Bloodhound LSR needs an electric trail

February 2nd 2021

In 2019 Bloodhound hit 628mph testing in South Africa

Future land speed record attempts should utilise electric power in order to remain more relevant, according to outgoing Bloodhound LSR CEO Ian Warhurst, who says alternative technologies are needed to maintain interest in such projects.

It comes after he put the Bloodhound LSR project including the car up for sale in a final bid to save it from closing down last month.

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Bloodhound would have started with more renewable technologies if conceived from scratch today, he said. “When we started back in 2008-2009, the original design was based on existing technology and tried to keep up with the times to stay on the cutting edge,” Warhurst says. “The next project with Bloodhound was to basically use the best battery and hydrogen technology. It will be interesting to see where that goes.”

In January the Bloodhound project announced it was looking for a new owner. Warhurst bought the operation in 2018 after the previous owners failed to raise enough funding to keep it going.