Richard Noble OBE has been awarded with the Jim Clark Award by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers,Richard Noble OBE has been awarded with the Jim Clark Award by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, which is sponsored by Ford in Barrington. Richard Noble broke the land speed record in Thrust2, with an average speed of 633.468mph in 1983, and as director of the Thrust SSC programme, he achieved the first ever supersonic land speed record at 763.035mph.
Richard Noble is a qualified pilot, and his projects include the ARV Super2 light aircraft, the Atlantic Sprinter Blue Riband contender and the Mach 1.4 Bloodhound SSC project - the latest in the long line of Land Speed Record cars.
The Jim Clark Award which is presented annually, sponsored by Ford, decided by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) and isnamed after Jim Clark, who gave Ford its first ever Formula One win with the new Ford-Cosworth V8 Grand Prix engine in a Lotus 49 at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1967. Previous winners include motorsport legends Sir Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, Allan McNish and Colin McRae.
John Murdoch, president ASMW, said: "It is a great privilege for the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers to honour one of the world's fastest men on land with an award in memory of one of the fastest men on the circuit. I am delighted Richard has won the 2011 Jim Clark Memorial Award that recognises worthy recipients who contribute their passion and energy to our industry."
Richard Noble OBE commented: "This is a huge privilege for me and important recognition for the ThrustSSC and BloodhoundSSC teams. Jim Clark was one of my boyhood heroes and as we all know a totally brilliant driver and a great ambassador for Scotland. There is an important Scottish feature in all this. The Bloodhound Project is designed to share all data with schools and colleges in order to create a new generation of engineers and scientists. So far we have 4,432 schools on the programme of which 660 are Scottish."The Bloodhound Project is designed to share all data with schools and colleges in order to create a new generation of engineers and scientists. So far we have 4,432 schools on the programme of which 660 are Scottish."
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