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The record was unofficially broken in 1991 by Al Teague with his supercharged Hemi-powered Spirit of '76, which went 409.986 mph (659.809 km/h), short of the one percent increase (to at least 413.36977 mph (665.25416 km/h)) required for an official record which would have been .
The return run, made under more difficult track conditions, averaged 411.7 mph (662.6 km/h) with a top speed of 417.65 mph (672.14 km/h). The average speed of approximately 414.4 mph (666.9 km/h) exceeded the 45 year old Summers brothers’ Goldenrod record. [3] The “Spirit of Rett” now has the fastest single engine car record in history.
On March 29, 1927, Major Henry Segrave and his Sunbeam 1000 hp Mystery set a world land speed record on the Daytona Beach and Road Course, at 203.79 mph (327.97 km/h), peaking at a top speed of 211 mph (340 km/h). [2] Washington, DC resident William France, Sr. was familiar with the history of Daytona.
On Wednesday February 11, Marshall Teague returned to the track in the Sumar Streamliner to make another speed record attempt. Shortly after 12:00 p.m., Teague completed three laps around the track, and was gradually working his car up to speed. After laps timed at 128.42 mph, and 160.25 mph, Teague entered turns one and two on his fifth lap.
Remembering Land Speed Record Setter George Poteet Elana Scherr - Car and Driver George Poteet never managed to run 500 mph, but with a record of 470.015, he came awful close.
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
Land speed racing is a form of motorsport. Land speed racing is best known for the efforts to break the absolute land speed record, but it is not limited to specialist vehicles. [1] A record is defined as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs (commonly called "passes"). [2]
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