Nigel makes plans for world speed record trials in Autumn 2006

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Monday, 22 May 2006

A real world beater, or just destined for a museum?

Team leader Nigel Macknight is making plans for unleashing the Rolls Royce Spey Jet Turbine powered monster "Quicksilver" for preliminary trials in Autumn 2006 with designs on taking the world water speed record. Currently this record is held by the Australians at an astonishing 317.60 mph. For the historians, there is a connection to the Campbells, where the late Ken Norris and his brother Lewis help designed Donald Campbell's famous Bluebirds also was instrumental in getting the current Quicksilver project off the ground.

However providing funding levels can be maintained, lower-speed (up to 150 mph) trials can take place as early as the autumn of 2006, at a location yet to be decided, with the intention of proving the craft's planing capability. The Quicksilver team plans to make its record challenge on Coniston Water in England's Lake District, subject to gaining the necessary approvals, within the January-March 2008 timeframe.

Thunderbird

It certainly seems a little sketchy right now what exactly will be in the water. Recent PR shots had a well placed black cover hiding what if anything as yet, was in place to be in contact with the water. Suffice to say, there is talk of course of planing but that is about all.

Apart from that we of course hope that sponsorship can keep coming to give this record a real chance in succeeding. For more information, see the Quicksilver Web

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