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0Report: 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, ... -
VIDEO: One Dodge Viper + two honkin' turbos = 220 MPH in 24.1 sec 1175191500
Hennessey has a long history of making big horsepower, usually involving turbochargers. This in-car video from a breathed-on Viper shows off just how quickly Hennessey's mods can make the scenery blur. We really hate the sound of the fuel pump at the beginning of the clip - it's loud and obtrusive, ...
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GM cars set records, crash at Bonneville Speed Week 1155675660
General Motors reported mixed results on the salt flats Tuesday, with the day marred by a 250-mph crash of the Chevy So-Cal HHR (top, right).So-Cal HHR driver and GM engineer Jim Minneker walked away from the HHR wreck, which happened after the car lost traction at nearly 250 mph when the parachute ...
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Chevy Cobalt aims to set E85 record at Bonneville 1155166260
A Chevrolet Cobalt SS racecar engineered in part by three female students is heading for the Bonneville Salt Flats this week, in an attempt to set speed records using both E85 and gasoline.If the student's Cobalt project is successful, it will be the first vehicle to set a record at Bonneville ...
