The car was built and driven by Richard Noble. On October 4th 1983 the car reached a top speed of 633 mph (1018 km/h) in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada USA.
In 1997 Thrust2's record was broken by Richard Noble's follow up car, ThrustSSC.
Thrust2 and ThrustSSC are displayed at the Museum of British Road Transport in Coventry, England.