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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - "Schlangen"-Bub versucht sich im Weltrekord
September 25, 2017 - Gaza, gaza strip, Palestine - Yousef Al-Bahtini, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy invited to attempt the record attempt for ''fastest time to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll'' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills as he contorts his body at the seaport in Gaza City on September 25, 2017. Al-Bahtini currently awaits permission to travel to Jordan where he is to perform the attempt (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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PORTRAIT: Tanzania - Albinos werden verstossen und verletzt
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Pendo Serengema, 16, survived an attack in her home. One man held her down, a second used a machete to hack off her arm, and a third stood guard to prevent any rescue attempt. "It was the second machete blow that separated my right arm just below the elbow," she recounts.
Baraka Cosmas Albinism, Tanzania, - 01 Jun 2015
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The Tanzanian Albinos Whose Flesh Is Worth More Than Gold
A photographer has captured the tragic lives of Tanzanian albino children where, according to witchdoctors, their flesh brings luck.
As the African country prepares for its 5th quinquennial election since the restoration of a multi-party system, there is concern that attacks on albinos may increase as people attempt to elect their chosen candidate.
Professional photographer Eric Lafforgue travelled to Tanzania in June (2015) and visited a house run by charity Under The Same Sun in north western Tanzania. In the house in Dar Es Salaam children with albinism live under 24 hour protection.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518l)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518k)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518j)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518i)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518h)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518g)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518f)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518e)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518c)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518b)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES TO:
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Australian crew bid to break the land speed record by unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car - 18 Oct 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aussie Invader / Rex Features (1931518a)
Computer generated image of the Aussie Invader 5R, a rocket-powered title contender for the land speed record attempt.
Aussie's Launch 'Faster-Than-A-Bullet' Land Speed Record Bid
An Australian race crew hoping to blitz their British rivals to a new supersonic land-speed record have launched their bid, unveiling the first parts of their rocket-powered bullet car.
Daredevil drag-racer Rosco McGlashan believes his machine, the Aussie Invader 5R, can go faster than a bullet and is using rocket technology to propel his 200,000-horsepower supercar.
Rosco has dreamed of being the fastest man on wheels since, aged 12, he saw Britain's Donald Campbell hit 645km/h on Australia's Lake Eyre saltpan in 1964.
The record has been broken several times since and currently stands at a blistering 1,227.985km/h - faster than the speed of sound - set by Briton, Andy Green, in 1997.
Set to blast off in 2014, 50 years after he first eyed Campbell's mark, McGlashan will go from 0-1600km/h in 20 seconds as he rips through three tonnes of rocket fuel.
Officially launching their campaign at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, Rosco McGlashan said the Aussie Invader 5R was progressing well with the body of the vehicle now constructed and key components such as the wheels and the motor being produced in Australia.
The Aussie Invader 5R vehicle remains at the team's Perth base where it is being built. At nearly seven tonnes it was too large to transport to Sydney, however, a real size model of the car is on display at AIMS to give visitors a good idea of the scale of
the vehicle.
A British team will also make an attempt in the same year setting up a showdown labelled the "Land-Speed Ashes" between the old sporting rivals.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES TO:
Aussie Invader/Rex Features
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For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IZUSLFXAQ (FOTO:DU
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