at Daytona Beach Florida for a Stanley Steamer and a couple of "Bluebird" streamliners. On the German Autoban for a couple of German cars. In Nevada and Australia recently. But by far the most records have been set at the Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City, Utah. I am sure I missed a few, but you get the point.
October 15 1997.
The current ultimate land speed record was set in 1997 at 763 mph.
The current ultimate land speed record was set in 1997 at 763 mph.
The current ultimate land speed record was set in 1997 at 763 mph.
Wheel-driven land speed record was created in 1964.
Land Speed Record - album - was created on 1981-08-15.
== Usain Bolt holds the current land speed record. He is the fastest man alive. == Andy Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Green
The speed of a vehicle
The Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record at 763.035 mph (1,227.986 km/h), which was achieved on October 15, 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.
The worlds fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron Super sport, has a top speed of 267 mph. The land speed world record is held by the Thrustssc, it achieved a top speed of 763.035 mph.
In 1983, Richard Noble set a world record for the fastest land speed, reaching 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 kilometers per hour) in his vehicle, Thrust2. This record was achieved at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, USA, and it marked a significant achievement in land speed racing at the time. Noble's accomplishments contributed to advancements in engineering and speed record attempts in subsequent years.
ThrustSSC holds the World Land Speed Record, set on October 15, 1997, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier