The car is actually very simple in its operation. The water for the steam  is carried in two resivoirs  on either side of the cockpit and is heated in six micro-boilers which super heat  small quantities of the water at high pressure to power a turbine which drives the back wheels.

The driver of the car is Don Wales who comes from an illustrious pedigree of world speed record holders. He is  the grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, a racing driver in the 1920s and  is the nephew of  Donald Campbell, the famous landspeed and water speed record holder of the 5os.

As with most record attemps, there were problems. There was a danger that the car would overheat in the dessert heat. The electronics had to be cooled using dry ice. The record was broken on the last days of their time in the dessert. They nearly ran out of time.