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Land speed record

The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land, as opposed to one on water or in the air. There is no single body for validation and regulation; what is used in practice is the Category C ("Special Vehicles") flying start regulations, officiated by regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on June 20, 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users....
. The record is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs (commonly called "passes") in opposite directions within one hour. A new record mark must exceed the previous one by one percent to be validated. There are numerous other class records for cars, and motorcycle

Motorcycle land speed record

The motorcycle land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a motorcycle on land. It is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs in opposite directions....
s fall into another, separate, class. The current absolute record holder is ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC

Thrust SSC is a United Kingdom-designed and built jet engine-propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers and Jeremy Bliss....
, a twin turbofan

Turbofan

A turbofan is a type of aircraft engine consisting of a ducted fan which is powered by a gas turbine. Part of the airstream from the ducted fan passes through the gas turbine core, providing oxygen to burn fuel to create power....
-powered car which achieved for the mile (1.6 km), breaking the sound barrier

Sound barrier

In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility, a grab-bag of unrelated aerodynamic effects....
.

The first regulators were the Automobile Club de France

French Automobile Club

The Automobile Club of France is a prestigious men's club founded on November 12, 1895 by Albert de Dion, Paul Meyan, and its first president, the Dutch-born Baron, Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt....
, who proclaimed themselves arbiters of the record around 1902. Different clubs had different standards and did not always recognise the same world records until 1924, when Association International des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) introduced new regulations: 2 passes averaged with a maximum 30min (later more) between runs, average gradient of the racing surface not over 1%, timing gear accurate within 0.01sec, and cars must be wheel-driven

Drive wheel

A drive wheel is a wheel in an automotive vehicle that receives power from the powertrain, and provides the final driving force for a vehicle. A two-wheel drive vehicle has two driven wheels, and a four-wheel drive has four....
. National or regional auto clubs (such as AAA

AAA

AAA, or Triple-A, may be a three-letter acronym or may just mean something that is high-quality, premier, or excellent. As an English language proper noun, Aaa is found only in the name Aaa Water Treader and in its scientific name Cavaticovelia aaa, a true bug found in Hawaiian Islands caves....
and SCTA) had to be AIACR members to ensure records would be recognized. The AIACR became the FIA in 1947. Controversy arose in 1963. Spirit of America
Spirit of America

Spirit of America is the trademarked name used by Craig Breedlove for his land speed record-setting vehicles....
failed on being a three-wheeler (leading Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

The F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 98 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
to certify the record when FIA refused) and not wheel-driven, but the general public did not care, so FIA introduced a special wheel-driven class

Wheel-driven land speed record

The wheel-driven land speed record differs from the land speed record in requiring that the vehicle be drive wheel; thus, jet engine and rocket propelled vehicles are ineligible....
. No holder of the absolute record since has been wheel-driven.

Until 1906, the unofficial rail speed record

Land speed record for railed vehicles

Determination of the fastest rail vehicle in the world varies depending on the definition of "Rail tracks".The French TGV is the fastest conventional train in the world, using powered metal wheels riding on metal rails....
exceeded the auto speed record.

In 1906 Dorothy Levitt

Dorothy Levitt

Dorothy Levitt was probably the assumed name of Elizabeth Levi/Elizabeth Levit a race car driver in the early part of the 20th Century. On 4 July 1903 she was reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a 'motor race'....
broke the women's world speed record recording a speed of 96 mph (154 km/h) and was described as the "Fastest Girl on Earth" when she drove a six-cylinder Napier motorcar in a speed trial in Blackpool.

Records

1898 – 1962 (wheel driven)

