“This project has got all of the things that make us Brits great,” said Wales. “It’s got the quirkiness of a homespun project but it’s also got serious engineering. My grandfather and uncle, hopefully, would be proud and impressed that we are trying to keep up the family tradition of breaking records and keeping records in Britain, which was their main goal in life.”
Wing Commander Andy Green, a British air force fighter pilot and the holder of the world land speed record (a mere 1,228kph) turned up to lend his support. “We don’t know what these guys are going to learn as they develop this car. It’s almost a home science project, in the same way that Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903 were running a home science project. Look what they achieved.”
And should another valve bend at an inopportune moment, the Inspiration team might at least be able to console themselves with endless cups of tea.
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