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Chris Harris Finds Out What it Feels Like to Go from 0 to 1,000 MPH and Back
British fighter pilot Andy Green is the first person ever to break the sound barrier on land and the world land speed record holder since 1997. Back then, he broke the world land speed record in the ThrustSSC jet-engined vehicle, reaching 763.035 mph or 1,227.986 km/h, the equivalent of Mach 1.016.
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Watch Jaguar F-type R Coupé Perform Parachute Test For Bloodhound Ssc
World land speed record holder Andy Green drove a Jaguar F-Type R Coupé at a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h) to test Bloodhound SSC’s parachute deployment system. Read more »...
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Jaguar Unveils F-type R Awd Bloodhound Ssc Rapid Response Vehicle
As technical partner of the Bloodhound SSC world land speed record project, Jaguar will supply the team with the F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), which will play an important role in the record attempt. Read more »...
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Bloodhound Ssc Will Have A Ridiculously Strong Cockpit; It’s Ballistics-tested
The higher the speeds attained in a vehicle, the stronger it needs to be in case something goes wrong. If the vehicle in question is the Bloodhound SSC 1,000 mph land speed record car, then it warrants technology that would be overkill on anything but...
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Jaguar Reveals Awd F-type, Announces Bloodhound Ssc Partnership
Jaguar has just revealed the all-wheel drive version of its F-Type sports car, while at the same time announcing its partnership with The Bloodhound (land speed record attempt) Project. The AWD F-Type will be used as a radio/backup vehicle when the Bloodhound...
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Prince Albert Rings The Bell On New Venturi Vbb-3 Electric Land Speed Record Car
French automaker Venturi is currently the holder for the record of the world’s fastest electric vehicle, which it set in 2005 when the Buckeye Bullet 2.5 hit 307 mph or 494 km/h. Now, they’re back with an even more ambitious land speed...
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