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The team said the SSC can reach 1,000 mph in 55 seconds -- covering a mile every 3.6 seconds -- but they are first aiming to take on an 800 mph run in South Africa to break the world record of 763 mph set by the SSC's driver, Andy Green, in 1997.
The team said they are aiming to hit the 800 mph mark next year in a dry lakebed at the Hakseen Pan in South Africa, with a 1,000 mph attempt to follow in 2017.
"With the car now built and the track in South Africa prepared our focus is on racing in 2016. That part of the adventure starts with runway tests at Newquay Aerohub next Easter," project director Richard Noble said.