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Rosco, with his dedication and proven ability, has enlisted a skilled team to build a car capable of breaking the sound barrier and moving on to 1,000 mph. The car is Aussie Invader 5R, powered by a rocket engine producing around 62,000 lbs of thrust (about 200,000 horsepower). The car weighs about 9 tonnes fully fuelled and will be capable of accelerating from 0 – 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h) in 20 seconds! The work in building Aussie Invader 5R has begun, there has been a decade of planning and designing before the build could start. | ||||||
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| The science and technology behind such a project is staggering and only now is some of that coming into the reach of people like us, a dedicated and committed small team of speed freaks, driven with a passion to achieve the seemingly impossible. | |||||||
Rosco McGlashan is the Current Australian Land Speed Record Holder
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In 1994 Aussie Invader II broke the Australian Land Speed record and Rosco became the “Fastest Aussie On Earth” with an official 500 mph (802 km/h) two-way pass. A week later Rosco ran his racer south bound on a poor track and at 580 mph whilst accelerating, Aussie Invader II broke through the salt surface and tram-lined through the timing equipment and was written off. Rosco was unhurt. |
| The team went to work on Aussie Invader III immediately. It was a sleeker, more powerful car and Rosco and the team returned to Lake Gairdner in South Australia in 1996. After some initial test passes a peak speed of 643 mph was recorded. This was faster than the World record held by Richard Noble at 633 mph. However, again bad weather prevented the team from achieving their World LSR goal. |  learn about Aussie Invader III |
