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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
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year
In doing so, she broke the 48-year-old women's land speed record, a 308.506 mph (496.492 km/h) run average set by Lee Breedlove in Spirit of America - Sonic 1 in 1965. [12] On September 7, 2016, Combs set a new top speed of 477.59 mph (768.61 km/h) driving the Other [clarification needed] American Eagle. [citation needed]
Arfons' path led almost inevitably to land speed record racing at Bonneville, first in 1960 with the "Anteater", a car modeled after John Cobb's "Railton Special" and powered by an Allison V-1710 aircraft engine. In 1961 he reached a top speed of 313.78 mph (504.98 km/h) before burning out the clutch. Arfons sold the car to Bob Motz.
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 ...
Another tit-for-tat with Arfons ended with Breedlove setting the record at 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) on November 15, 1965, a record that stood until 1970, broken by Gary Gabelich's The Blue Flame land speed record rocket car. The Sonic I vehicle is currently on display at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Two cars were prepared for the endurance speed runs on a five-mile banked track in Texas. [16] The shattered records included a Class C AMX (the No. 2 Lee Breedlove car) with the standard 290 cu in (4.8 L) AMC V8 engine (bored to 304 cubic inches) with a 4-speed manual transmission, achieving a 24-hour average of 140.79 mph (226.58 km/h) that ...