Human beings achieved many ‘firsts’ in the 20th century. We climbed the planet’s highest mountains, dived its deepest undersea trench, flew over it faster than the speed of sound, and even escaped it ...
The interior of Britain’s 1,000mph World Land Speed Record challenger is designed like nothing on earth. As the build of STP-sponsored BLOODHOUND SSC, Britain’s 1,000mph World Land Speed Record ...
Sometime in 2017, the Bloodhound SSC could become the fastest car in the world. The previous record was set in 1997 by the Thrust SSC, driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, after the car achieved a ...
Ron Ayers, the man behind the world's fastest car, the Thrust SSC, passed away at the age of 92. His vehicle was designed to hit supersonic speeds and break records, and it did just that in 1997. The ...
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 ...