Supercar Hits 1149km/h

Powered by two Phantom II jet fighter engines, the Thrust SSC hits 1149km/h (714mph) in the Black Rock Desert in 1997

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1. leolazer 1 year ago

It seemed like flying :O

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2. Comment rated too low. Show this comment avolyte 1 year ago

That car needs red bull... "Red Bull gives you wiiings" >:)

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3. Petey 1 year ago

Wouldn't mine taking that work in the mornings, wouldn't be late!

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4. Koolxxx 1 year ago

That thing? does not drive fast it just flies low.

People still think that the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest car in the world.? Hello there is a 578 MPH difference!!!

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5. AstonMartin 1 year ago

#4 lol you are right but it's not street legal while the Bugatti Veyron is.

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6. SilverPT 1 year ago

Sonic boom in a car...sweet :P

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7. imagic 1 year ago

where is the part of 2 weeks later ? when he got trough the soundbarrier..

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8. _MidNight_ 1 year ago

this happened 14 years ago... any news about this guys? they should have a new record for sure till now

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9. mr_magicman 1 year ago

#8 plans this year to go at 1000mph in the 'bloodhound' faster then a bullet. they are going to set in in south africa and the team behind it are the same ones from thrust SSC. british engineering at its best.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/6728393/Bloodhound-1000mph-land-speed-record-project.html

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10. LQoQK 1 year ago

so, is it hybrid ? it would be great if it was environmental friendly

yeah right,

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11. Comment rated too low. Show this comment ElvisC90 1 year ago

That's what she said ;)

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12. Zeus 1 year ago

hi 8-) ::(|) :x

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13. Harish_hhh 1 year ago

yeah that's great but at 1:05 they failed to make jet of shampine... :P

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14. FunnyMan 1 year ago

#9. All bullets travel faster than 1000 mph. Some travel at twice that speed. Personally I don't see the point of pursuing speed records with 'cars' powered by jet engines. They are basically aeroplanes without the wings. Rather pointless. Much better to accept the constraint that the engine(s) must always drive some or all of the car's wheels.

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15. loadrunner 1 year ago

I think a car record is for cars where the wheels are powerd, not with a jet engine. If they put a ariane rocket( used by ESA) they can hit mach 7 in a car. but if it is a good idea?

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16. branaaa 1 year ago

#2 ..and Vodka gives you a 4WD :)

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17. c0mmanderKeen 1 year ago

#14 I agree, how is this a car? In my humble opinion to qualify as "car" it must either be fit for any racing competion's rules or traffic. This is indeed a tuned down aeroplane...

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18. ValdeLevis 1 year ago

#14 Not all bullets travel faster than 1000 mph
1000 miles per hour = 1466.6666666666667 feet per second.
Some bullets travel as "slow" as 800 feet per second.
#15 World land speed records are recognized in many different classes, including wheel driven like you mention. Craig Breedlove was the first to take the record with jet propulsion in 1963. His run was considered unofficial until 1964. No holder of the absolute record has been wheel driven since 1963.
#17 World land speed record attempts are officiated by various governing bodies with regard to where the attempt takes place. Results are submitted to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Would you consider that to be fit for any racing competitions rules?

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19. mr_magicman 1 year ago

#14 + #17. yes everything seems a bit extreme as far as a car goes, but imagine if the people who pushed the limits of what something could do, never pushed them limits? Flight? Rockets? Electricity? Steam engines? where would we be in this world without the innovators? Probably still stuck in the dark ages... they just done it because they wanted to and they could..............................


AND I THANK THEM ALL.

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20. sux2bu 1 year ago

#18 You are so right about mph of bullets and here is a handy calculator to find mph from feet per second that I use....

http://www.calculateme.com/Speed/FeetperSecond/ToMilesperHour.htm

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21. Comment rated too low. Show this comment FunnyMan 1 year ago

#19. I'm all for exploration and adventure and innovation. But what is 'pushing the limits' about taking the wings off a jet plane and 'flying' it along the ground? No, the only thing being pushed to the limits here is the ego of Richard Noble.

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22. ValdeLevis 1 year ago

#21 I gave you a thumb up for your naysaying, as I believe people like you spur true adventurers and innovators to push the limits even further. Thank you for your contribution.

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23. Comment rated too low. Show this comment FunnyMan 1 year ago

#22. I suppose people will think I should thank you for the thumbs up, even though you gave it me for the wrong reason. Sorry to say though, that I shall not be thanking you. Why not? Because I don't give a shit whether people thumb me up or down or not at all. It's irrelevant, and one of the worst, silliest, childish and most divisive features of snotr. The fact that my comments are read is reward enough for me. :)