We continue our land speed record series with a closer look at the jet propulsion cars era, who pushed the records way beyond what we’ve seen in the first part of the series, with the pioneering internal combustion engines. Craig Breedlove was one of the iconic record setters of the 1960s-1980s. He set the land …

We’ve seen in the last article that the 200 mph (320 km/h) land speed record was set by Segrave’s Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery nicknamed The Slug. Between 1924 and 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell set no less than 9 (nine) land speed records and 4 (four) water speed records. He was one of the few record holders to …

We continue the land speed record series with the beginning of the thermal engine supremacy. The electric or steam powered cars were blown away by the internal combustion engine and the rocket engines. After the Stanley Steamer, the land speed record was set by Ernest Arthur Douglas Eldridge in a Fiat Mefistofele. He reached 243.97km/h and …

You’ve seen in our last articles how the frenzy of internal combustion engine powered wheeled vehicles started. It was only a matter of time for the man to see the potential of the car and try to make it go faster. Thus, the race of achieving the land speed record. You should know a thing …