Why hasn't Richard become SIR Richard yet ? He masterminded TWO land speed records !
@gowdsake710310 ай бұрын
Because all he did was put an idea together and sell it
@loddude570610 ай бұрын
@@gowdsake7103 - 'Story of the British empire!' . . . Harrumph : )
@jouhannaudjeanfrancois89110 ай бұрын
Because before working on landspeed records, he was a slave owner in Mississipi.
@jouhannaudjeanfrancois89110 ай бұрын
@@gowdsake7103a very educated comment
@gowdsake710310 ай бұрын
@@jouhannaudjeanfrancois891 Where did you drag that up from ?
@davedear92910 ай бұрын
We have thrust 2 a nd thrust ssc in the Coventry car museum. They sit there very proud surrounded by loads of information. Beautiful machines fine examples of british workmanship. Noble and Green are true examples of British grit. They deserve some sort of recognition..thanks for videos.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@stemartin667110 ай бұрын
I've been there and it's great they have the test rig they used to design the steering, which is still bolted to the mini they used 😅brilliant!
@76-UVB10 ай бұрын
That was a real eye opener, I had always assumed that Thrust 2 was a well funded project rather than the shoe string, beg,steal and borrow with a bit of happy coincidence effort it initially was; which makes the success of the project even more inspiring. Thank you for telling the real story of this great endeavour,really enjoyed your video.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@kb3byu10 ай бұрын
I was a kid in the 60s when all of these guys were duking it out on the salt flats for the LSR. What a great time in automotive history. I love every episode you produce. Thank you for keeping these remarkable achievements alive.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank so much for your comment. Glad you’re enjoying my channel!
@beany198710 ай бұрын
Could watch this content all day, excellently presented, great quality throughout aswell 👍.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@dbaider946710 ай бұрын
This is a great series! Getting the interview with Mr. Thrust himself is a step above.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Such a nice bloke!
@jezzter429310 ай бұрын
I was so humbled to meet Richard, and Andy at British American Racing F1. Why haven't they been knighted? They are so deserving it for making GB so fast. Lovely people too
@Peasmouldia10 ай бұрын
I can't believe RN hasn't been offered a gong of some description. It may be his obvious modesty leads him to turn them down. He certainly doesn't need validation.
@jezzter429310 ай бұрын
@@Peasmouldia Maybe yes. They are both such really nice people. I was honored to have bbq lunch with them & we just chatted. it was great. I think they too wonderfully humble to accept the awards they deserve
@buffaloj0e10 ай бұрын
This series is absolutely gold, amazing work putting it together and massive thanks to Richard for taking the time for the interview.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it!
@flyerphil770810 ай бұрын
John Ackroyd’s book “Jet Blast and the hand of fate” is a very good book full of information on John’s life and work.
@jasplaysbass10 ай бұрын
Have it and love it.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
It's a great book, he led an extraordinary life. An amazing talent.
@chrisbrowning36010 ай бұрын
Thrust 2 has always been my favourite landspeed car
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Mine too!
@TheGinger110 ай бұрын
This is great. Looking forward to the next part!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Coming soon!
@ccrsport10 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Can't wait for (Part 2)
@JoshGarcia00710 ай бұрын
Another really amazing video, really gives an insight into how it all came together with Thrust 2.
@skyedog2410 ай бұрын
Seeing these cars as a kid on TV and in the Guinness book of world records I would not have understood the significance of this interview. I am glad to be an adult and to be able to hear the story . It's amazing that the cars that broke the speed even happened at all any of them if it wasn't for the preserveance of these few men throughout history we wouldn't have cars that travel at the speed they do now. Thank you , two all of the " slide rule and pocket protector people "that still survive.👏👏👏
@jasplaysbass10 ай бұрын
Amazing. One my greatest regrets in life is seeing Richard Noble walk in front me and me not shaking his hand. First time was at a Point to Point meet near Basingstoke around 2007 and the second at Newquay airport as they demoed Bloodhound. Ah well. What a story! Thanks!
@MichaelVLang10 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this! What a story!
@martinduddridge32910 ай бұрын
25 or so years ago Channel 4 had a very good series called Equinox, this video could easily have been one of the episodes in both subject matter,quality and production.
@philiptownsend402610 ай бұрын
I used to Enjoy Equinox too. Nothing like it on TV these days but KZbinrs fill the gap.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you - really appreciate that comment. Used to love Equinox!
@paulhall17010 ай бұрын
What a great back-story to a great story; hurrying on now to part two....
@adec104410 ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to sit in Thrust 2 before it had any sponsors and when it was angular and covered in rivets. My father was involved with the organising of a RAF Air Display and Thrust 2 was sat right outside my Dad's hanger. Before the day of the Air display I was allowed to sit in Thrust 2. I was about 11 at the time. Something I will never forget.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your memories - you’re going to love part 2 which (amongst much else) covers Thrust 2 running without its bodywork at air shows and breaking the British Land Speed Record. Going live later this week!
@cranklabexplosion-labcentr824510 ай бұрын
Best looking land speed record vehicle imo
@scotthecarnerd199510 ай бұрын
This story keeps getting more fascinating with each part 👏
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Just finishing production of Thrust 2 - Part 2. Coming soon!
