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Some publications cite the F1's timed top speed as 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). This speed was achieved by a modified F1 with the rev limiter raised from 7500 rpm to 8300 rpm, not a production car. [21] The F1 in an unmodified state is gear limited at 221 mph (356 km/h). 1993 Dauer 962 Le Mans: 404.6 km/h (251.4 mph) [22]
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
Names like Ferrari, McLaren and Lamborghini dominate the championship race tracks where legendary supercars prove their mettle. Read: 20 Useless Products That Car Dealerships May Try To Sucker You...
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The car had a spartan, driver focused interior and featured lightweight racing bucket seats. Performance figures included acceleration to 97 km/h (60 mph) in 3.6 seconds, acceleration to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 12.9 seconds and a top speed of 320.36 km/h (199.06 mph) making it one of the fastest cars in the world at the time of its introduction.
Buckeye Bullet 1 in February 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeye Bullet 1 is a battery electric powered land speed race car, and the first from the Buckeye Bullet team.. The Buckeye Bullet 1 held the record for the world's fastest electric car, with a top recorded speed of 321.834 mph (517.942 km/h).
ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss. [1] Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record , set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green , when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to ...
[2] [3] FIA LSRs are officiated and validated by its regional or national affiliate organizations. [4] Speed measurement is standardized over a course measuring either 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) or 1 mile (1.6 km), averaged over two runs with flying start (commonly called "passes") [5] going in opposite directions within one hour. A new record mark ...