Published On Dec 14, 2023
40 years on from setting the World Land Speed Record on October 4th 1983, this is the story of Thrust 2 from its humble beginnings to land speed glory.
In Part Three, the Thrust team pick up the pieces after crashing during a test run, flooding at Bonneville forces a change of venue and Richard Noble finally achieves his lifetime's ambition.
I'm very grateful to original Thrust 2 team member John Norris, who has provided previously unseen footage of the team and the car on the Black Rock Desert in 1983.
Thanks also to the Thrust 2 team members who agreed to interviews!
FURTHER READING (Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below).
This book in particular has been a fantastic resource in my research for this video. If you want to know more detail about Thrust 2 than I could cover in a 28 minute video, Richard Noble tells the whole story here. Highly recommended!
Thrust 2: A Memory by Richard Noble
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ALSO ON MY BOOKSHELF::
Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble
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Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley
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Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel
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The History Of Speed by Martin Roach
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Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen
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Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne
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Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson
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Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter
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Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens
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Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours
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Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John
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The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings
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Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro
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Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley
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Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce
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Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller
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Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
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Archive: Project Thrust, Richard Noble, John Norris, The Ackroyd Collection, Charles Noble, Bloodhound Education, Thrust WSH, Shutterstock, Alamy, BBC, Autocar, TravelNevada.com, VisitGerlach.com, Bureau of Land Management, Wikipedia & Unidentified Sources.
All unlicensed archive used under Fair Use / Fair Deal. Copyright acknowledged in all material.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:37 "We've Got To Find Somewhere"
6:44 The Right Sort Of Desert
9:51 Back To Black Rock
13:39 Driving Thrust 2
19:47 The Fastest Man On Earth
23:14 Epilogue - 40 Years Later