Date	Location	Driver	Vehicle	Power	Speed over 1 km		Speed over 1 mile		Comments
Date	Location	Driver	Vehicle	Power	mph	km/h	mph	km/h	Comments
December 18, 1898	Achères, Yvelines Achères, Yvelines Ach?res is a Communes of France in the Yvelines Departments of France in north-central France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.The commune of Ach?res lies on the south bank of the Seine in a loop of the river, on the edge of the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.... , France	Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat was a France auto racing. He is known for setting the first recognised automobile land speed record on December 18, 1898 in Ach?res, Yvelines, using a Jeantaud electric car....	Jeantaud Jeantaud The Jeantaud was a France automobile manufactured in Paris from 1893 until 1906. It was the brainchild of Charles Jeantaud, a coachbuilder who built his first electric carriage in 1881.... Duc	Electric Battery electric vehicle The battery electric vehicle, or BEV, is a type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery battery pack....	39.24	63.15
January 17, 1899	Achères, France	Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy was a Belgium auto racing. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 Kilometres per hour barrier....	CGA Dogcart	Electric	41.42	66.66
January 17, 1899	Achères, France		Jeantaud Jeantaud The Jeantaud was a France automobile manufactured in Paris from 1893 until 1906. It was the brainchild of Charles Jeantaud, a coachbuilder who built his first electric carriage in 1881.... Duc	Electric	43.69	70.31
January 27, 1899	Achères, France	Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy was a Belgium auto racing. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 Kilometres per hour barrier....	CGA Dogcart	Electric	49.93	80.35
March 4, 1899	Achères, France		Jeantaud Jeantaud The Jeantaud was a France automobile manufactured in Paris from 1893 until 1906. It was the brainchild of Charles Jeantaud, a coachbuilder who built his first electric carriage in 1881.... Duc Profilée	Electric	57.65	92.78
April 29, 1899	Achères, France	Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy Camille Jenatzy was a Belgium auto racing. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 Kilometres per hour barrier....	CITA No 25, La Jamais Contente La Jamais Contente *La Jamais Contente* was the first vehicle to go over 100 km/h . It was an electric car with a light alloy torpedo shaped bodywork, although the high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics....	Electric	65.79	105.88	—
April 13, 1902	Nice Nice Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate.... , France Promenade des Anglais	Leon Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet was a France manufacturer of steam car in the early 1900s.In 1896,Leon Serpollet invented and perfected the flash boiler, which made steam a much more practical source of power for an automobile....	Gardner-Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet was a France manufacturer of steam car in the early 1900s.In 1896,Leon Serpollet invented and perfected the flash boiler, which made steam a much more practical source of power for an automobile.... Oeuf de Pâques Gardner-Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet was a France manufacturer of steam car in the early 1900s.In 1896,Leon Serpollet invented and perfected the flash boiler, which made steam a much more practical source of power for an automobile.... (Easter Egg)	Steam Steam car A steam car is a Automobile powered by a steam engine....	75.06	120.80
November 5, 1902	Ablis, France	William K. Vanderbilt William Kissam Vanderbilt II William Kissam Vanderbilt II was a motor racing enthusiast and Yachting and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.Born in New York City, the second child and first son of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Belmont, he was known by the nickname "Willie K" and until his father died was labeled as Vanderbilt Jr....	Mors Z Paris-Vienne	IC	76.08	122.44
November 5, 1902	Dourdan, France		Mors Z Paris-Vienne	IC	76.60	123.28
November 17, 1902	Dourdan, France		Mors Z Paris-Vienne	IC	77.13	124.13
July 17, 1903	Ostend, Belgium	Arthur Duray Arthur Duray Arthur Duray was a Belgium racecar driver. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904....	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	IC	83.46	134.32
November 5, 1903	Dourdan, France		Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	IC	84.73	136.36
January 12, 1904	Lake St. Clair, USA	Henry Ford Henry Ford Henry Ford was the United States founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T History of the automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry....	Ford 999 Ford 999 The Ford 999 was a nameplate attached to two distinct but similar racers built by Henry Ford during the early 20th century. Though they began as separate entities, they were virtually mechanically identical and parts were swapped between them as needed, making the identities and legacies inseparable.... Racer	IC	—		91.37	147.05	On frozen lake
March 31, 1904	Nice, France		Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	IC	88.76	142.85
March 31, 1904	Nice, France	Louis Rigolly Louis Rigolly Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, was the first man to drive a car at over .He set a record of on a beach at Ostend in Belgium on 21 July 1904, driving a 13.5 litre Gobron-Brilleracing car....	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	IC	94.78	152.53
