All that was left from Lee Bible's fatal attempt on the Land Speed Record, in his White Triplex Special, at Daytona in 1929. Donald Campbell's Bluebird arrives at Lake Eyre, Australia, prior to his land speed record attempt. His efforts were successful and he finally achieved a speed of 403.10 miles per hour.
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The first impetus for Land Speed Record activity came from France and it was in France that the first attempt to set an Land Speed Record mark was made. It was organized at the behest of M. Paul Meyan, a founder of L' Automobile Club de France and a director of the magazine 'La France Automobile'.
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Check under the hood of 10 land speed record cars. Take a trip through 100 years of land speed record attempts with the 10 most iconic land speed cars. By Paul Keith on 15 August 2015. The fastest animal on the planet is the cheetah, clocking in at 96.6 kph (60.0mph).
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The Jeantaud was a French automobile manufactured in Paris between 1893 and 1906. Its creator was Charles Jeantaud, a body builder who made his first electric car in 1881. Among the cars built by him, there was one which established the first land speed record (39.24mph/63.15kph), driven by Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat.
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The First Land Speed Record Special, Janzais Contente. On 29 April 1899, he came to the line with Janzais Contente, a cigar-shaped projectile which was the first of the true Land Speed Record 'specials' built specifically for the event.
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It was the first time that a land vehicle reached the speed of sound. To achieve this, Craig Breedlove built a device powered by a General Electric engine with 15,000 horsepower. On November 2, 1965 the American pilot made history after reaching 608.2mph (1014 kph).
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Bob Burman's Blitzen Benz, a 200hp car which set up the incredible world speed record of 142 mph in 1911. 1920 350hp Sunbeam Land Speed Record Holder. The 1927 1000hp Sunbeam. Driven by Seagrave, it was the first car to better 200 miles per hour.
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It was held over the same course on 17 January 1899. On the day appointed, the challenger had the privilege of competing first. By covering his second. flying kilometre in 54 seconds at an average speed of 41.42 mph, Jenatzy became the first man to break the Land Speed Record.
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Take a trip through 100 years of land speed record attempts with the 10 most iconic land speed cars. The fastest animal on the planet is the cheetah, clocking in at 96.6 kph (60.0mph). In a man v cheetah sprint, not even the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, would come close, clocking in at 37.58kph (23.35mph).
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The current land speed record broke the speed of sound, going more than 1,000kph. Now, the holders Andy Green, and Richard Noble, who has been leading the way in LSR attempts since the early 80s, believe they have the keys to the first car to smash the 1,000mph (1,600kph) barrier.
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what was the first year of the land speed record
The first year of the land speed record was in 1899.