The land speed record has stood at around 763 miles per hour since it was set by Andy Green in Thrust SSC back in 1997. The former air force pilot turned jet car driver was set to break his own record ...

For the last 15 years, Bloodhound has held the dream of setting a new land speed record with a rocket-powered car. But the goal of reaching 800 mph (1,287 km/h) doesn’t come cheap, and the team’s ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An earthbound jet known as the Bloodhound became one of the world’s 10 fastest cars this week, on target for its goal to set a new land speed record. “The feeling in this car is ...

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The UK wants another crack at the world land speed record and needs a driver for its Bloodhound supersonic car. To be in the running, you'll need to prove you can handle travelling at more than 800mph ...

The world's fastest car is starting to look like the real thing. Engineers have just test-fitted the nose cone to the Bloodhound vehicle, now taking shape at its design centre in Bristol in the west ...

On the morning of October 15, 1997, a dust trail streaked across Nevada's Black Rock Desert. At its apex, driver Andy Green braced himself at the wheel of thrust SSC as the jet-powered car reached ...

Bloodhound SSC is a British designed supersonic land vehicle, currently under development, with the aim of smashing the world land-speed record. The pencil-shaped car, designed for optimal ...

RAF fighter pilot Andy Green intends to get behind the wheel of a car that is capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,610km/h). Powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, the Bloodhound ...