Record-breaking
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The McLaren F1 is arguably the most significant supercar of the modern era. It's been 25 years since Andy Wallace completed his record run at Ehra-Lessien, and McLaren has celebrated by diving into the archives for some period footage of the F1 racing into the history books.
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As early data predicted, NASA and the NOAA have now reported that globally, 2016 was the warmest year since records began in 1880. That puts us on a streak of three years in a row that have surpassed previous records.
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Earlier this year, Carl Reese and Deena Mastracci made a 3,011-mile (4,846-km) drive from Los Angeles to New York in 58 hours and 51 minutes in a Tesla Model S P85D. Now Reese and Mastracci, joined by Alex Roy, have beaten that record with the help of Tesla's new Autopilot software.
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It takes a certain kind of person to take on Land Speed Record (LSR) racing. When you’re doing 300 mph, or more, things can go real wrong, real fast. Now imagine doing that on a motorcycle. Now imagine going over 400 mph and you can see just how daunting, if not downright crazy, the task is.
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The Central Japan Railway Company has whisked passengers along a section of track at up to 500 km/h (311 mph) during testing of the levitating Shinkansen train. One hundred wide-eyed train enthusiasts were onboard the train's first manned voyage, with trials to continue over eight days.
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Playing a round of golf can take a good few hours, not least because of the time taken to walk between shots. Using a golf cart can speed things up, especially if it goes 118 mph (190 km/h). That's the speed Plum Quick Motors says one of its high speed golf carts has hit to claim a new world record.
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It says something that a watch made in 1932 keeps breaking world records, and the Henry Graves Supercomplication watch did just that today as it was knocked down by Sotheby’sGeneva for a record-breaking CHF 23.2 million (US$24 million).
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Accelerating to 333 km/h (207 mph) in just 4.8 seconds is one thing. Doing it on a pushbike with no fairings or disc brakes is another entirely. Frenchman Francoise Gissy now has his heart set on 400 km/h on a bike he calls "Spine Crusher."
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A secret mission came to a public end as the US Air Force’s top secret X-37B spaceplane landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The unmanned reusable spacecraft touched down on the runway like a conventional aircraft this morning at 9:24 am EDT after a record-breaking 674 days in orbit.
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Land speed record chaser Eva Håkansson added another three titles to her collection at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials last week. Håkansson hit 242 mph (389 km/h) in her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle "KillaJoule." She is now the world's fastest woman on a motorcycle.
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Last month, the Hennessey Performance (HPE) Venom GT skidded into the record books when it hit over 270 mph at the Kennedy Space Center. To commemorate this event, HPE is rolling out its very limited run World’s Fastest Edition (WFE) Venom GT with a special livery.
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Competition improves the breed and an astonishing performance by a production specification SEAT Leon Cupra 280 in setting a new lap record for the Nurburgring has infused the pocket rocket market with new vigor. Now there are four legitimate contenders for the souped-up shopping-trolley crown.
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