Rocket car and salt flats.

[anels9]

Hey guys, been a while since ive been here. As i was searching through some stuff on the simmarket page, i went to the free section and came across a rocket car for fsx. I downloaded it and looked inside the model folder to see that i wasnt built specifically for fsx. I then proceeded to convert all the textures to a workable format, but noticed through process of elimination that the airfile causes a ctd.

I was wondering if anyone out there is aware of some sort of land vehicle for fs2004 and scenery that i could use with this addon. A) to use an airfile and B) to do speed runs.

The model itself is based off of richard nobles Thrust SSC.

here is a video and link to the addon (you need a simmarket account)

simMarket: ROCKET CAR

ROCKET CAR by Delivery guy You are buying a Rocket car similar to the Thrust SST I have kept the price down since there is no need for a virtual cockpit Also I don't expect anyone to use this vehicle alot But extremely fun I have created a high end...

secure.simmarket.com

 

[Motormouse]

Erm you asked this back in 2021...
See the answers here

Land speed car

I was wondering if anyone has ever made something like thrust ssc and an accompanying scenery of tbe black rock desert?

www.sim-outhouse.org

 

[Mick]

Yes indeed. Many years ago, someone who was just getting into scenery decided to start with something easy - a vast expanse of flat, plain white, empty salt flat. They made the Bonneville salt flats and someone - don't recall if it was the same person or someone else - made models of two of the jet-powered land speed record cars. When I get a few minutes later I'll peruse my backups and see if I can find it for you.

 

[Mick]

I found it more easily than I expected. Sometimes I surprise myself!

The scenery and the models were done by two different people. I don't know where they came from but no FlightSim or AvSim ID file popped out at me when I looked inside the zip files so they may have come from SimV or possibly even here. Those are the only sites I've ever downloaded from (other than places like Virtavia or CalClassics. )

None of the ReadMe files prohibit distribution, so if the mods agree I could put it in the library, but for now you can grab it from my A-Drive account with this link:

https://www.adrive.com/public/UESruF/Bville & Racers.zip

You'll find the salt flats scenery and the American Eagle and Thrust jet cars.

 

[zswobbie1]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[anels9]

Lol, been a while and 5 years a lot has happened

Thanks very much mick!

 

[leuen]

Done many, many years ago. Not same speed, but same kind of event: a Jaguar XK 120 of beginning Fifties drives as AI over the Bonneville Salt Flats.

If someone has a better classic choice, he would be highly welcome.

Bernard

 

[jgf]

a Jaguar XK 120 of beginning Fifties drives as AI over the Bonneville Salt Flats

For what the real car could do (on a public road even) ...

MDU 524: The record-setting Jaguar that outpaced the world

Not Bonneville, not Daytona, not the Autobahn: Top speed runs used to take place outside Jabbeke, Belgium. For posterity, a famed Jaguar returned to the same town.

classicmotorsports.com