AS THE world struggles to fend off climate meltdown, the race to build a car that can travel faster than sound (see 鈥淭he 1000 mph car鈥�) might seem crass. The British contender, Bloodhound SSC, slurps around 50 litres of fuel 鈥� enough to fill up a family car 鈥� for every 2500 metres it travels. Yet there is reason to celebrate these monsters 鈥� as an inspiration for tomorrow鈥檚 scientists and engineers, without whom we will have no chance of creating a low-carbon economy. Set against the potential gains, the carbon emitted by a few polluting runs is a small price to pay.
A spectacle to inspire engineers of the future
Fuel gluttons they may be, but the cars trying to break the 1000聽mph barrier should be celebrated just the same