land speed record
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Meet the world's fastest wheel-driven car: the Team Vesco Turbinator II. Unlike other cars built only with the goal to go fast in a straight line, the wheels drove this car to a record, not thrust from a jet engine or rockets. Driver Dave Spangler piloted the Turbinator II on October 1 to a record 503 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the World Speed Finals event. Although it's the fastest wheel-driven car in the world, the team wasn't able to actually make it into the record books. To be recognized for an official world record, the team would have needed to complete a second pass...
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Chris Harris Drives The Drayson Racing Electric Le Mans Prototype: VideoChris Harris drives a record-breaking electric car in his latest video.
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Blind Driver Sets 186-MPH Land Speed Record In Porsche 911
An ex-bank manager averaged 186 mph in a Porsche 911 to claim the record.
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Does Carbon Neutrality Matter At 1,000 MPH?
Apparently, it does. The Bloodhound SSC, which generates an astonishing 47,000 pounds of thrust through a rocket motor fed by an F1 engine used as a fuel pump, will go carbon neutral for its land speed record attempt, the team announced today. How, exactly, does a hydrocarbon-spewing monster with...
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The Bloodhound SSC Tests Its Rocket Engine: Video
In about a year’s time, pilot Andy Green will strap himself into the driver’s seat of the Bloodhound SSC, parked on the flat and straight Hakskeen Pan in South Africa. If all goes as planned, a Cosworth F1 engine will spin up to 17,500 rpm, powering a pump that injects High Test...
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California Man Hopes To Break The 2,000 MPH Barrier - In A Car
Waldo Stakes, a California inventor and land-speed-record hobbyist, is hoping to break the 2,000 mph barrier in his Sonic Wind rocket car.
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With the huge loads and huge distances that big rigs have to cope with, the big power and torque numbers they make from massive diesel engines can be a bit of a shock to those most used to cars. Still, the average truck pales to insignificance compared to Joint Venture's race truck. With 4,500 horsepower under its hood, it makes even the Bugatti Veyron look like a child's toy in comparison. And with 1,472 cubic-inches of quad-turbocharged and twin-supercharged sixteen-cylinder diesel power, it makes your average big-block muscle car feel like a Smart Fortwo. The Detroit diesel engine is...
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Craig Breedlove To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With 800-MPH Speed Record Attempt
Craig Breedlove set a world speed record back in 1963 and plans to return to Bonneville in 2013 to attempt another. Only this time from afar.
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Land-Speed-Record Motorcyclist Bill Warner Survives 238-MPH Crash
Veteran land-speed-record motorcyclist Bill Warner recently survived a 238 mph crash while attempting to break his existing 311.94 mph record.
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Coffee-Burning Car Gives You A 77.5 MPH World Record Boost
You might have heard of Cars and Coffee before but almost certainly not in this way... Rather than car park full of shiny supercars and classic metal, this combination of a car and coffee involves powering the former with the latter to break a land speed record. It's not as simple as giving your...
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Bloodhound Land Speed Car Gets First Record (In Scale Speed)
If you've been following the race for the Land Speed Record you'll be familiar with Bloodhound SSC. The U.K-based team headed by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green hopes to smash the previous record, set by Green himself, by achieving over 1,000 miles per hour. A car with the Bloodhound name has...
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1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC Show Car Unveiled
The land-speed-record seeking Bloodhound SSC was unveiled at the Farnborough International Air Show.
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The new design allows for no lift over the rear of the vehicle at 1,000 mph, or Mach 1.3.
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Blind Man Posts 200 MPH Record In A Mercedes SL 65 Black Series
The record run took place on a closed off runway at Upington International Airport in South Africa.
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Bloodhound SSC May Break Land Speed Record In Australia
Late last year we saw Britain’s Bloodhound Project announce plans to smash their current land speed record of 763mph (1,227km/h) with their new SSC speedster, which they claim is capable of reaching a top speed of 1,050mph (1,690km/h) under a combination of rocket, jet and piston power...
Kenneth Hall
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