Allison V-1710: How America's First Muscle Engine Conquered the Skies and the Drag Strip
19 Oct 2023, 20:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Allison V-1710. And if the comparison between a WWII aero engine and the in a 60s muscle car, trust us, it'll all make sense in time.
Land Yacht Horonuku Closer to Breaking the World Record, to Hit 126 MPH on a Salt Lake
4 Jul 2022, 03:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This three-wheeled vehicle with a single sail is about to take off on one of Australia's salt lakes, to become the fastest land yacht in history
This 1968 Dodge Charger Was Built for the Bonneville Salt Flats, It's as Fast as a Daytona
4 May 2022, 14:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a beefed-up 426 Hemi, this Dodge Charger is capable of hitting 200 mph, as much as a NASCAR-spec 1969 Charger Daytona
In 1899, This Torpedo-Shaped EV Became the First Car To Hit 100 KPH
24 Mar 2022, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The world's first purpose-built land speed race car, the all-electric La Jamais Contente, was the first automobile to exceed 100 kph
Koenigsegg Agera RS Is a Combination of Passion, Racing Spirit, and Engineering Perfection
17 Mar 2022, 08:58 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The Agera RS is the automotive pride of Sweden setting a land speed record of 277.9 mph, it's also the obsession of its creator, Christian Von Koenigsegg
Epic Spitfire Hot Rod Has 37-Liter Rolls V12 and Virtual Bonneville Record Desires
16 Mar 2022, 22:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The virtual artist better known as “dorifuto_visuals” on social media has decided to play with altering perceptions and our minds at the same time
Lightning Motorcycles Will Improve Its Fastest Two-Wheeler With Space-Grade Materials
7 Feb 2022, 13:16 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / 250 mph is the targeted speed that Lightning Motorcycle tries to reach for the fastest production two-wheeler on Earth with space-grade materials
This LEGO Ideas Project Seeks To Remember Blue Flame's Land Speed Record Moment
20 Jan 2022, 17:03 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This LEGO Ideas submission aims to become the next real project. It is made in the image of Blue Flame, a vehicle that set a Land Speed Record of 622.407 mph
1984 Pontiac Fiero Jet Car Is Here to Fulfill Your Fast and Furious Dreams
17 Nov 2021, 07:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A heavily modified Fiero claims to be the first land-based thrust vehicle designed for a closed circuit and ready for a world record run. If you can afford it
Video of White WMC250EV First High-speed Rider Tests In EV Land Speed Record Quest
20 Sep 2021, 19:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / WMC250EV has just begun the first in a series of high-speed rider trials as they ramp up the development of the land speed record challenger
Meet the Beast of Turin, a 111-Year-Old Fiat With a Monstrous 28.4-Liter Engine
19 Jul 2021, 09:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 1910, the Italians at Fiat built one of the most outrageous vehicles of the era in an attempt to brake the land speed record
200K HP Aussie Invader 5R Could Hit 1,000 MPH in 22s, Going for Speed Record
1 Mar 2021, 14:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aussie Invader 5R is the name of a vehicle that will attempt to break the land speed record in 2022, a record set by ThrustSSC back in 1997
A Different Kind of Used Car Bargain: Bloodhound LSR Supersonic Car Is For Sale
27 Jan 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Whoever buys the jet-powered vehicle will also be taking over the project in a new attempt at breaking the land speed record and, hopefully, hit 1,000 mph
How McLaren Wanted to Break the Land Speed Record With Ayrton Senna as a Driver
26 Dec 2020, 20:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / One of Ron Dennis' pet projects in the 1990s was to build a car that could go faster than 1,000 mph, breaking the land speed record in the process
Watch Tesla-Powered Electraliner Hit 240 MPH, Break 2/E Land Speed Record. Twice
25 Aug 2020, 15:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / EV West aims to break the land speed record for electric vehicles, but since it lacks experience, it decided to start with the 2/E weight-limited class
EV West Is Going for an Electric Speed Record at Bonneville Using Tesla Power
4 Aug 2020, 10:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The electric hot rodders at EV West are building something less attractive but a lot more impressive: a custom electric land speed record breaker of sorts
Infidel, Record-Breaking 400 MPH Bonneville Land Speed Streamliner, Sells
29 Jul 2020, 08:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Constructed in 1995 and redone in 2009, Infidel spent a decade in storage after setting new records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2010
Blind Racer Dan Parker Is Building a 2008 C6 Corvette to Set New Speed Record
25 Mar 2020, 11:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Former racer is determined to prove his blindness can’t take him out of the game, will probably have a go at the 2013 record this fall
Bentley Converted Into Tank Sets New Speed Record in the Baikal Mile 2020
10 Mar 2020, 09:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Konstantin Zarutsky drove the Ultratank at the 4-day land speed event in Siberia, set a new record in the process and said he would be back to top it next year
Rocket-Shaped Car Reaches 300 MPH in 13 Seconds in Initial Testing
29 Oct 2019, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The afterburner was engaged and ran for 12 seconds during this high-speed attempt, accelerating the Bloodhound from 50 to 300 mph (80 to 483 kph) in 13 seconds