In 1997, the Thrust SSC team landed a world record when its car set the world land-speed record of 763 mph. But, taking a car like the Thrust SSC to speeds above 700 mph isn't a simple as holding the ...

Even though they still own the land speed record, which the Thrust SSC set on October 15, 1997 at 763 mph, Richard Noble, and Andy Green have returned to the quest for the world's fastest land vehicle ...

You are already the fastest man on terra firma. What was the Thrust SSC experience like, and how does it feel 17 years later? Building and running the world’s first supersonic car, and setting 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, ...

In October, a 6.4-ton car powered by a fighter jet engine will begin testing in one of South Africa’s deserts, aiming to enter the select group of fastest cars of all times. Called Bloodhound Land ...