Today, the car relied on a Eurojet EJ200 jet engine for thrust. That part on its own could take the car to 650 MPH. The final configuration will also have a rocket system provided by Nordic aerospace company Nammo, however. For the initial record attempt, the Bloodhound will use a single monopropellant rocket which can produce 40kN of thrust. It will then be swapped out for a hybrid rocket system that, combined with the jet engine, can carry the car to 1,000 MPH. In total, the vehicle will offer 212kN of thrust, which is eight times the power output of a Formula 1 starting grid.

To install the rocket system, however, Bloodhound needs cash. Funding has always been a problem for the team in Bristol, which relies on sponsorship and fan donations to operate. The trial runs in Cornwall, then, served two purposes; they were a vital form of testing, giving the team valuable data and insight into the practicalities of running the vehicle. They were, though, also a marketing tool which the team hopes will attract the interest and, ultimately, the cash of a deep-pocketed investor. Without extra funding, the team will have to delay its record attempt in late 2018.