Along Jack Northrop Drive in Hawthorne, the SpaceX hyperloop test track is almost finished and ready for the hyperloop contest Jan. 27 to 29. Test pods will shoot down the tube, which is a small version of a proposed high speed long distance model. Photo by Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze/SCNG/01-19-17 Some of the world’s most ambitious engineers are in Hawthorne, CA today to try out one of Elon Musk’s futuristic ideas: The Hyperloop.