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0Video: Watch the Hennessey Ford GT makes its record run at Texas Mile 1364434200
We said they'd probably be out with an official video, we did not lie. The Hennessey-powered camouflage Ford GT sat at one end of the runway at the Texas Mile sitting still. At the other end of the runway it had broken its own speed record, the twin-turbo 5.7-liter V8 pushing the aerodynamic ...
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Official: SSC to close out Ultimate Aero production with special XT model 1344017700
Production of the ultra-powerful, ultra-fast SSC Ultimate Aero is coming to an end, and the boys over at SSC North America (formerly Shelby SuperCars) are sending it off in style. Dubbed "Ultimate Aero XT," this is the final production run of the one-time world-record-holding hypercar, only five ...
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Official: Nissan Leaf aims to take world record in reverse at Goodwood 1340802840
When Nissan wants to set a speed record, you'd expect it to use the GT-R to get there. Or maybe one of its myriad racing cars – it does, after all, power the bulk of the LMP2 racers on the grid at Le Mans, not to mention the experimental DeltaWing. But the Leaf? Sure, maybe for ...
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Report: Breedlove says he's going back after 800 mph [w/video] 1320099300
Hemmings reports that Craig Breedlove is preparing to jump back into the land speed record game in an attempt to break through the 800 mph barrier. Breedlove made a name for himself while vying with Art Arfons for the world land speed record back in the '60s. His efforts eventually landed him the ...
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Video: 1985 288 GTO lays claim to World's Fastest Ferrari with 275.4 mph run 1287428280
World's Fastest Ferrari – Click above to watch video after the jumpWe've seen a lot of special action from the Bonneville Salt Flats this year, but this just about takes the cake. The guys from P4 by Norwood, a Ferrari tuning shop, are laying claim to the title of the World's Fastest ... -
Suzuki Kizashi topples 200 mph at Bonneville for new Land Speed Record 1282161420
2010 Suzuki Kizashi takes Bonneville – Click above to watch video after the jumpThe crew from Suzuki and Road & Track officially hold the new Land Speed Record for the Blown Gas Coupe Category. The team wheeled out their modified 2010 Suzuki Kizashi to the Bonneville Salt Flats and ... -
Report: Blind man fails attempt to set 200 mph speed record [w/video] 1280838660
Anyone who has ever perused the Guinness Book of World Records knows that there is an entry for just about anything imaginable and plenty more things you just haven't yet wrapped your head around. There is apparently even a land speed record for bank managers. Well, blind bank managers, anyway. ... -
Bloodhound Gang: Full-scale model of supersonic car unveiled in UK [w/video] 1279581840
Bloodhound SSC show car – Click above for high-res image galleryIt looks like the Bloodhound project has reemerged from the ether of the internet, this time with a full-scale model of the team's actual world land speed-record hopeful. If you dust off the way-back synapses, you might ... -
Report: Turkish singer sets blind land speed record at 182 mph in Ferrari 1270645140
A Turkish singer just set a land speed record, making him the fastest man on the planet when his Ferrari F430 averaged 182 miles per hour during a record run down a runway at an airport in eastern Turkey. Now, if 182 mph doesn't sound fast enough to set a world land speed record, know that the ... -
Aston Martin One-77 closes in on being fastest car in marque's history, breaks 220 mph 1261497420
Aston Martin One-77 development mule – click above for high-res image galleryMove over Jaguar XJ220. At 217 mph, your top end is just too slow. Hell, move over Batmobile. Why? The Aston Martin One-77, Britain's most expensive car ever, is now nearly its fastest. If not for the pesky, ...
