News Archive - July, 2002

Thursday, 25th July 2002 - Windjet Team to Farnborough Airshow 27th & 28th July

The Windjet Team and craft will be taking part in the Farnborough International Airshow this weekend. The show, which started on Monday for trade, is one of the largest airshows in Europe and is set to be every bit as spectacular as in previous years. Taking part just for the public days at the weekend, the Windjet Team are hoping to add to their growing number of Supporters Club Members.

The Team would like to thank the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), the organisers of the show, for extending their welcome and helping the Team and craft attend such a prestigious event.

All those who are already Supporters Club Members, perhaps we will see you at the show?

Thursday, 25th July 2002 - Windjet Team to the New Forest and Hampshire County Show 30th - 1st August

The Team, after finishing at Farnborough on Sunday, will have to hotfoot the Craft and Windjet Exhibition Trailer to Brockenhurst in the New Forest to prepare for the annual New Forest and Hampshire Show which takes place on the 30th - 1st August.

One of the largest county shows in the country, the Team are delighted to be taking part in this years show, especially as the project is based just 5 miles down the road in Lymington.

The support given by the shows organisers, The New Forest Agricultural Show Society has been wonderful, without which the Team would not be able to take part in what looks to be a fantastic event.

Monday, 15th July 2002 - Andy Green Joins Windjet Supporters Club

Andy Green, who piloted Richard Noble's Thrust SSC to over 760mph in 1997, visited the Windjet display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend. Green, the first (and only) man on the planet to break the sound barrier on land, talked at length with Richard Jenkins, Windjet's Pilot, and was given a tour of the vehicle.

Jenkins commented, "It's great to know that Windjet holds an appeal to established speed record holders like Andy - even if he is used to travelling six times faster than Windjet! Andy seemed very interested and wished us every success in claiming the Wind Powered title for Britain to sit alongside his own Speed Record."

As a confirmation of his support of the project, Green agreed to have his photograph placed on the Windjet main sail, along with all the other Windjet supporters.

Would you like to have your photograph on the main sail like Andy Green? Click here to join the Supporters Club.

Thursday, 11th July 2002 - Windjet on Display at Goodwood Festival of Speed

This weekend the Windjet land craft and Team are to appear at the prestigious Festival of Speed at Goodwood House.

This years show has a theme of 'On the Limit - a History of Heroes' in which 25 years of Williams Grand Prix engineering and the success of Colin Chapman and Lotus are being celebrated among others. Along with the yearly Soap Box challenge and daily racing, this years show is set to be an excellent event. We hope to see as many Windjet Supporters Club Members there as possible, and welcome the new Members to the Team.

Wednesday, 10th July 2002 - Jenkins Presents to Speed Record Club

Last Saturday, the Team were kindly invite to present to the Speed Record Club at their annual summer meeting at Duxford's Imperial War Museum. Following in the footsteps of Richard Noble and Andy Green (holder of the outright land speed record in Thrust SSC) Richard gave an hour long presentation detailing many aspects of the Windjet Project.

Thursday, 4th July 2002 - Windjet Supporters Club Launched

Hot on the heels of the Team's success at the Waddington Airshow, the Team have now Officially launched the Windjet Supporters Club.

Each Club Member will get their face on the main sail of the Windjet land craft!

Join the Windjet Supporters Club Today and Get YOUR Photograph on the Windjet Land Craft
The Supporters Club has been set up to allow as many people as possible to become fully involved with this truly historic project. Our aim is to cover the main sail of the Land Craft with members' faces. The passport size photos will be placed upon the Union Jack flag which will still be visible from a distance, integrating the team, the supporters and the great British record breaking spirit!

The Team have created a fully interactive and exciting 'Members Only' club website which allows you to find your picture on the sail, check out your neighbours' photographs, take part in monthly competitions, talk to the Team in weekly chat room sessions, discuss your thoughts at the forum and have access to exclusive offers on Windjet Merchandise. Members will be issued with a username and password which will provide access to extra technical details, exclusive video footage, downloads and regular news updates.

Members will also be able to see pre-release photographs of the long awaited Windjet Water Craft before it is fully unveiled to the public!

Wednesday, 3rd July 2002 - Windjet Welcomes a New Technical Partner to the Project - dabs.com

The Windjet Team are pleased to announce their latest Technical Partner to join the project - dabs.com. Coming onboard as the Official IT and Technology Supplier to Windjet, the sponsorship agreement sees dabs.com supplying the team with a range of IT and technology products to help them run the record challenge campaign.

Jonathan Wall, Sales and Marketing Director at dabs.com, is delighted to be involved with the Windjet Team. “Like Windjet, Dabs has a reputation for pushing technological boundaries to be the best in our field, so this sponsorship deal is a perfect fit for our business”, he explained. “One of Windjet’s primary objectives is to help re-establish Britain as a world leader in design and technology. The revolutionary build of their wind-powered vehicles, combined with the dedication and enthusiasm of the Windjet Team would certainly suggest they’d get there! It’s great to be involved”.

Based in Bolton, dabs.com is the UK’s leading internet retailer of IT and technology products, offering over 16,500 lines from the world’s leading manufacturers to well over half a million online customers across the country. One of the countries finest dot com success stories, the company has just been awarded the prestigious PC Pro’s Online Retailer of the Year.

Richard Jenkins with Jonathan Wall, Sales & Marketing Director for dabs.com

Richard Jenkins, Windjet’s Project Director and Pilot welcomed the support from dabs.com. “This sponsorship from dabs.com will revolutionise many parts of the project from onboard electronics to back office management, essential to the efficient running of the campaign. Using the equipment, the team have been able to facilitate the new Supporters Club, through which we hope to involve as many people in the project as possible”.

Tuesday, 2nd July 2002 - Windjet Enjoys Great Success at the Waddington International Airshow

The Windjet land craft and Team enjoyed great success at the RAF Waddington Airshow over the weekend of the 29th - 30th June. The impressive display drew large crowds who were eager to see both the craft in its new livery, and the Team.

The display was in 3 Hangar, the exhibition area during the show, and was quite a spectacle. The craft which looks stunning in its new livery was surrounded by a specially built carbon and Kevlar stand, which the Team constructed in the weeks prior to the show. At the back of the craft was the “Windjet Trailer”, which was dedicated to Supporters Club sign-up, complete with the facilities to take members photographs and video screens showing footage of the craft running.

The team would like to thank everyone who came to see us at the show, especially those who showed their support and joined the Supporters Club over the weekend. We are processing your forms now so you can expect a welcome e-mail from us soon!

The Waddington Airshow is just the beginning for the team, this month sees the “Windjet Roadshow” visiting Goodwood Festival of Speed on 12th July - 14th July, Farnborough International Airshow on 27th July - 28th July and the New Forest Show on 30th July - 1st August. So, if you were unable to see us at Waddington, there are plenty of chances to catch the vehicle and Team during the next month!

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