Richard Noble's Thrust 1 - First Steps to Land Speed Glory

Land Speed legend Richard Noble talks about what originally inspired him to take aim at the World Land Speed Record, and how he set about making his dreams a reality with his first car, Thrust 1. 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 before I interviewed Richard Noble. If you want to know more detail about Thrust 1 than we could cover in a 13 minute video, Richard 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 Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter https://amzn.to/3XoRpcn 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 Archive: BBC, Alamy, Getty, Project Thrust, Julie Newton, Wikipedia & Unknown Sources. All unlicensed archive used under Fair Use / Fair Deal. Copyright acknowledged in all material. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Inspiration 2:37 Sports Cars & Spare Parts 4:24 Building & Aerodynamics 5:44 Jet Engines & First Runs 9:45 RAF Fairford & the Scrap Man 12:26 Coming Soon - Thrust 2