Author Archives: MarkRead
Promethean in the RACE
We were really pleased to have a visit from David Spencer and Laurie Quigg from Promethean’s Australian HQ in Sydney last week. Promethean are a great supporter of our RACE program and these guys produce the best interactive classroom products … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, bloodhound, children, classroom, education, learning, Perth, promethean, students, teaching, wa, whiteboards
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Construction of Aussie Invader 5R Nose Cone Started
One, if not the most important parts of Aussie Invader 5R is the design and construction of the nose cone. The nose cone sets up the airflow over the whole car, which is critical for the cars aerodynamic performance and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 mph, 1600 km/h, 5R, aerodynamic drag, aerodynamics, ausie invader, Australian land speed record holder, composite, engineering, Land Speed Record, nose cone, rosco mcglashan
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Aussie Invader III – Going Fast
This article recently appeared in The Sunday Times Readers Mart. HERE IS a super deal— there’s a subsonic racer on the market for the price of a mere supercar. Interested parties must come up with about $250,000 and outbid the … Continue reading
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Land Speed Racing Article From 1972…
I recently found this article written by Daniel Strohl introducing a story from 1972, written about a a planned heads up race between Craig Breedlove & Gary Gabelich. It is a great introduction to a great story. Is a race like … Continue reading
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Tagged aussie invader, craig breedlove, gary gebelich, lsr, record, rosco mcglashan, usa, world land speed
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April 2012 Newsletter Sent – Read Now!
G’day to all our loyal sponsors, supporters, 1000 MPH Club Members and interested project followers, welcome to our April 2012 Newsletter. Read the full April 2012 Aussie Invader newsletter update. Mentioned in last month’s newsletter was the fact that we … Continue reading
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Ablative Rocket Nozzles Arrive in Perth
There was some great excitement in the Aussie Invader camp this week with the first two of our composite wound ablative rocket nozzles arriving at our shop in Perth Western Australia. These motors have been tested and proved by a … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, ablative, aussie invader, composite, Land Speed Record, lsr, nozzles, Rocket, rosco mcglashan, World land speed record
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A Night with Rosco at Perth CLC
Rosco had been asked for some time to give a talk to the men’s group at the Perth Christian Life Centre. This week that finally happened and it proved to be a great success. A lot of work went into … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, Canning Vale, Christian Life Centre, i-dares, Perth, Ray Baumann, rosco mcglashan, wlsr, World land speed record
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Australia v Britain in Battle for Land Speed Record
A great story appeared on the BBC’s website about the battle between the Australian and British teams for the Land Speed Record. Read story on BBC’s website A second story around the battle also appeared on the BBC’s Science & … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000mph, 5R, andy green, aussie invader, bbc, bloodhound, Duncan Kennedy, Land Speed Record, LSR Aussie Invader 5R, richard noble, rosco mcglashan
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Standup Model of 5R Makes First Appearance
The old story that a job will take as long as you have to complete it has been proven this week when the Aussie Invader team and several companies all got together to make a full-size standup model of 5R … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, Aussie Invader 5R, Channel 7 news, CME, Expo, Land Speed Record, McGlashan, Mining, rosco mcglashan
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The 1000 MPH Club
Aussie Invader have launched the 1000 MPH Club. This is for corporate and individual/family members. Corporate membership is priced at $1000 and individual/family membership is priced at $250. For this you will receive membership to the exclusive 1000 MPH Club and a … Continue reading
