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Speed Records / Land Speed Records
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Last Modified Aug 27, 2007 at 09:47 PM PDT by mturnerViewed 1172 time(s)
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Maximum automobile speeds achieved on land over the last 100+ years.
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| 01 | 1899: April 29 | Camille Jenatzy (Belgium) | Jeantaud Duc Profilée | Electric | Over 1 km: 105.88 km/h (65.79 mph) |
Location: Acheres, France This is the first record of land speed in excess of 100 km per hr. |
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| 02 | 1906: January 26 | Fred Marriott (USA) | Stanley Rocket Racer | Steam | Over 1 km: 205.44 km/h (127.66 mph) |
Location: Ormond Beach, Florida |
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| 03 | 1965: Nov. 13 | Bob Summers (USA) | Goldenrod | Internal Combustion Engine | Over 1 mile: 658.526 km/h (409.277 mph) |
Location: Bonneville Salt Flats, USA |
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| 04 | 1964: July 17 | Donald Campbell (UK) | Bluebird CN7 | Turboprop engine | Over 1 mile: 644.96 km/h (403.10 mph) |
Location: Lake Eyre, Australia |
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| 05 | 1970: Oct. 23 | Gary Gabelich (USA) | Blue Flame | Rocket |
Over 1 km: 1014.52 km/h (630.389 mph) Over 1 mile: 1001.67 km/h (622.407 mph) |
Location: Bonneville Salt Flats, USA This is the first land speed record in excess of 1000 km/h |
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| 06 | 1983: Oct. 04 | Richard Noble (UK) | Thrust2 | Turbojet | Over 1 mile: 1019.47 km/h (633.468 mph) |
Location: Black Rock Desert, USA |
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| 07 | 1997: Sept. 25 | Andy Green (UK) | ThrustSSC | Turbofan |
Over 1 km: 1223.65 km/h (763.343 mph) Over 1 mile: 1227.99 km/h (763.035 mph) |
Location: Black Rock Desert, USA First supersonic land speed record (Mach 1.016) |
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Comments
- beerdude, Feb 23, 2008 at 09:28 AM PST said:
Over 750 miles per hour...that is absurd. Imagine being in a crash at that speed..u'll be blown into smithereens
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