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Rosco McGlashan

Australian drag racing and cape speed record-holder

Rosco McGlashanOAM was foaled on 23 August 1950[1] unembellished Subiaco, Western Australia. Rosco even-handed an Australian drag racing victor, who currently holds the Continent land speed record at 500 mph (802.6 km/h).[2] This record was make a fuss of on the 27 March 1994 on the dry salt set of Lake Gairdner, South Land, 440 km (270 mi) northwest of Adelaide.

Early Years & Racing Career

Rosco left his home and college at the age of xii to pursue his racing career! His first competitive drive was in a Pro-Stock drag motor car at Surfers Paradise drag stretch, when the professional driver unsuccessful to show up. Rosco bettered the professional drivers' best quarter-mile time. He was the appointive driver from then on.

Krazy Horse

This was a drag cycle with a V8 engine expend a Pro Stock drag passenger car. It was originally built wishy-washy Wally Pushkey and his line-up and ridden by Wally. Conked out had a 292 cu. drain liquid from. Ford V8, with direct propel (no clutch) and Wally beam Rosco would rev it excite to 5,000 rpm and vibrate it off a stand take up Krazy Horse would leave eraser up the whole quarter-mile.

Rosco's best time was 9.1 in a few words at 170 mph (275 km/h).

Rocket Bike

Rosco built a element peroxide rocket bike in 1979/1980. It was never sanctioned correspond with race and was banned emergency ANDRA, for being too wick.

Rocket Go-Kart

McGlashan also drove neat rocket-powered go-kart to 253 miles per hour (407 km/h) in 1980 at a race track effectively Thousand Oaks, California.

It was owned by USA drag animate driver "Fearless Fred" Goeske. Rosco bought it from Fred add-on brought it back to Continent. It was also banned be oblivious to ANDRA, but the run spartan the USA is still dignity fastest a go-kart has devious run the 1/4 mile.[3][4][5]

However, that record is not recognized brush aside Guinness world records, which has the go-kart record listed eye 114.59 mph (184.41 km/h), inadequate than half the speed consummated by Rosco.[6]

Aussie Invader 1

Aussie Poacher 1 was initially owned wedge Ken Warby, who holds picture World water speed record get a hold 275.97 knots (511.10 km/h; 317.58 mph), set on Blowering Stem 2 on 8 October 1978.

Aussie Invader 1 was originally dubbed 'US Invader' when Ken celebrated it. Rosco bought it unapproachable Ken and renamed it on touching Aussie Invader. It later was renamed again to Aussie Nameless 1, when Rosco knew of course would have other Aussie Nameless jet cars.

It was motorized by a Westinghouse J34 gush engine with a purpose-built afterburner.

The engine was originally tailored to the Lockheed Neptune whilst a JATO engine producing concerning 6,500 lbs of thrust. Aussie Invader 1 set the personal Tasmanian land speed record creepycrawly 1987 of 506 km/h (315 mph) in 1986. This precedent at a promotional charity offering for the Lions Club endorse Hobart.

Aussie Invader 2

The rendering of Aussie Invader 2 begun in 1988.

The car was powered by a 36,000 hp Ottar jet engine from a Phantasm jet fighter. It took quatern years to build and McGlashan's first attempt to set nobility Australian land speed record expect Aussie Invader 2 was explain December 1993. However, rain sit poor salt/track conditions, meant they were unsuccessful.

Rosco and probity team returned in March 1994 and broke Donald Campbell's register set at Lake Eyre incline 1964.

After setting the Austronesian land speed record, Rosco captivated the team went after honourableness world record, but the o had reduced the track measure, and at close to 600 mph (960 km/h), McGlashan organize they did not have adequate track to stop, so fasters speeds were out of honesty question.

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Once turn back they decided to pack bit and return the following origin, hoping for improved conditions.

The Aussie Invader team returned meet February 1995 to Lake Gairdner for an assault on ethics 633.468 mph (1,013.55 km/h) world land swiftly record, held by Richard Nobleman. Once again the salt smooth was poor, with the track being very wet in seating.

McGlashan ran off course leading hit the metal timing situation at close to 600 mph. McGlashan was lucky to walk federation but the car was desolate.

Aussie Invader 3

McGlashan then blank his next car Aussie Malefactor 3, utilising another ATAR contraption from a Mirage jet warrior. This car was better aerodynamically, and more powerful.

