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World's Fastest Mobility Scooter Sets New Guinness Record
World's Fastest Mobility Scooter Sets New Guinness Record

3 Feb 2016, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A new land speed record for the fastest mobility scooter was homologated by the Guinness Books of World Records, closing to the 110 mph mark

 
Australia Aims for World Speed Record with Aussie Invader 5R
Australia Aims for World Speed Record with Aussie Invader 5R

9 Dec 2015, 16:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Aussie Invader team from Perth, Australia, aims to set a new world land speed record with a rocket-powered, 200,000 hp mean machine

 
AeroVelo Man-Powered Bicycle Does 85.71 MPH
AeroVelo Man-Powered Bicycle Does 85.71 MPH

21 Sep 2015, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Having a man-powered bicycle doing north of 85 mph may sound crazy, but it looks like things won't stop here, with higher non-homologated speeds reached

 
Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Record Braking Car Set to Make Full Debut on 24 September
Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Record Braking Car Set to Make Full Debut on 24 September

17 Sep 2015, 16:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If speed is what you're after, forget about your Bugattis and your Koenigseggs - it literally doesn't get any better than the Bloodhound SSC

 
A One-Kilometer-Long 318 KM/H Wheelie Means Real Business
A One-Kilometer-Long 318 KM/H Wheelie Means Real Business

20 Aug 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Gary Rothwell of Liverpool, UK became the fastest wheelie rider in the world as he rode at an average speed north of 197 mph

 
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2015 Canceled
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2015 Canceled

17 Aug 2015, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The AMA Land Speed Grand Championship aka Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2015 have been canceled over the same salt condition impediments

 
Shed on Wheels Built on a Volkswagen Chassis Set to Break World Speed Record
Shed on Wheels Built on a Volkswagen Chassis Set to Break World Speed Record

14 Aug 2015, 13:47 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A shed would regularly be a place where you keep all your gardening tools, but for this fellow it's a vehicle he'll drive to break a world speed record

 
Almost Stock BMW S1000RR Sets 7'23" Lap Time at the Nurburgring
Almost Stock BMW S1000RR Sets 7'23" Lap Time at the Nurburgring

12 Aug 2015, 11:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Nurburgring circuit has an almost mythical allure to both drivers and riders, and it represents one of the proving grounds for both fast and crazy people.

 
2,700-Horsepower Super Boat Sets US-to-Cuba World Record
2,700-Horsepower Super Boat Sets US-to-Cuba World Record

11 Aug 2015, 16:15 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The 2,700-horsepower super boat did something else than just breaking a speed record, they travelled from the US to Cuba on a boat

 
The Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2015 Are Still Running
The Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2015 Are Still Running

5 Aug 2015, 13:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The condition of the salt at the Bonneville Salt Flats is improving, and it looks like they will allow the Motorcycle Speed Trials to take place in late August.

 
Watch the Teaser for Guy Martin's World Record Attempt Documentary
Watch the Teaser for Guy Martin's World Record Attempt Documentary

17 Jul 2015, 14:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph Motorcycles and Guy Martin are making the final preparations ahead of the new land speed world record attempt at Bonneville. Here's the teaser

 
Local Industry Helps Murdering the Bonneville Salt Flats, Few Seem to Care
Local Industry Helps Murdering the Bonneville Salt Flats, Few Seem to Care

15 Jul 2015, 15:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / For the second year in a row, the Bonneville Speed Week is in question due to the poor condition of the salt layer that's deteriorating fast.

 
Indian Black Bullet Scout Hotrod to Scorch the Desert
Indian Black Bullet Scout Hotrod to Scorch the Desert

14 Jul 2015, 12:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indian Motorcycle adds the Black Bullet Scout to the custom Scout line-up, a creation of Jeb Scolman, the guy who crafted the Spirit of Munro

 
Bonneville Salt Flats Racing in Danger as Salt Is Disappearing
Bonneville Salt Flats Racing in Danger as Salt Is Disappearing

13 Jul 2015, 09:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's not the first time when we speak about the danger the Bonneville Salt Flats are in, but this time things are much worse than last year

 
Guy Martin Rides the Triumph Streamliner at Bonneville
Guy Martin Rides the Triumph Streamliner at Bonneville

10 Jul 2015, 11:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph is back in the land speed record with their Streamliner, and will have Guy Martin as the rider attempting to break the standing 376.363 mph figure

 
Skrunkwerks BMW R100 Salt Racer Is the Ultimate Minimalist Beemer You'll Fall in Love With
Skrunkwerks BMW R100 Salt Racer Is the Ultimate Minimalist Beemer You'll Fall in Love With

16 Jun 2015, 15:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Oz-based Skrunkwerks deliver the ultimate in BMW modding, in the shape of the R100 Salt Racer, a stunning minimalist carbon-laden bike.

 
Jet-Powered Motorcycle Attempts 400 MPH Runs at Bonneville
Jet-Powered Motorcycle Attempts 400 MPH Runs at Bonneville

16 May 2015, 12:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / September brings a new contender for the "fastest motorcycle" title in Bonneville, as Richard Brown's jet-powered bike takes a shot at a 400 mph record

 
Tractor Sets New Guinness World Speed Record of 130 KM/H on Ice in Finland
Tractor Sets New Guinness World Speed Record of 130 KM/H on Ice in Finland

10 Apr 2015, 08:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A Finnish rally ace, a powerful tractor, wide studded tires and 2.3 kilometers of straight ice track were needed for the Guinness World Record

 
Last Bugatti Veyron Example Finally Sold to a Customer in the Middle East
Last Bugatti Veyron Example Finally Sold to a Customer in the Middle East

23 Feb 2015, 14:45 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We're about to witness the end of an era as Bugatti sold the 450th and last Veyron. Which makes us wonder, what's next in line?

 
Is the 300 KM/H Limit Going to Last Any Longer?
Is the 300 KM/H Limit Going to Last Any Longer?

9 Jan 2015, 16:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The horsepower wars seem to have been rekindled, as Kawasaki’s latest deliveries in early November 2014 have kind of changed the game a bit. However, Akashi was not the only house which did it...