View the complete timeline of speed records, or view pages for individual cars by following the links below. Rett fought a rare cancer for 11 years, and on jan. Top 10 most significant land speed records of all time. Welcome to the archives for all fia world land speed records. But it looks like there is a new top dog in town, at least in terms of twoway land speed records. Indian motorcycle set three land speed records before speed week. Mitch kapor developed lotus 123, writing the software directly into the video system of the ibm pc. The wheeldriven land speed record differs from the absolute land speed record in requiring that the vehicle be wheeldriven. In october 2017, andy green and the team behind the bloodhound supersonic car will attempt to set a new world land speed record by hitting 800 mph. Koenigsegg agera rs hits 284 mph on way to new land speed record. The record he set at that 1967 event was not the first land speed record he established at bonneville. A complete timeline of world land speed records running back from andy greens current 766mph record to.
The fastest speed in any class, irrespective of engine size, qualified as the world record. Fascinating facts on the history, heroes and cars of the land speed record in numbers. Date, location, driver, driver country, vehicle, power, speed over 1 km, speed over 1 mile, comments. A brief overview of the cars that have held the outright world land speed record wlsr since 1920, with details of where they are now. Born in 1921 the son of sir malcolm campbell, britains most successful record breaker, it was hardly surprising that he would one day try and emulate the man he heroworshipped, even idolised. May 05, 2017 2,000hp toyota land speed cruiser picks up world record at 230 mph. Scale model technical services land speed record cars. Engine was an opposed 4cylinder layout, chassis consisted of welded steel tubes. A complete history of world recordbreaking cars from 39. Driving the performance plus sponsored dodge ram truck with a fuel injected 502 cubic. On october 9, 20, driver jessi combs, in a vehicle of the north american eagle project running at the. Sometime in late 2020, current land speed record holder andy green will attempt to drive the bloodhound lsr car to a new world speed record, the first target of a twophase plan to eventually attempt an astonishing 1,000 mph. Mar 21, 2019 in october 2017, andy green and the team behind the bloodhound supersonic car will attempt to set a new world land speed record by hitting 800 mph. The land speed record has long been a goal for british engineers and daredevils alike.
Land speed record the world land speed record since 1898. Records up to 1935 were predominately set on beaches before the bonneville salt flats in the usa became the preferred venue for attempts and was home of nearly all outright world land speed records set between 1935 and 1970. Fia world land speed records federation internationale. Additionally, the records below do not distinguish between different recognized classes of the land speed record, such as top speed for a motorcycle 333. By bypassing dos, it ran much faster than its competitors. Fia world records are the fastest recognised official speeds achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land excluding motorcycles, for which records are. Date driver country location vehicle engine flying km mph flying mile mph status. Here are some of the key facts and figures about this amazing project. The speed record club aims to promote speed record breaking to an informed audience. The british land speed record is the fastest land speed achieved by a vehicle in the united kingdom, as opposed to one on water or in the air. Speeds are recorded as an average of two passes, where drivers cover the full length of a course in one directions for the first pass, and within an hour, drive the same course.
The timeline was compiled by the save the salt foundation, a nonprofit organization. Take a trip through 100 years of land speed record attempts with the 10 most iconic land speed cars. The first to set up a new land speed record was an englishman named l. Speed records for wheeldriven cars and motorcycles range from less than 50 mph 83 kph to over 400 mph 660 kph, with hundreds of class records in between. The confusion of having three different land speed records lasted until december 11, 1964, when the fia and fim met in paris and agreed to recognize as an absolute land speed record the higher speed recorded by either body, by any vehicles running on wheels, whether wheeldriven or not, and accordingly, the rules were modified into two classes. These records show the fastest official speeds achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as recognized by the fia.
The vehicles are allowed to begin the speed attempt from a rolling start due, in part, to the inability of most tires to grip the salt when power is applied. Inside the aerodynamic design of a record breaking car. It was the last wheeldriven car to hold the record before jet power specifically craig breedloves spirit of america took over. So now the world land speed record had decreased by 1. This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category. Bonneville records are set on a long and short course system. Apr 24, 2020 the land speed records are divided into many different classes, from wheeldriven to rocket or jetpowered as well as car and motorcycle groups. A history of the land speed record photo essays time. Glynnes first involvement with land speed records came when he designed the brakes and power hydraulic systems for richard nobles thrust 2 jet car, and he was present at the black rock desert when richard took the land speed record at 633mph in october 1983.