May 25, 1904	Ostend, Belgium	Pierre de Caters Pierre de Caters Baron Pierre de Caters was a Belgium adventurer, aviator and auto racing and motorboat racing. He was the first Belgian to fly an Aviation history in 1908....	DMG Mercedes Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was a Germany engine and later automobile manufacturer, in operation from 1890 until 1926. Founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, it was based first in Cannstatt .... Simplex 90	IC	97.25	156.50
July 21, 1904	Ostend, Belgium		Gobron Brillié Gordon Bennett Cup Gordon Bennett Cup There are three Gordon Bennett Cups:Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racingGordon Bennett Cup in ballooning — for a time, a separate cup was also awarded for powered air racing...	IC	103.56	166.66
November 13, 1904	Ostend, Belgium		Darracq Darracq Automobiles Darracq S.A. was a French motor vehicle manufacturing company founded in 1896 by Alexandre Darracq.Using part of the substantial profit he had made from selling his Gladiator bicycle factory, Alexandre Darracq began operating from a plant in the Parisian suburb of Suresnes.... Gordon Bennett	IC	104.53	168.22
January 24, 1905	Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen land speed record were set.... , USA		Napier Napier & Son D. Napier & Son Limited was a Great Britain engine and brass era automobile manufacturer and one of the most important aircraft engine manufacturers in the early- to mid-20th Century.... 6	IC	104.65	168.42
December 30, 1905	Arles, France	Victor Hémery Victor Hémery Victor H?mery was a champion driver of early Grand Prix motor racing who was born in Brest, France, Finist?re, France. In 1904 he joined Automobiles Darracq S.A....	Darracq V8 Special	IC	109.65	175.44
January 26, 1906	Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen land speed record were set.... , USA	Fred Marriott Fred Marriott Fred Marriott was an United States race car driver. In 1906, he set the world land speed record at 127.659 mph at the Daytona Beach Road Course, while driving the Stanley Steamer....	Stanley Rocket Racer Stanley Steamer The Stanley was a steam-powered automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. In 1906, the Stanley Rocket set the world land speed record at 205.5 km/h at the Daytona Beach Road Course, driven by Fred Marriott, picking up the Dewar Trophy in the process....	Steam	127.66	205.44
November 6, 1909	Brooklands Brooklands Brooklands was a 2.75 miles Auto racing circuit and airfield built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue.... , United Kingdom	Victor Hémery Victor Hémery Victor H?mery was a champion driver of early Grand Prix motor racing who was born in Brest, France, Finist?re, France. In 1904 he joined Automobiles Darracq S.A....	200 hp (150 kW) Benz No 1	IC	125.94	202.68	115.93	186.57	first run using electronic timing
June 24, 1914	Brooklands, United Kingdom		200 hp (150 kW) Benz No 3	IC	—		124.09	199.70	First 2-way record, set at Brooklands under new Association International des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) 2-way rule
February 12, 1919	Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen land speed record were set.... , USA	Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races, and he is credited with winning 24 American Championship Car Racing races....	Packard 905	IC	149.875	241.200	—		Recognized in the USA, not recognized by AIACR
May 17, 1922	Brooklands, United Kingdom	Kenelm Lee Guinness Kenelm Lee Guinness Kenelm Lee Guinness MBE was a racing driver of the 1910s - 1920s. He was part of the Guinness Guinness family....	Sunbeam 350HP Sunbeam 350HP \| image =\| name =Sunbeam 350HP\| manufacturer =Sunbeam Car Company of Wolverhampton\| production =one\| body_style = Open wheel racing car\| layout =...	IC	133.70	215.17	129.17	207.88	Last record set on a closed course
July 6, 1924	Arpajon, France		Delage Delage The Delage Automobile company was established in January, 1905, at 62, rue Chaptal in Levallois-Perret, a northwesterly suburb of Paris, France.... La Torpille	IC	143.21	230.47	143.31	230.64
July 12, 1924	Arpajon, France		FIAT Fiat Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland.... Special Mephistopeles II	IC	146.01	234.98	145.89	234.79	Last record set on a public road
September 25, 1924	Pendine Sands Pendine Sands Pendine Sands is a 7 mile long beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches from Gilman Point in the west to Laugharne Sands in the east.... , Wales Wales native_name = Cymru\|conventional_long_name = Wales\|common_name = Wales\|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg\|national_motto = ...	Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Sir Malcolm Campbell was an England racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on Land Speed Record and on Water speed record at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using List of Bluebird record-breaking vehicles....	Blue Bird Sunbeam 350HP \| image =\| name =Sunbeam 350HP\| manufacturer =Sunbeam Car Company of Wolverhampton\| production =one\| body_style = Open wheel racing car\| layout =...	IC	146.15	235.21	146.16	235.22
