Little known Thrust SSC feature. If the system determined the front end was lifting the car would shut down and fire rockets in the nose to keep the nose down.

it was a Martin Baker ejection seat rocket motor, with the thrust nozzles pointing up.

It was generally known prior to the attempt that Thrust SSC carried an undisclosed safety device

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