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The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. ... Internal combustion 76.03: 122.438:
On 16 March 1926, with little fuss and few spectators, he and the bright-red car now named Ladybird set a new land speed record at 152.33 mph (245.15 km/h). The Sunbeam was the smallest capacity internal combustion-engined car ever to hold the Land Speed Record.
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
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]
The White Triplex in 1928, driven by Keech. Keech set the land speed record of 207.55 miles per hour (334.02 km/h) on April 22, 1928. He set the record at the Daytona Beach Road Course in the 81-liter triple-engined internal combustion White Triplex 'Spirit of Elkdom'.
The land speed record was established on 29 April or 1 May 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France. The vehicle had two Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors, each driving the rear axle via a chain, running at 200 V and drawing 124 A each, [1] [4] for about 68 hp total, and was equipped with Michelin tires. The chassis was number 25.
Pete Aarmeda and Kevin Braun designed and built their own 6.0-liter race engine from scratch. The engine now powers a land speed racer, which just posted a record run at El Mirage.
The hydrogen conversion was done with the aim of making a vehicle capable of beating the current land speed record for hydrogen powered vehicles. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] It achieved a respectable 108.16 mph, missing the world record for hydrogen powered vehicles by 0.1 mph. [ 17 ]