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Bloodhound car: A month to save land speed record projectBy Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent 3 March 2020 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Andrew Harding made a film about last year's trialsThe UK-led bid to break the world land speed record is under threat once more.Ian Warhurst, who owns the Bloodhound car that's been built to go beyond 800mph (1,290km/h), says new money must come into the project this month or it will be wound up.Bloodhound clocked 628mph (1,010km/h) in trials last year while powered only by a jet engine.With the addition of a rocket, the vehicle should easily beat the existing world record of 763mph (1,228km/h).That won't happen, though, says the Yorkshire businessman, unless the financing is there to support it. Bloodhound car has 800mph target in its sightsBloodhound land speed racer plans next stepsWhat's it like to drive a car at over 500mph?Mr Warhurst rescued Bloodhound from administration at the end o…