)**
- VIP parking
Complete the Members-only survey now. Closing date for entry is 15 September. The five winners will be informed by 18 September.
Exclusive Member 10% discount for Bloodhound SSC public day, 28 October
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has been alongside Bloodhound from the start. As the sole professional engineering institution to support and sponsor this unique engineering and educational project, we are offering Institution Members not only the opportunity to win tickets to the VIP-only day on 26 October, but also a 10% ticket discount for the family-friendly public day of Bloodhound test runs at Newquay on 28 October.
Kicking off at 10am, there’s an action-packed schedule, including team interviews, vehicle demonstrations, education activities and driving Newquay runway aerial viewaerisimulators. An education day for school groups follows on Monday 30 October.
Bloodhound Chief Engineer to speak at IMechE Simulation and Modelling Conference
There’s more inspiration from the Bloodhound Project this Autumn. Chief Engineer, Mark Chapman, will be a keynote speaker at the Institution’s Simulation and Modelling Conference, 12-13 September, a fantastic chance to hear more about specialist technologies in advance of the much-anticipated Newquay events.
Book your space now.
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* VIP tickets exclude travel to and from the event and accommodation.
** Timings and/or attendance by Andy Green or Richard Nobel to the VIP area are subject to changes to the Bloodhound SSC project’s plan for the day.
*** Members can purchase as many tickets as they wish with the discount applying to all tickets.