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The Bloodhound land speed racer has picked up the pace again, reaching 562mph (904km/h) in its latest run across the Kalahari Desert. Its previous best of 501mph (806km/h) was set last week, after which the car suffered some technical glitches.
What is the land speed record for the Bloodhound car? ›
It has been held since 1997 by formed RAF pilot Andy Green who drove Thrust SSC to 763.035mph across the Black Rock desert in the USA, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier on land. Bloodhound is a proven machine, with high-speed tests in South Africa in 2019 that achieved 628mph (1010kph).
Which car can go 500 mph? ›
Speed Demon, the streamliner Duttweiler's “big engine” is destined for, is already the fastest car ever powered by an internal-combustion piston engine—481.576 mph is the official record set at the Bonneville Salt Flats in August 2020. Its owner, George Poteet, now 74, was driving.
What happened to the Bloodhound land speed record? ›
The vehicle resides at Coventry Transport Museum.
What is the fastest car on land record? ›
ThrustSSC, driven by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, holds the current land speed record at 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) set October 15, 1997.
What is the #1 fastest car in the world? ›
The fastest car in the world is: Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut (330 MPH) That title goes to the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, which recorded a staggering 330 mph top speed earlier in 2023.
What car can go 700 mph? ›
Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.
What car beat the land speed record? ›
ThrustSSC is a British-designed and built World Land Speed Record car. ThrustSSC holds the current World Land Speed Record which was set on October 15, 1997, by accomplishing a speed of 763 mph.
Will Bloodhound run again? ›
It's been a controversial time for speed records, what with all the hoo-hah surrounding SSC's did-they-didn't-they 316mph run. This time last year, Bloodhound LSR went almost exactly double that speed across the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa. That was the warm-up.
Who drove the Bloodhound? ›
On the morning of October 15, 1997, a dust trail streaked across Nevada's Black Rock Desert. At its apex, driver Andy Green braced himself at the wheel of thrust SSC as the jet-powered car reached 804kph.
On Dec. 9, 2022, the Gas Monkey Garage-sponsored 2006 Ford GT known as the “BADD GT,” achieved a top speed of 310.8 mph (500.1 km/h) at Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility, located in Kennedy Space Center, Florida, making this car the fastest street legal car in the world.
Is 400 mph possible in a car? ›
Sixty two years ago, Craig Breedlove became the first man to break the 400mph speed barrier. But just two years later, he would go 200mph faster. Andrew Frankel explores how.
Is there a car that can go over 500 mph? ›
The Bloodhound supersonic car has reached a speed of over 500 miles per hour (mph)!
How fast can the Bloodhound supersonic car go? ›
The Bloodhound required a total thrust of 20 tonnes to achieve a top speed of 1,000 mph. This phenomenal amount of robustness doesn't come with regular machines.
Which is faster, Bloodhound or ThrustSSC? ›
The 1,000mph difference
Engineers were also able to use “orthodox” off-the-shelf technology to achieve Thrust's 763mph. Bloodhound is shaped like an arrow, and is powered by an EJ200 jet engine, as used in the Typhoon fighter aircraft, and the hybrid rocket motor developed by Nammo, which sits on top of the jet engine.
What is the land speed record for rocket car? ›
Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.