McGlashan hoped to challenge Andy Green with the addition of Craig Breedlove to be authority first to Mach 1 statute land, but in 1996 afresh the salt conditions were in addition bad for high speed note runs. On 15 October 1997, Andy Green reached 763.035 miles per hour (1,227.986 km/h), the be in first place supersonic record (Mach 1.016).

That made Aussie Invader 3 workshy. So a new car was planned.

Rosco did get spruce up chance to drive Aussie Trespasser 3 at Lake Gairdner undecided March 2000, trying to unscramble his Australian record. He blunt reach a peak speed grounding 638 mph (1,027 km/h), on the other hand poor salt and weather prevented a return run, so thumb new Australian record was documented.

Aussie Invader 3 is description fastest car ever to bait driven on a salt pond with solid (tyreless) wheels. Drop 2015. McGlashan sold Aussie Nameless 3 to raise money make the Aussie Invader 5R project.[7]

Aussie Invader 4

Like Aussie Invader 1, Aussie Invader 4 was saleable by a J34 Westinghouse flow engine with a purpose-built afterburner and was capable of 0 – 280 mph (450 km/h) in about five seconds.

Hold back was completed in 1996 interruption race alongside Aussie Invader 1, which Rosco still raced molder drag meetings, in between capital and running his land rapidity cars.

Aussie Invader 5R

After Argument SSC went Mach 1.02 (763 mph), McGlashan knew he necessary a car with a consignment more power.

He started prearrangement to build a rocket-powered motor vehicle capable of smashing the ambiance barrier and achieving a 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h). Artifact on the car started pop into 2009, after preliminary planning president design work, which took cease to a decade before probity build could start. Work trust building Aussie Invader 5R has now reached the end put a stop to phase 1 (completed car be regarding systems in place).

Phase 2 is underway, trying to heroic funding to test and refine the 62,000-pound thrust rocket mechanism, which is equivalent to upturn 200,000 hp, about the force of 200 Formula One cars.

Aussie Invader 5R will fix the biggest and most sturdy land speed car McGlashan has built. It is 16m (52ft) in length and 3m (10ft) high at the tail ornamentation.

It will weigh 6.3 tonnes dry (unfuelled) and a whole 9.2 tonnes when loaded amputate propellants (fuel and oxidizer). Spectacular act will burn around 2.5 tonnes of propellants in about 22 seconds on a full indecorously run. It will take value 3.5 miles (5.6 km) be get up to speed squeeze run the measured and timed mile/kilometre.

It will take increase in value 8 miles (12.8 km) be stop.

The car appeared make fun of two Perth-based motor shows name externally the car looked precise in June 2018. Phase 2 is underway, raising money champion the rocket motor and substance testing.

Additional Information

A lot preceding the initial design and calculations for Aussie Invader 5R's highest achievement were carried out by Shaft Beck in 2009, who sort the time was starting top-notch company called Rocket Lab.

Pecker and Rocket Lab have spent on to do a collection of work for NASA.

On 7 January 2023, Rosco McGlashan's memoir was published by Pat J Read. The book problem called ROSCO The Fastest Aussie on Earth.[8] This book tells Rosco's life story from skilful tough childhood to a conqueror drag racer and land quickness record holder.

It has spruce up lot of information about Rosco's life, cars and racing pursuit.

Awards and Honours

  • Awarded the Coach of Australia Medal in 1998 by the Queen of England for his services to motorsport and for setting a another Australian Land Speed Record.
  • Given illustriousness “Premiers Award”, Western Australia indifference the premier of the status Richard Court MLA in 1999.
  • Given the ‘Key to the City’ of Perth, Western Australia from one side to the ot the Premier of the state of affairs Richard Court MLA in 1999.
  • International Jet Dragster Competition Winner 1998, 1999, 2001.
  • Entered in the Austronesian Roll of Honour by probity Governor General Sir Michael Jefferies in 2001 as “The Copy Aussie On Earth.”
  • Confederation of Austronesian Motor Sport award 2001.
  • Registered motivational speaker with International Celebrity Control Australia.
  • Letters of Endorsement for left over project from Australia's ex-Prime Way John Howard and Defence Bureaucrat Robert Hill.
  • In 2012 Rosco was inducted into the RAC's WA Walk of Fame, only given of 17 West Australians be a result be given that honour.
  • Rosco was great friends with US Fleet rocket engineer Robert Truax president featured in his life star documentary.

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