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To establish the top speed for cars the requirement is, in addition to the above, an independent road test with a two-way run. The mean of the top speed for both runs is taken as the car's top speed. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In instances where the top speed has been determined by removing the limiter, the test met these requirements, and the car is sold ...
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
The Green Monster Land Speed Record car Arfons returned to Bonneville in 1964 with another Green Monster . He held the world land speed record three times during the closely fought competition of 1964 and 1965, but after a bad crash in 1966 at 610 MPH, the fastest crash ever survived, turned his attention to jet turbine powered tractor pulling ...
Zastava introduced its Jugo (or Yugo) model on its own initiative in 1980. It was a shorter version of the 128-based cars already built by the company. Zastava soon began exporting its new offering to other Eastern European markets, installing the bigger 128 overhead-cam engine for a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h).
The car could accelerate from 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) in 4.1 seconds and could attain a top speed of 191 mph (308 km/h). Automobile magazine Car & Driver tested a BTR2 and found the car capable of accelerating from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.7 seconds, 0–150 mph (241 km/h) in 26.2 seconds and completing the quarter-mile in 12.2 seconds at ...
Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 251.881 km/h (157 mph) Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017: Highest average lap speed (race) 248.628 km/h (154 mph) Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019: Highest top speed: 407 km/h (253 mph) Roger Dorchy with a WM P88-Peugeot in 1988: Most cars in a single race: 62: In 2022, 2023 ...
This car achieved a best speed of 294.117 mph (473.335 km/h). [8] It provided lessons later applied to Challenger I . [ 8 ] Determined to set a new land speed record , [ 1 ] Thompson achieved fame when he drove his four-engined Challenger 1 at better than 400 mph (640 km/h) in 1960 at the Bonneville Salt Flats , [ 11 ] becoming the first ...
The faster car needed a bigger and smoother arena, and this led to the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. This time the young Donald Campbell accompanied his father. On 3 September 1935, it reached 301.337 miles per hour (484.955 km/h) breaking the 300 mph barrier for the first time by a bare mile-per-hour, crowning Sir Malcolm Campbell 's record ...