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Land Speed Record
| Date |
Driver |
Car |
Speed (mph) |
Speed (kph) |
Venue |
Notes |
| 18 Dec 1898 |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
Jeantaud |
39.24 |
63.15 |
Acheres |
|
| 17 Jan 1899 |
Camille Jenatzy |
Jenatzy |
41.42 |
66.66 |
Acheres |
|
| 17 Jan 1899 |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
Jeantaud |
43.69 |
70.31 |
Acheres |
|
| 27 Jan 1899 |
Camille Jenatzy |
Jenatzy |
49.92 |
80.34 |
Acheres |
|
| 04 Mar 1899 |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
Jeantaud |
57.60 |
92.70 |
Acheres |
|
| 29 Apr 1899 |
Camille Jenatzy |
Jenatzy |
65.79 |
105.88 |
Acheres |
|
| 13 Apr 1902 |
Leon Serpollet |
Serpollet |
75.06 |
120.79 |
Nice |
|
| 05 Aug 1902 |
William K. Vanderbilt |
Mors |
76.08 |
122.44 |
Abllis |
|
| 05 Nov 1902 |
Henri Fournier |
Mors |
76.60 |
123.27 |
Dourdan |
|
| 17 Nov 1902 |
Augieres |
Mors |
77.13 |
124.13 |
Dourdan |
|
| 17 Jul 1903 |
Arthur Duray |
Gobron-Brillie |
83.47 |
134.33 |
Ostend |
|
| 05 Nov 1903 |
Arthur Duray |
Gobron-Brillie |
84.73 |
136.36 |
Dourdan |
|
| 12 Jan 1904 |
Henry Ford |
Ford Arrow |
91.37 |
147.04 |
Lake St Clair |
1 |
| 27 Jan 1904 |
William K. Vanderbilt |
Mercedes |
92.30 |
148.54 |
Daytona Beach |
1 |
| 31 Mar 1904 |
Louis Rigolly |
Gobron-Brillie |
94.78 |
152.53 |
Nice |
|
| 25 Jun 1904 |
Pierre de Caters |
Mercedes |
97.25 |
156.50 |
Ostend |
|
| 21 Jul 1904 |
Louis Rigolly |
Gobron-Brillie |
103.55 |
166.64 |
Ostend |
|
| 13 Nov 1904 |
Paul Baras |
Darracq |
104.52 |
168.20 |
Ostend |
|
| 25 Jan 1905 |
Arthur Macdonald |
Napier |
104.65 |
168.41 |
Daytona |
1 |
| 30 Dec 1905 |
Victor Hemery |
Darracq |
109.65 |
176.46 |
Arles-Salon |
|
| 23 Jan 1906 |
Fred Marriott |
Stanley Steamer |
121.57 |
195.64 |
Daytona |
|
| 08 Nov 1909 |
Victor Hemery |
Benz |
125.95 |
202.69 |
Brooklands |
|
| 16 Apr 1910 |
Barney Oldfield |
Benz |
131.275 |
211.261 |
Daytona |
1 |
| 23 Apr 1911 |
Bob Burman |
Benz |
141.37 |
227.51 |
Daytona |
1 |
| 24 Jun 1914 |
L.G. Hornsted |
Benz |
124.10 |
199.71 |
Brooklands |
2 |
| 17 Feb 1919 |
Ralph de Palma |
Packard |
149.875 |
241.194 |
Daytona |
1 |
| 27 Apr 1920 |
Tommy Milton |
Duesenberg |
156.03 |
251.10 |
Daytona |
1 |
| 17 May 1922 |
Kenelm Lee Guinness |
Sunbeam |
133.75 |
215.24 |
Brooklands |
|
| 06 Jun 1924 |
Rene Thomas |
Delage |
143.41 |
230.79 |
Arpajon |
|
| 12 Jul 1924 |
Ernest Eldridge |
Fiat |
146.01 |
234.97 |
Arpajon |
|
| 25 Sep 1924 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Sunbeam |
146.16 |
235.22 |
Pendine Sands |
|
| 21 Jul 1925 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Sunbeam |
150.76 |
242.62 |
Pendine Sands |
|
| 16 Mar 1926 |
Henry Segrave |
Sunbeam |
152.33 |
245.14 |
Southport Beach |
|
| 27 Apr 1926 |
Parry Thomas |
Higham Special "Babs" |
169.30 |
272.45 |
Pendine Sands |
|
| 28 Apr 1926 |
Parry Thomas |
Higham Special "Babs" |
171.02 |
275.22 |
Pendine Sands |
|
| 04 Feb 1927 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
174.883 |
281.439 |
Pendine Sands |
|
| 29 Mar 1927 |
Henry Segrave |
Sunbeam |
203.792 |
327.962 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 19 Feb 1928 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
206.956 |
333.054 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 22 Apr 1928 |
Ray Keech |
White Triplex |
207.552 |
334.013 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 11 Mar 1929 |
Henry Segrave |
Golden Arrow |
231.446 |
372.466 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 05 Feb 1931 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
