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On 3 May 2008, Bolt ran a time of 9.76 s, with a 1.8 m/s (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph) tail wind, improving his personal best from 10.03 s. [71] This was the second-fastest legal performance in the history of the event, second only to compatriot Asafa Powell's 9.74 s record set the previous year in Rieti, Italy. [72]
Cobb returned to Bonneville salt flats again in 1947, where on 16 September he beat his own standing 1939 World Land Speed Record by reaching 394.19 miles per hour (634.39 km/h) (on one of the two runs he was clocked at having reached 403 miles per hour (649 km/h)), [6] earning him the press moniker "The Fastest Man Alive". [7]
The Fastest Man Alive may refer to: The world record holder of the men's 100 metres dash, held by Usain Bolt as of May 31, 2008 Previous record holders of the men's 100 metres world record progression "Fastest Man Alive" , a 2014 TV episode "Fastest Man Alive" (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack), a 2010 TV episode
New records in a Class B AMX (the No. 1 Craig Breedlove car) using the optional 390 cu in (6.4 L) "AMX" V8 (397 cubic inches) with a 3-speed automatic transmission, that included a 75-mile (121 km) distance with a flying start at 174.295 mph (280.501 km/h), as well as a 173.044 mph (278.487 km/h) over a 100-mile (161 km) distance from a ...
At 65,589 feet, Apt beat all previous records speed records, reaching Mach 3 (2,094 miles per hour). He was the fastest flying man alive and would hold the record until 1961, when the X-15 reached ...
The record is 44.72 km/h (27.78 mph), measured between meter 60 and meter 80 of the 100 meters sprint at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics by Usain Bolt. [4] [5] (Bolt's average speed over the course of this race was 37.578 km/h or 23.35 mph.) [6] Compared to quadrupedal animals, humans are exceptionally capable of endurance, but incapable of great speed. [7]
GRANT GUSTIN MAY have played a superhero on TV for more than 180 episodes, but he didn't always feel like one.Known for his role as Barry Allen—the born name of The Flash, DC's scarlet speedster ...
Burt Munro was the subject of a 2005 film, The World's Fastest Indian, based on a composite of his Bonneville speed runs. This film depicts a determined old man who, despite facing many difficulties, travels from New Zealand to the USA to test run his motorcycle west of the Great Salt Lake.