40 years on from setting the World Land Speed Record on October 4th 1983, this is the story of Thrust 2 from its humble beginnings to land speed glory. In Part Three, the Thrust team pick up the pieces after crashing during a test run, flooding at Bonneville forces a change of venue and Richard Noble finally achieves his lifetime's ambition. I'm very grateful to original Thrust 2 team member John Norris, who has provided previously unseen footage of the team and the car on the Black Rock Desert in 1983. Thanks also to the Thrust 2 team members who agreed to interviews! FURTHER READING (Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below). This book in particular has been a fantastic resource in my research for this video. If you want to know more detail about Thrust 2 than I could cover in a 28 minute video, Richard Noble tells the whole story here. Highly recommended! Thrust 2: A Memory by Richard Noble https://amzn.to/3PlY1ES ALSO ON MY BOOKSHELF:: Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble https://amzn.to/46mgJUI Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley https://amzn.to/3r4AgIT Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel https://amzn.to/3D2KCMt The History Of Speed by Martin Roach https://amzn.to/3NIl9Nh Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen https://amzn.to/3pjmZfg Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne https://amzn.to/43YqkQ2 Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson https://amzn.to/3qY8v4P Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter https://amzn.to/42VsDBS Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens https://amzn.to/43SPW0H Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours https://amzn.to/3PASr34 Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John https://amzn.to/44f8isp The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings https://amzn.to/43QjV9k Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro https://amzn.to/3NMzgSV Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley https://amzn.to/46lpkXv Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce https://amzn.to/3qYlWSp Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller https://amzn.to/42WKuIN Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter https://amzn.to/3XoRpcn Archive: Project Thrust, Richard Noble, John Norris, The Ackroyd Collection, Charles Noble, Bloodhound Education, Thrust WSH, Shutterstock, Alamy, BBC, Autocar, TravelNevada.com, VisitGerlach.com, Bureau of Land Management, Wikipedia & Unidentified Sources. All unlicensed archive used under Fair Use / Fair Deal. Copyright acknowledged in all material. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:37 "We've Got To Find Somewhere" 6:44 The Right Sort Of Desert 9:51 Back To Black Rock 13:39 Driving Thrust 2 19:47 The Fastest Man On Earth 23:14 Epilogue - 40 Years Later