Speed record attempt abandoned

[BazaJT]

The attempt to take the land speed record to 1,000mph has been abandoned after the company failed to attract further investment and has gone into receivership

[Lizzie Zoom]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

[BazaJT]

Apparently after a successful-if rather slower than 1,000mph-run they then needed £25m more investment to take it forward

[Lizzie Zoom]

Apparently after a successful-if rather slower than 1,000mph-run they then needed £25m more investment to take it forward

Any chance with crowd funding?!

To a billionaire £25m is pocket change

[2boxerdogs]

Don't see any point in it I'm afraid, if you want to travel at those speeds take a plane, or better still a blast into space.

[BazaJT]

Don't know of a commercial aircraft that will travel at that kind of speed anymore Tilbo. As you point out there is no real point in attempting this but then there was no real point in climbing Everest or breaking the sound barrier in an aircraft and a whole host of other things that people have done,but people do it for the challenge and to prove it can be done.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

Elon Musk has stated he will put a Man on Mars by 2025. Ambitious or over-ambitious?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Don't know of a commercial aircraft that will travel at that kind of speed anymore Tilbo. As you point out there is no real point in attempting this but then there was no real point in climbing Everest or breaking the sound barrier in an aircraft and a whole host of other things that people have done,but people do it for the challenge and to prove it can be done.

I would say that most of the 'exciting things in life' have no point.......no practical purpose.

We do exciting and dangerous things because it makes us feel alive (provided it doesn't kill us)

[2boxerdogs]

The track they wanted to try it on is 18 kilometres in length (11.25) miles at 1,000mph it would take approximately 40 seconds to cover that distance, if I had billions I certainly wouldn't waste one penny on that seen pictures of "the car" it looks like a university development no wonder no one will back it .

[Doctor Gollum]

Don't know of a commercial aircraft that will travel at that kind of speed anymore Tilbo. As you point out there is no real point in attempting this but then there was no real point in climbing Everest or breaking the sound barrier in an aircraft and a whole host of other things that people have done,but people do it for the challenge and to prove it can be done.

727 gets about as close as you can without four RR Olympus lumps strapped to the wings

[Sir Tigger KC]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

Elon Musk has stated he will put a Man on Mars by 2025. Ambitious or over-ambitious?

I think it's possible that Mr Musk smokes too much weed! 

[Terbs]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

Elon Musk has stated he will put a Man on Mars by 2025. Ambitious or over-ambitious?

Probably could put a man on mars.....but whether dead or alive would be the question !!! No different to putting anything else on there

[Rods2]

Unfortunately, overly ambitious & as a result has taken far too long & far too much money. The Internet & Social Media has also drastically changed to big project limited TV corporate sponsorship market which has squeezed funds available.

The only hope will be if somebody buys the project from the administrators on the cheap and then funds the rest of the development & running costs, but then it will become an Asian, Middle Eastern or Yank world record where UK will be lucky to get a mention in the small print.

[Marks DTM Calib]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

Elon Musk has stated he will put a Man on Mars by 2025. Ambitious or over-ambitious?

I think it's possible that Mr Musk smokes too much weed! 

He never stated the man will be alive or in one piece 

[TheBoy]

That is sad!

Where has the spirit of adventure gone and the desire of the super rich to back exciting developments?

Branson, where are you?

Elon Musk has stated he will put a Man on Mars by 2025. Ambitious or over-ambitious?

Ah, but he believes in the same business antics as Michael O'Leary from Ryanair.  Provide an absolutely shit product/service, rape the punters for what you can get away with, and say stupid things that the media will pick up on, because there is no such thing as bad publicity.