@chrisriley525810 ай бұрын
Hurry up with next episode, really enjoying this.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Coming soon!
@bobgnarley110 ай бұрын
Richard Noble is a national treasure. Thank you for making this series!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
You're most welcome
@SVanHutten10 ай бұрын
Great content! Thank you for making and sharing this.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@adrianrutterford76210 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Very interesting and well put together.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@meirionevans513710 ай бұрын
Excellent, thank you. Am enjoying this series immensely.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment - glad you're enjoying it!
@creativecomposites619310 ай бұрын
Great to see this video.We have an annual John Ackroyd award which celebrates new and upcoming engineering talent here on the Isle of Wight!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
I had no idea! Such a fitting tribute to a man of extraordinary talent. Thanks so much for your comment.
@1_5RCBiker10 ай бұрын
At 2:09, you can see the rear tyres on Blue Flame lifting from the rim. He was a lucky boy!
@owensmith753010 ай бұрын
Actually that's the other rear wheel just showing because of the angle. And looking at the photo Blue Flame is going no faster than the normal car it is next to.
@Xsiondu10 ай бұрын
This was great. Back in 17 thinking about Thrust SSC and all if it's engineering got me through a very difficult spot in time.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@Understeerking8 ай бұрын
Well, I'm happy I found this channel.
@ScarfAndGoggles8 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@plane745310 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video and I'm looking forward to the next part. At the end when he realizes it's the original magazine is absolutely brilliant!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@TAT660X10 ай бұрын
I remember see Thrust 2 on a low loader just before it went to do the record attempt
@GlenB196310 ай бұрын
Fantastic presentation 👏 cant wait for part 2. Thank you.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Rincypoopoo10 ай бұрын
That was SO well made. Thank you. I enjoyed following Thrust2 at the time. It's great to have this in depth look at the project after so long.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@smal139310 ай бұрын
Thank you, looking forward to the next episoide
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
On it's way!
@paulthompson861310 ай бұрын
Art Arfons still my favourite land speed story this one is a very close second . Great story
@adgecutlerofthewest10 ай бұрын
Having watched your brilliant videos for some time, I would like to say thank you for creating such well produced and informative works.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! I'll do my best to keep them coming...
@johndoyle472310 ай бұрын
Thanks, Fantastic "can do " approach to the project.
@markdavis247510 ай бұрын
Great episode, thanks! I remember joining the supporters club. I got a poster and other bits.😄
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment - I remember Thrust 2 very well, but wasn't in the supporters' club until ThrustSSC.
@markdavis247510 ай бұрын
@@ScarfAndGoggles Lordy..now Im feeling even older 🤣
@Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo10 ай бұрын
I would love to meet mr noble. What an inspiration x
@billsmith516610 ай бұрын
Love this. Thanks.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@RST13010 ай бұрын
I could watch hours of this. Excellent, well researched content and a fascinating interview with Richard Noble. Many thanks Scarf and Goggles
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@owensmith753010 ай бұрын
I find it sad that the thing holding Bloodhound up is lack of sufficient sponsorship. It seems so much harder to get any sponsorship for this sort of thing these days than during Thrust 2.
@NBSV110 ай бұрын
Now you have to appeal to the corporate board members. All they care about is making money for themselves and shareholders. Racing costs money so they really don’t like supporting it unless they’re convinced it’s good advertising.
@sanfranciscobay10 ай бұрын
An Amphetamine Drug Manufacturer (Speed, Meth, Crank, Cocaine) would work as a Sponsor.
@paulallan717710 ай бұрын
Hard to find decent content on KZbin most of the time... this is excellent content....fascinating!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you - I appreciate that!
@CarsandCats10 ай бұрын
I can't wait for part 2!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Coming soon!
@aarondavies848610 ай бұрын
Thank you for making my Friday night i have something worth watching thank you mate for all your hard work you put in to these videos you should be in the 100000 subs with the high views you get
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'll keep making them - maybe I'll get to 100k one day!
@Slikx66610 ай бұрын
Firstly, Richard Noble is a really good chap. Secondly, as you like doing videos on land speed records and the story behind them, have you ever thought about the radio controlled land speed records? It around 220mph at the moment for a wheel driven car. There's cars with 100hp, jet turbine engines and lots of crazy things. It's like the full sized records but the human isn't in the car. 🙂👍
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Hadn't considered that! Will look into it, but my KZbin "To Do" list is already pretty long!
@shannonparker740410 ай бұрын
This is delightful! Thank you for the effort!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Commander-McBragg10 ай бұрын
More, please!
@Robutube110 ай бұрын
I don't believe that it is possible for S&G to make a poor video. This series is easily up to the high quality of their predecessors, this time with added Richard Noble! Brilliant!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Wow - high praise indeed! Thank you very much!
@MINIMOTOMADNESS10 ай бұрын
as a kid i had three hero's ali and evil kenevil and Richard noble, that man should be knighted, proper legend..
