Customers of Bristol-based Kellaway Building Supplies are being offered a unique opportunity to take part in the 1,000 mph Bloodhound SSC land speed record bid through an exclusive competition to design its field HQ compound.
Over the next 12 months, the Bristol-based supersonic car will be built and tested in the UK ahead of its attempt at the land speed record at the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa during 2014.
Kellaway, a supporter of the Bloodhound project since 2010, is offering its customers the chance to design the team accommodation in South Africa for the duration of the record-breaking run.
Kellaway development and marketing manager Chris Parker said: “We’ve helped them out before with building supplies for their Bristol workshop. So when the team mentioned their accommodation needs in South Africa we felt sure we could tap into our customer expertise to come up with some innovative design solutions.”
It will be no normal building. It needs to house the Bloodhound car and workshop, accommodation for the team and visitors and provide them with running water and electricity – no mean feat in the middle of the desert.
It will also have to contend with the possibility of sand storms, flash floods and extremes of temperature from above 40°C in the day to minus 2°C at night.
And if that isn’t enough, when the record attempt is over, the team will need to be able to dismantle everything and leave the desert as if they’d never been there.
Among the prizes for the competition winners are a VIP visit to the Bloodhound Technical Centre, a model of the car and a special Bloodhound crew jacket.
They will also have their names on the tail fin of the car and receive credit to spend at Kellaway.
Anyone interested can find out more by visiting Kellaway’s website at www.kellaway.co.uk/bloodhound.
