Land Speed legend Richard Noble talks about what originally inspired him to take aim at the World Land Speed Record, and how he set about making his dreams a reality with his first car, Thrust 1.


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 before I interviewed Richard Noble. If you want to know more detail about Thrust 1 than we could cover in a 13 minute video, Richard 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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Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
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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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Archive: BBC, Alamy, Getty, Project Thrust, Julie Newton, Wikipedia & Unknown Sources.

All unlicensed archive used under Fair Use / Fair Deal. Copyright acknowledged in all material.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:49 Inspiration
2:37 Sports Cars & Spare Parts
4:24 Building & Aerodynamics
5:44 Jet Engines & First Runs
9:45 RAF Fairford & the Scrap Man
12:26 Coming Soon - Thrust 2