July 21, 1925	Pendine Sands, Wales		Blue Bird Sunbeam 350HP \| image =\| name =Sunbeam 350HP\| manufacturer =Sunbeam Car Company of Wolverhampton\| production =one\| body_style = Open wheel racing car\| layout =...	IC	150.86	242.79	150.76	242.62
March 21, 1926	Southport, United Kingdom	Henry Segrave Henry Segrave Sir Henry O'Neil de Hane Segrave was famous for setting three land speed records and the water speed record. He was the first person to hold both the land and water speed records simultaneously....	4 Litre Sunbeam Tiger Sunbeam Tiger (1925) \| image =\| name =\| manufacturer =Sunbeam Car Company of Wolverhampton\| production =two\| body_style = Open wheel racing car\| layout =\| platform =... Ladybird	IC	152.30	245.10	149.32	240.31	Last record set by a racing car, not a specialist record-breaker
April 27 1926	Pendine Sands, Wales	J.G. Parry-Thomas J.G. Parry-Thomas John Godfrey Parry-Thomas was a Welsh people engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the Land Speed Record. He was the first driver to be killed in pursuit of the land speed record....	Babs Babs (Land speed record car) Babs was the land speed record car built and driven by J. G. Parry-Thomas. It was powered by a 27-litre Liberty L-12 Aircraft engineBabs began as 'Chitty Bang Bang#Chitty 4', one of Louis Zborowski's series of aero-engined cars named 'Chitty Bang Bang'.... (ex-Higham-Thomas Special)	26.9 liter Liberty	169.29	272.45	168.07	270.48
April 28, 1926	Pendine Sands, Wales	J.G. Parry-Thomas J.G. Parry-Thomas John Godfrey Parry-Thomas was a Welsh people engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the Land Speed Record. He was the first driver to be killed in pursuit of the land speed record....	Babs	IC	171.01	273.60	170.62	274.59	Survived. His death was in March a year later, trying to re-capture the record from Campbell
February 4, 1927	Pendine Sands, Wales		Blue Bird II	IC	174.88	281.44	174.22	280.38	Last record set in Europe
March 29, 1927	Daytona Beach, USA		Sunbeam 1000 hp Sunbeam 1000 hp The Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery, or "The Slug", is a land speed record-breaking car built by the Sunbeam Car Company of Wolverhampton that was powered by two aircraft engines....	IC	202.98	326.66	203.79	327.97
February 19, 1928	Daytona Beach, USA		Blue Bird III	IC	—		206.95	333.05
April 22, 1928	Daytona Beach, USA	Ray Keech Ray Keech Ray Keech was a board track racing and brick track racer in the 1920s. He is best remembered for winning the 1929 Indianapolis 500, and for setting a land speed record....	White Triplex White Triplex The White Triplex was a land speed record car built for J. H. White and driven by Ray Keech. It was powered by three 27-litre Liberty L-12 Aircraft engines, for a total of 36 cylinders, 81 litre displacement and a claimed 1500 bhp.... Spirit of Elkdom	three 26.9 liter Liberty	—		207.55	334.02
March 11, 1929	Daytona Beach, USA		Irving-Napier Golden Arrow Golden Arrow (land speed racer) Golden Arrow was a land speed record racer. Built for Major Henry Segrave to take the LSR from Ray Keech, Golden Arrow was one of the first Streamliner land speed racers, with a pointed nose and tight cowling....	IC	231.56	372.66	231.36	372.34	Segrave retired from land speed racing and Golden Arrow never ran again
February 5, 1931	Daytona Beach, USA		Blue Bird	IC	246.08	396.03	245.73	395.46
February 24, 1932	Daytona Beach, USA		Blue Bird	IC	251.34	404.49	253.96	408.71
February 22, 1933	Daytona Beach, USA		Blue Bird	IC	272.46	438.48	272.10	437.90
March 7, 1935	Daytona Beach, USA		Blue Bird	IC	276.16	444.44	276.71	445.32	Last record set on a beach
September 3, 1935	Bonneville Salt Flats Bonneville Speedway Bonneville Speedway is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records.... , USA		Blue Bird	IC	—		301.129	484.620
November 19, 1937	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA	George Eyston George Eyston Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston, Military Cross Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom racing and land speed record car driver in the 1920s and 1930s....	Thunderbolt Thunderbolt (car) \| image =\| name =Thunderbolt\| manufacturer =Bean Cars of Tipton\| production =one-off\| body_style =land speed record car\| layout =twin steering front axles, single driven rear axle with twin-wheels...	IC	312.00	502.11	311.41	501.17
August 27, 1938	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Thunderbolt	IC	345.20	555.55	345.48	556.00
September 15, 1938	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA	John R. Cobb John Cobb (motorist) John Rhodes Cobb was a British racing motorist. He made money as a director of fur brokers Anning, Chadwick and Kiver and could afford to specialise in large capacity motor-racing....	Railton Special Railton Special The Railton Special, later rebuilt as the Railton Mobil Special, is a one-off motor vehicle built for John Cobb 's successful attempts at the land speed record....	IC	350.06	563.37	350.19	563.58
September 16, 1938	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Thunderbolt	IC	357.33	575.07	357.49	575.32
August 23, 1939	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Railton Special Railton Special The Railton Special, later rebuilt as the Railton Mobil Special, is a one-off motor vehicle built for John Cobb 's successful attempts at the land speed record....	IC	369.74	595.04	367.91	592.09
September 16, 1947	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Railton Mobil Special	IC	393.82	633.79	394.19	634.39	First 400 mph (640 km/h) pass