@Gois8310 ай бұрын
Great stuff as always!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@not_riley9 ай бұрын
early in this video you mention the Blue Flame, which was my childhood favorite (and first one i ever heard of) back in the 90’s. Would you consider doing a video on it? I believe i saw all your videos and haven’t seen one on that machine.
@johntisbury10 ай бұрын
Excellent part 1.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly! Part 2 coming soon...
@HarveyJohnWillmott10 ай бұрын
Another great video.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Project-Air10 ай бұрын
That bit about eating the last of their capital was great 😂
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Richard Noble's memories of the project are littered with stories like that! Paid dividends many times over though...
@owensmith753010 ай бұрын
The rules *USED* to require a 1% increase over the previous record. While that rule applied at the time of Thrust 2, it doesn't now. Andy Green explicitly stated that in one of the Bloodhound videos in recent years.
@FlyingForFunTrecanair10 ай бұрын
Excellent stuff!
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@robertpatrick335010 ай бұрын
Simply superb
@jezzter429310 ай бұрын
Sir Richard Noble & Sir Wing Commander Andy Green. Perfect, lets make it happen KZbinrs!
@Xsiondu10 ай бұрын
Wonderful
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@hyster16t10 ай бұрын
Great content 👌
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it
@zambotv815010 ай бұрын
Amazing stuff, when's part 2 being uploaded?
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Working on it at the minute - hopefully in a couple of weeks, but depends on demands of the day job!
@zambotv815010 ай бұрын
@@ScarfAndGoggles It's remarkable that record has stood for so long, Nobel and Green are real British hero's thanks for uploading
@v8pilot10 ай бұрын
I am shocked that Richard Noble looks older than he did 40 years ago.
@retiredforlife6310 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Love the details! Do you know if the Bloodhound project is still alive?
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Bloodhound went into administration when a change of Government policy led to the withdrawal of a key sponsor. Project was sold, ran over 600 mph in late 2019 but now looking for a new owner (Covid didn't help). The car is currently alongside Thrust 2 and Thrust SSC in Coventry Transport Museum, awaiting its chance!
@retiredforlife6310 ай бұрын
@@ScarfAndGoggles that’s a shame. I hope it gets a chance to run again. Thank you for the information.
@nzsaltflatsracer805410 ай бұрын
Shared! 😃
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you, as ever!
@jayo121210 ай бұрын
Hey, Batman called! He wants his Batmobile back!
@sanfranciscobay10 ай бұрын
I wish you could produce 1 video per week.
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Me too! Takes a lot longer than you'd think - don't know how other channels manage!
@jeffives6910 ай бұрын
What it truly means to be British
@nicholaspiscitelli768510 ай бұрын
This video was nine days old, What is the most recent Try for the land speed record?
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
ThrustSSC took the record supersonic in 1997. Since then, North American Eagle ended tragically with the death of Jessie Combs. In the UK Bloodhound eventually ran at over 600 mph, but is now up for sale for a second time. In Australia, Rosco McGlashan has built a rocket car (Aussie Invader 5R) capable of 1000mph, and is currently seeking sponsors to enable him to make a record attempt.
@scootergeorge708910 ай бұрын
Looks just like Art Arfons' Green Monster LSR car.
@zounds01010 ай бұрын
This is excellent!. Where did you get the drawings shown around 12:00-12:30? Are they in a book?
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! I have a copy of the lecture notes from Ackroyd's presentation to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and the drawings are in there. A less esoteric source of the same diagrams is the little book "Just For The Record - Thrust 2" which Ackroyd published shortly after Thrust 2 got the record to tell the story of the car's development - it's actually based on the IME document, and has a lot of the same content and drawings. I picked up my copy on eBay.
@zounds01010 ай бұрын
@@ScarfAndGoggles Thanks, I'll see if I can get a copy.
@kalgstol10 ай бұрын
Glad to see the original bat mobile has been repurposed
@benps110 ай бұрын
Where are the next parts??
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Part 2 will be live in a week or so.
@mikebeer156710 ай бұрын
Whats happening with the new record attempt?
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
If you mean Bloodhound, it's in Coventry Transport Museum awaiting a buyer - it went into administration, the new owner ran it to 600 mph but now it's up for sale. Noble has a new project underway to break the World Water Speed Record - ThrustWSH
@mikebeer156710 ай бұрын
@ScarfAndGoggles well that sucks, was it a lack of $$$
@ScarfAndGoggles10 ай бұрын
Bloodhound went into administration when a change of Government policy led to the withdrawal of a key sponsor. Project was sold, ran over 600 mph in late 2019 but now looking for a new owner (Covid didn't help). Sadly the usual story - no bucks, no Buck Rogers…
@northpointaxe61673 ай бұрын
Would think they would need aluminum tires for that speed.
@philliphopkins690310 ай бұрын
This is why we are ..... GREAT BRITAIN. ....... DONE.
@iker979610 ай бұрын
"Promosm"
@mbbb924410 ай бұрын
FYI Richard has run out of tea at his Surry country house and needs people to donate to his new water speed record attempt so he can re-stock. No not Bloodhound - (We don't talk about blood hound anymore chaps - We already took your money there)