Thrust II

The jet-powered vehicle known as Thrust2 was developed and designed on the Isle of Wight. It was the holder of the global land speed record for a period of 14 years, beginning on October 4, 1983 and ending on September 25, 1997. Designed by Ryde’s John Ackroyd an engineer trained at Sauders Roe in Cowes in the right in picture with Sir Richard Noble.

• http://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/ackroyd/about.php
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust2
• https://www.islandecho.co.uk/world-land-speed-record-breaker-thrust-2/

• http://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/ackroyd/about.php
• Images from John Ackroyd Collection and kindly given persmission from John