Nigel
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The reason most cars feel dodgy at high speed is that they have negative downforce, most normal cars would lift the front wheels off the ground if they went above 200mph, you would actually be floating, an F1 car is the opposite, they can quite often go around a corner easier if they increase the speed, these days they only slide off the road on the slow corners where they can't generate enough downforce!Must feel dodgy driving those speeds on sand, i know for me at least doing the same ( drive fast ) on a dirt road in a car, to me it sort of feel like you are floating.
And my as are almost my most sensitive driving equipment, so it start to send alarm signals along the line of " hey brain,,,, i think you are on the limit now"
Bloodhound seems to have difficulty with wind gusts between 300 and 400 mph, above that it has enough downforce to steer OK on the sand.
Apparently in the last run, the air under the car was supersonic, which brings more problems, like a large amount of paint being removed.
I think they are heading home now to fit the new rocket engine in addition to the jet to get enough power to actually push them through the sound barrier and beyond.