246.090 |
396.033 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 24 Feb 1932 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
253.970 |
408.714 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 22 Feb 1933 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
272.460 |
438.470 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 07 Mar 1935 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
276.820 |
445.486 |
Daytona Beach |
|
| 03 Sep 1935 |
Malcolm Campbell |
Bluebird |
301.129 |
484.607 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 19 Nov 1937 |
George Eyston |
Thunderbolt |
312.000 |
502.102 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 27 Aug 1938 |
George Eyston |
Thunderbolt |
345.500 |
556.013 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 15 Sep 1938 |
John Cobb |
Railton |
350.200 |
563.577 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 16 Sep 1938 |
George Eyston |
Thunderbolt |
357.500 |
575.324 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 23 Aug 1939 |
John Cobb |
Railton Mobil Special |
369.700 |
594.958 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 16 Sep 1947 |
John Cobb |
Railton Mobil Special |
394.194 |
634.376 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 05 Aug 1963 |
Craig Breedlove |
Spirit of America |
407.450 |
655.709 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
3 |
| 17 Jul 1964 |
Donald Campbell |
Bluebird |
403.100 |
648.709 |
Lake Eyre |
4 |
| 02 Oct 1964 |
Tom Green |
Wingfoot Express |
413.200 |
664.963 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 05 Oct 1964 |
Art Arfons |
Green Monster |
434.020 |
698.468 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 13 Oct 1964 |
Craig Breedlove |
Spirit of America |
468.720 |
754.311 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 15 Oct 1964 |
Craig Breedlove |
Spirit of America |
526.280 |
846.942 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 27 Oct 1964 |
Art Arfons |
Green Monster |
536.710 |
863.727 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 02 Nov 1965 |
Craig Breedlove |
Spirit of America - Sonic 1 |
555.483 |
893.939 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 07 Nov 1965 |
Art Arfons |
Green Monster |
576.553 |
927.847 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 13 Nov 1965 |
Bob Summers |
Goldenrod |
409.277 |
658.649 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
4 |
| 15 Nov 1965 |
Craig Breedlove |
Spirit of America - Sonic 1 |
600.601 |
966.547 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 23 Oct 1970 |
Gary Gabelich |
The Blue Flame |
622.407 |
1001.640 |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
|
| 04 Oct 1983 |
Richard Noble |
Thrust 2 |
633.468 |
1019.440 |
Black Rock Desert |
|
| 25 Sep 1997 |
Andy Green |
ThrustSSC |
714.144 |
1149.272 |
Black Rock Desert |
|
| 15 Oct 1997 |
Andy Green |
ThrustSSC |
763.035 |
1227.952 |
Black Rock Desert |
Mach 1.0175 |
Legend
1 - Not recognised by European Authorities
2 - First mandatory two-way run
3 - First pure jet powered car. Record only recognised by motorcycle authority, as car had 3 wheels.
4 - Wheel driven record. A separate class from 1964.
Articles
There were many who attempted the Land Speed Record. Some were successful, some were not. The following articles hope to flesh out the table above, filling out the raw numbers with pictures and text. The articles are in chronological order.
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