It has been 20 years since the Thrust SSC became the first car to break the sound barrier and set a land speed record of 763 mph (1,228 km/h). Work is currently being done on breaking the 1,000 mph (1 ...

You are already the fastest man on terra firma. What was the Thrust SSC experience like, and how does it feel 17 years later? Building and running the world’s first supersonic car, and setting the ...

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC’s run. Up next, the Bloodhound. Next week, the Bloodhound Project folks will stage an event on a 1.7-mile runway at Cornwall Airport Newquay in southwestern ...

Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt, was disbanded Friday after it failed to secure new funds. The attempt had been on hold since October 15 when ...

The Bloodhound SSC land speed record vehicle is aimed squarely at breaching the 1,000 mph mark, smashing the previous land speed record by 287 mph. The Bloodhound SSC is the successor to the previous ...

In preparation for the upcoming land speed record run by the Bloodhound SSC rocket car, Jaguar has prepared a special Jaguar F-Type to serve as the rapid-response vehicle in case of emergency.