Thrust SSC (the initials stand for SuperSonic Car). Thrust 2's success came despite the lack of any significant aerodynamic design or refinement. Going supersonic meant that aerodynamics couldn't ...

with the Thrust SSC, the only car ever to travel faster than the speed of sound. And oh, hey — Bloodhound even released a new video commemorating that incredible feat. Video footage of the ...

No toy tanks, trains, caravans or boats were allowed. Image source, Beaulieu Motor Museum The final cars in the line-up were signed models of Bloodhound SSC and Thrust SSC (which hit 763mph in ...

The "car" in question is the Thrust SSC, and it managed to achieve that record thanks to a couple of Rolls-Royce Spey 202 jet engines. The top speed achieved by the SSC Thrust, as recorded by the ...

A rocket-powered car is on track to set a land speed record of 1000 mph, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Bloodhound SSC is the brainchild of Richard Noble, the British creator of Thrust SSC ...

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 team has pedigree: it’s led by Richard Noble, the man who set the land-speed record in 1983, and the director behind Thrust SSC, the car that currently holds the land-speed record of 763mph.

But, taking a car like the Thrust SSC to speeds above 700 mph isn't a simple as holding the steering wheel straight and mashing the throttle. No, there's finesse and precision involved to break ...

The insane quest to top 1000 mph in a car is right ... turbojet-powered Thrust 2. That record stood until September 25, 1997, when driver Andy Green piloted the Thrust SSC to 714.144 mph (Noble ...

Since the invention of the automobile a frantic race has been on to build the fastest car on the planet. Two people who know more than most about the coveted land speed record are the driving ...

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 ...

Formula 1 has always been considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport. Though, lately, some pundits have argued that World Endurance Championship – where cars are made to run for 24 hours at Le ...