1963 – present (jet and rocket propulsion)

Craig Breedlove

Craig Breedlove is a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first to reach , , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles that were all named "Spirit of America"....
's mark of , set in Spirit of America
Spirit of America

Spirit of America is the trademarked name used by Craig Breedlove for his land speed record-setting vehicles....
in September 1963, was initially considered unofficial. The vehicle breached the FIA regulations on two grounds: it had only three wheels, and it was not wheel-driven

Drive wheel

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

The F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 98 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
created a non-wheel-driven category, and ratified Spirit of America 's time for this mark. On July 27 1964, Donald Campbell

Donald Campbell

Donald Malcolm Campbell, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom automobile and motorboat racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s....
's Bluebird CN7 posted a time of on Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, at approximately below sea level, and, on the rare occasions that it fills, it is the largest lake in Australia....
, Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. This became the official FIA LSR, although Campbell was disappointed not to have beaten Breedlove's time. In October, several four-wheel jet-cars surpassed the 1963 mark, but were eligible for neither the FIA nor FIM ratification. The confusion of having three different LSRs lasted until December 11, 1964, when the FIA and FIM met in Paris and agreed to recognize as an absolute LSR the higher speed recorded by either body, by any vehicles running on wheels, whether wheel-driven or not. Thus, Art Arfons

Art Arfons

Arthur Eugene "Art" Arfons was the world land speed record holder three times in 1964 – 1965 with his Green Monster series of jet-powered cars, after a series of Green Monster piston-engine and jet-engined dragsters....
' Green Monster was belatedly recognised as the absolute LSR holder, while Bluebird held the now-separate wheel-driven land speed record

Wheel-driven land speed record

The wheel-driven land speed record differs from the land speed record in requiring that the vehicle be drive wheel; thus, jet engine and rocket propelled vehicles are ineligible....
, and Spirit of America the tricycle record. Since then, no wheel-driven car has held the absolute record.

