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Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, ... in which James plans to break the land speed record with an eco-friendly hydrogen car. ...
Jessica Combs [1] (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) [2] was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator.She set a women's land speed class record (four wheels) in 2013 and broke her own record in 2016.
In a land speed record attempt on August 27, 2019, the North American Eagle crashed, killing driver Jessi Combs. During the run, Combs did set a new world land-speed record for a woman, at 522.783 mph (841.338 km/h). [2] [3] Since the crash, the project has been abandoned. [4]
Jesse James Is a Dead Man (2009) Reality, Spike TV, starring television personality Jesse James, premiered on May 31, 2009 on Spike TV to the most viewers and highest rating for an unscripted series premiere among the 18-49 male demographic. [3] In the finale of the first season, Jesse James sets the land speed record for a hydrogen powered ...
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
Combs died in August 2019 in a crash of a jet-powered high-speed race car in southeastern Oregon while attempting to set a new four-wheel land speed record, which was posthumously awarded to her in June 2020 by Guinness World Records. [24] [25]
Dorothy Levitt, in a 19 kW (26 hp) Napier, at Brooklands, England, in 1908. The FIA does not recognize separate men's and women's land speed records, because the records are set using motorized vehicles, and not muscle-powered vehicles, so the gender of the driver does not matter; however, unofficial women's records have long been claimed, seemingly starting with Dorothy Levitt's 1906 record ...
Land speed record rail vehicles (23 P) M. Motorcycle land speed record (2 C, 2 P) Land speed record motorcycles (17 P) R. Rocket cars (1 C, 5 P) V. Vehicles powered ...