'Thrust - Super Sonic Car' which is also called as 'Thrust SSC' in short, is the fastest car in the world. This jet propelled car holds the 'World's Fastest land speed record' and became the first car to break the 'Sound Barrier'. The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) is 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mi/h) (Mach 1.020), set by Andy Green (UK) on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. Although Thrust SSC is the first car to break the sound barrier, it is alleged that Budweiser Rocket Car, driven by Stan Barrett (US), reached a speed of 1,190.377 km/h (739.666 mi/h) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, on 17 December 17 1979. However, the published speed of Mach 1.0106 was not officially sanctioned by the USAF, as the Digital Instrument Radar was not calibrated or certified. The radar information was not generated using the vehicle directly but by an operator aiming aiming a dish using a TV screen. The car is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 202 jet engines which generate 222 kN (50,000 lb) of thrust.
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VTEC Kicked In, Yo! 16:09
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Pitbike 125 cc
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Physics does not care what rules humans put in place. If you go over Mach 1 that means you went faster than the speed of sound period.
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So bitter. It's hard to feel bad for them by the end of it.
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No the fastest is now officially the bloodhound SSC with 1000 mph and the weals go 10,000 rpm
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Self pity whiners
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at 9:22 where he said some prayers that is a good idea
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I bet that chimp was shitting bananas down that track.You can tell the chimp was doped up,bet that sum bitch was sobered up at the end of that run!
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I can't belive that all the time and money in the Budweiser car, they just flat out refused to involve the FIA.
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I'm as pro America as the next guy; but that is not a car; it's a rocket powered tricycle.
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Back when a ten year old kid could wear a Budweiser hat and nobody lost their minds. =)
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per mille pisciolle dritte e arrapate come ve lo pompa sto jet
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Hal Needham! only one thing to say,
 LOOOOOOZZZRRRR
Stick to the rules sucker. Britain won with our skills cos we are the BEST. -
Boys with toys, who cares who's fastest. It won't change the world or the arseholes who run our countries.
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I broke the sound barrier when i shit my pants....
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It wasn't the first " official" supersonic Land Speed Record, it was the ONLY Supersonic Land Speed Record.
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wonder how many rpms those tires are doing at those speeds.
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2nd place guys