Date	Location	Driver	Vehicle	Power	Speed over 1 km		Speed over 1 mile		Comments
Date	Location	Driver	Vehicle	Power	mph	km/h	mph	km/h	Comments
September 5, 1963	Bonneville Salt Flats Bonneville Speedway Bonneville Speedway is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records.... , USA	Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove is a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first to reach , , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles that were all named "Spirit of America"....	Spirit of America Spirit of America *Spirit of America* is the trademarked name used by Craig Breedlove for his land speed record-setting vehicles....	Turbojet Turbojet Turbojets are the oldest kind of general purpose jet engines. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept independently into practical engines during the late 1930s, although credit for the first turbojet is given to Whittle who submitted the first proposal and held a UK patent that...	408.312	657.114	407.447	655.722	Ratified by FIM Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme The F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 98 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions.... as vehicle has 3 wheels
October 5, 1964	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Wingfoot Express Wingfoot Express The Wingfoot Express was Walt Arfons and Tom Green's J46 jet-powered land speed record car, driven by Green to a record in 1965.At a trade fair in Gary, Indiana in 1962, Walt Arfons met Tom Green, chief engineer for a torque wrench manufacturer....	Turbojet Turbojet Turbojets are the oldest kind of general purpose jet engines. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept independently into practical engines during the late 1930s, although credit for the first turbojet is given to Whittle who submitted the first proposal and held a UK patent that...	415.093	668.027	413.199	664.979	Unratified
October 7, 1964	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA	Art Arfons Art Arfons Arthur Eugene "Art" Arfons was the world land speed record holder three times in 1964 – 1965 with his Green Monster series of jet-powered cars, after a series of Green Monster piston-engine and jet-engined dragsters....	Green Monster	Turbojet	434.356	699.028	434.022	698.490	Unratified
October 13, 1964	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Spirit of America	Turbojet	—		468.719	754.330	Unratified
October 15, 1964	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Spirit of America	Turbojet	—		526.277	846.861	Unratified
October 27, 1964	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Green Monster	Turbojet	544.134	875.699	536.710	863.791	First FIA-ratified jetcar LSR
November 2, 1965	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Spirit of America - Sonic 1	Turbojet	555.485	893.966	555.485	893.966
November 7, 1965	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Green Monster	Turbojet	572.546	921.423	576.553	927.872
November 15, 1965	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA		Spirit of America - Sonic 1	Turbojet	600.842	966.961	600.601	966.574
October 23, 1970	Bonneville Salt Flats, USA	Gary Gabelich Gary Gabelich Gary Gabelich was an American race car driver of Croats descent who set the land speed record with his rocket-powered vehicle "Blue Flame " on October 23, 1970, achieving an average speed of ....	Blue Flame	Rocket Rocket A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....	630.389	1014.52	622.407	1001.67
October 4, 1983	Black Rock Desert Black Rock Desert The Black Rock Desert is a dry lake bed and the surrounding endorheic basin in northwestern Nevada in the United States. The flat expanse of dry lake, or playa, is a remnant of the prehistoric Lake Lahontan, which existed between 18,000 and 7,000 BC during the Wisconsin glaciation.... , USA	Richard Noble Richard Noble Richard Noble, Order of the British Empire was a holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997, and was the project director of ThrustSSC, the vehicle which currently holds the land speed record, set at Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 1997....	Thrust2 Thrust2 Thrust2 is a United Kingdom designed and built jet engine propelled automobile, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 15 October 1997....	Turbojet Turbojet Turbojets are the oldest kind of general purpose jet engines. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept independently into practical engines during the late 1930s, although credit for the first turbojet is given to Whittle who submitted the first proposal and held a UK patent that...	—		633	1019.47
October 15, 1997	Black Rock Desert Black Rock Desert The Black Rock Desert is a dry lake bed and the surrounding endorheic basin in northwestern Nevada in the United States. The flat expanse of dry lake, or playa, is a remnant of the prehistoric Lake Lahontan, which existed between 18,000 and 7,000 BC during the Wisconsin glaciation.... , USA	Andy Green Andy Green Wing Commander Andy D. Green Order of the British Empire BA RAF is a United Kingdom Royal Air Force pilot and World Land Speed Record holder....	ThrustSSC ThrustSSC Thrust SSC is a United Kingdom-designed and built jet engine-propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers and Jeremy Bliss....	Turbofan Turbofan A turbofan is a type of aircraft engine consisting of a ducted fan which is powered by a gas turbine. Part of the airstream from the ducted fan passes through the gas turbine core, providing oxygen to burn fuel to create power....	760.343	1223.657	766	1233.704	Also did first supersonic pass, 13 October 1997.

Land speed record

Records

1898 – 1962 (wheel driven)

1963 – present (jet and rocket propulsion)

See also

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