Land Speed Records
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Having announced its intention in 2008 to attempt a new land speed world record, the Bloodhound team has now begun its 12-month countdown to the first test runs in South Africa. The milestone was marked yesterday with a test of the communications equipment at high-speed.
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Requiring over 10,000 hours, five types of carbon fiber weave and two different resins to complete, the Bloodhound SSC land speed team unveiled the cockpit that will be driver Andy Green’s office space for his supersonic record attempt run in South Africa in 2015 and 2016.
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Last week, Don Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, opened a new multimedia exhibit celebrating the golden age of British land speed record breaking entitled “Britain & For The Hell Of It” at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire.
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Back in 1965, Lee Breedlove set the women's land speed record on Utah’s Salt Lake Flats with a speed of 308.51 mph (496.49 km/h). That record stood for 48 years until this month, when Jessi Combs took her 52,000 hp Supersonic Speed Challenger to a speed of 392.954 mph (632.39 km/h).
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The Bloodhound team from the UK has turned to 3D printing technology for one of the most critical parts of the high speed vehicle – a tip that, if all goes well, will be the first part of the car to break through the 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h) mark in 2015.
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A 1,000 mph (Mach 1.4, 1,600 km/h) car came a step closer to reality today when the BLOODHOUND SSC team successfully test fired the vehicle’s rocket motor system.
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On Wednesday, Britain’s BLOODHOUND team will take the next step in their attempt to break the land speed record when they test Europe’s largest hybrid rocket engine at the Aerohub, located at Newquay Cornwall Airport.
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One hundred and fifteen years ago, the first land speed record of 39.24 mph was set by an EV in a competition held by a French magazine. Within four months, the record was broken five times, all by EVs.
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The Electric Blue streamliner electric car built by BYU students has set a world land speed record in the "E1" class of 155.8 mph.
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The Buckeye Bullet team has announced plans to develop an entirely new version of its record-breaking vehicle, capable of speeds in excess of 400 mph.
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A Norfolk craftsman has designed and built an all-wooden bicycle that his triathlete friend will attempt to ride into the record books later this year.
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An American team is hoping to break the land speed record for steam-powered vehicles, using a stock automotive steam engine.
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