Cnn list of world land speed record holders october 15. Oct 01, 2009 top 10 most significant land speed records of all time as soon as karl benz took his 1886 patent motorwagon for its first walkingpace drive, the race for faster cars was on. In 1967, burt munro made his seventh trip to the bonneville salt flats. On black rock desert, a dry lake bed in northwestern nevada, greens turbossc jetpropelled car reached a speed of 763. Oct 15, 2016 sometime in late 2020, current land speed record holder andy green will attempt to drive the bloodhound lsr car to a new world speed record, the first target of a twophase plan to eventually attempt an astonishing 1,000 mph. His speed average of 2 runs in opposite directions was 124.
Until 1963, the absolute land speed record holder was always a wheeldriven car. History of land speed record cars bloodhound ssc red bull. Land speed record is a sport in which racers try to set fastest possible speeds on land, using any kind of vehicle. From henry ford to jessi combs, racers have had the need for speed for over a century. Racing through the streets of acheres, yvelines near paris, jenatzys machine reached a land speed record of 105. Again, records were traded over the next 15 years or so until the mid20s when london engineer ernest eldridge set the land speed record on an open road, the last man to do so, in july 1924.
There is no single body for validation and regulation. Bob mould and company seem bent on driving themselves to the brink of insanity as they plow through the. To understand this man that had broken the world water speed record on seven occasions, and the land speed record once, one has to search his past. Oct 27, 2015 bluebird cn7 was an end rather than a beginning. This was the first supersonic record as it broke the sound barrier at mach 1. Land speed records jessi combs land speed record crash. Koenigsegg agera rs hits 284 mph on way to new land speed.
Driving a oneoff fiat called mefistofeles with a massive 21. The land speed record or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. The land speed record was set on october 15, 1997, by andy green, a british fighter pilot in the royal air force. His electric car, made by stagecoachmaker jeantaud, completes a 1km circuit of the track in 57 seconds. It is standardised as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs in opposite directions. The land speed records are divided into many different classes, from wheeldriven to rocket or jetpowered as well as car and motorcycle groups. Top 10 most significant land speed records of all time as soon as karl benz took his 1886 patent motorwagon for its first walkingpace drive, the race for faster cars was on. The official landspeed record measured over one mile is 1,227. Land speed record fully exposes the rage and manic energy that drove husker du to dizzying heights of creative and critical success. Heres a short pictorial history of the land speed record, up to now, anyway. Additionally, the records below do not distinguish between different recognized classes of. Under current fia rules, two runs are required in opposite directions within one hour, over a timed.
Hornsted who, in 1914, set a new lsr at the brooklands track. The fastest animal on the planet is the cheetah, clocking in at 96. Speed records could be taken in any one of 15 internationally recognised classes, ranging in engine size from 400 cc up to over 5000cc. Indian motorcycle set three land speed records before. Land speed racing is a form of motorsport land speed racing is best known for the efforts to break the absolute land speed record, but it is not limited to specialist vehicles a record is defined as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs commonly called passes. Edt 0005 gmt gerlach, nevada reuters the following is a list of world land speed record holders. The world land speed record history and statistics. Napier 6 1st british attempt for land speed racing. First, unofficial world land speed record set at the bsf by teddy tetzlaff who remarked on the. Fred marriott was an american racing driver who, in 1906 with a stanley rocket, set the world land speed record at 127.
There are few if any better cars to take a look back at it with than the jaguar ftype svr i magine. The land speed cruiser is now officially the worlds fastest suv. A british team has unveiled plans for a car capable of going 1,000 miles per hour. Runs are conducted on a course of a fixed distance. Other famous holders of the outright world land speed record include. His electric car, made by stagecoachmaker jeantaud. Long course system, vehicles over 175 mph, is a 5 mile track 2 miles to get up to speed, then three one mile timed segments. A complete timeline of world land speed records running back from andy greens current 766mph record to gaston chasselouplaubats original 1898 record. List of world land speed record holders october 15, 1997 web posted at. The first jetcar to exceed the absolute record was craig breedloves spirit of america. Short course system, vehicles under 175 mph, is a 3 mile track 2 miles to get up to speed, then one timed mile.