Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We live in the long tail of land-speed records. For most of the past century, the title of fastest human on wheels traded hands ...

There is only one car in history that has ever broken the sound barrier, and it's called "Thrust SuperSonic Car," which achieved this feat back in October 1997 after reaching speeds of 763 miles per ...

In 1997, the Thrust SSC team landed a world record when its car set the world land-speed record of 763 mph. But, taking a car like the Thrust SSC to speeds above 700 mph isn't a simple as holding the ...

On October 15, 1997, Wing Commander Andy Green and the Thrust SSC set the land speed record in the semi-arid region of Black Rock Desert. 20 years after that seminal moment, the record is slated to be ...

Practical mechanics escapes many people. Others can happily maintain a bicycle, or build their own engine. But how many people can build a car capable of over 1,000mph? These people can. Alex Goy is ...

The current land speed record for a drivable object on four wheels is 763 mph, as set by fighter pilot Andy Green back in 1997 behind the wheel of the Thrust SSC (supersonic car). Green and British ...

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC’s run. Up next, the Bloodhound. Next week, the Bloodhound Project folks will stage an event on a 1.7-mile runway at Cornwall Airport Newquay in southwestern ...

The current landspeed record, which sits at 763 mph (1,228 km/h), is being threatened. The record was set by the Thrust SSC back in 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. The Thrust SSC project’s ...

In preparation for the upcoming land speed record run by the Bloodhound SSC rocket car, Jaguar has prepared a special Jaguar F-Type to serve as the rapid-response vehicle in case of emergency.

Sometime in 2017, the Bloodhound SSC could become the fastest car in the world. The previous record was set in 1997 by the Thrust SSC, driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, after the car achieved a ...