2. Speed record for cars on steam traction belongs to the inspiration car created by English engineers and developed average speed 225.06 km / h at the American base Edwards.
3. The speed record for Mallard steam locomotives (wild duck) accelerated to 202.58 km / h on July 3, 1938.
4. Speed record for trains. installed a french TGV which is on this moment the fastest operating train in the world. In April 2007, during testing, he was able to reach 575 km / h. This is for the regular train. If we take into account magnetic levitation trains, then in this category the Japanese JR-Maglev is the leader, which was able to accelerate to 581 km/h.
5. Speed record on rails 9851 km / h - developed an experimental automatically controlled platform with rocket engine on a segment 15.2 km long on a rocket test site in White Sands, pc. New Mexico, USA, October 5, 1982
6. The speed record for a car of 1228 km / h was set on October 15, 1997 by Andy Green. He did it on Black Rock Desert in a car with a Thrust SSC jet engine. He became the first to achieve supersonic speed in a car.
7. Underwater speed record. The Shkval torpedo missile, adopted by the Soviet Navy in 1977, has a speed of 370 km/h or 100 m/s.
8. The speed record for a boat was set on October 8, 1978 and amounted to 513 km / h. Australian racing driver Ken Warby made it in his backyard.
9. The bicycle speed record belongs to Fred Rompelberg. It looks impossible, but he reached 269 km/h. until in 1995 he was able to accelerate to 269 km / h. The record took place in 1995. He pedaled, having settled down behind the car, which accelerated to the same speed. Thus, he moved in a zone with low aerodynamic resistance.
10. Motorcycle speed record. The fastest motorcyclist is Chris Carr. On September 5, 2006, at the Bonneville salt lake, he set a record of 576.8 km / h. Chris did it on a Streamliner No. 7 equipped with a turbocharged V4.
11. The speed record for an electric car took place on October 15, 2004. Roger Schroer was able to reach the mark of 506 km/h. on a Buckeye Bullet electric car.
12. The record for maximum human speed while running unofficially belongs to Usain Bolt (Usain Bolt) in the best races, he reached 44.71 km / h
13. The speed record for an aircraft was set on July 28, 1976 on a Lockheed SR-71A aircraft and amounted to 3529.56 km / h. The plane was piloted by Captain E.W. Joertz, raised from the Edwards Air Force Base.
14. Human speed record in space. On Apollo 10, the astronauts traveled at 39,897 km/h on their return to earth.
15. The speed record of the spacecraft (240 thousand km / h) was set by the American-German solar probe "Helios-B", launched on January 15, 1976.
16. The most fast fish in the world, the fish is a sailboat. As a result of the experiment, which took place in Long Key (Florida), the test fish was able to accelerate to 112 km / h.
17. The fastest animal Cheetah. His maximum speed can be 120 kilometers per hour. From standstill to a speed of one hundred kilometers per hour accelerates in three seconds, faster than sports cars!
18. The fastest of the birds is the peregrine falcon. It can reach speeds up to 321 km per hour.
Which just did not set speed records on a car. The interest to conquer the track, probably, has always been in the blood of racing fans, from the very moment the cars appeared. And many succeeded.
Absolute result
So, before talking about all kinds of speed records on a car (of which there are many), it is worth mentioning the most important result. The maximum figure was reached in 1997, on October 15th. Then a new, absolute and to this day unconquered speed record for a car was set. 1229.78 km / h - the arrow reached this mark on the speedometer. Andy Green, an Englishman and fighter pilot, became the conqueror of the track. The record was set in the desert The car, of course, was not ordinary, but jet - Thrust SSC.
The track, the length of which was 21 kilometers, was marked at the bottom of a dried-up lake located in the Black Rock Desert. Andy's car was powered by two powerful, turbofan power units from " Rolls-Royce". Each motor was equipped with forced draft. AND general power motors reached an incredible figure - 110,000 Horse power. It is not surprising that Green managed to accelerate to such a mark.
"Pioneers"-record holders
And now you can delve into other topics. So, the first world speed record on a car equipped with a motor internal combustion, was established by a man like Emile Levassor. This was in 1985. Then the Paris-Bordeaux race took place. In fact, it was the first speed competition! And Emil won them. His phrase, which he said after the races, is widely known: “It was crazy! I did up to thirty kilometers an hour!” Of course, at that time, at the end of the 19th century, the figures were indeed stunning. True, Emil also died because of his love for racing. In 1987, during a speed competition, he had an accident while trying to avoid a dog. He soon died due to his wounds. But his speed record in a car with an internal combustion engine has forever remained in history.
The following results have been officially recorded. In 1898, a speed of 63.149 km / h was reached. The motorist was Count Gaston de Chasselus-Loba. He then drove an electric car designed by Charles Janto. By the way, this was the first officially registered record.
Distance racing
Already at the end of the 19th century, speed competitions began to be held, in which motorists had to overcome a certain distance. Who was the first, he won, everything is logical. And the first was the 100-kilometer distance. She was conquered by Camille Zhenatzi, a Belgian motorist. And it was April 29, 1899. He also drove an electric car with 40 horsepower. The maximum he reached was 105.8 km / h.
The next distance was 200 kilometers. She was conquered in 1911. And then R. Burman became the winner. It is not difficult to guess that he was driving a car from the Benz company. His maximum record The speed of the car was incredible - 228 km/h! What can I say, not all modern machines some brands can work out such a maximum.
300 kilometers was first conquered by H. O. D. Sigrev. This was in 1927. And its maximum stopped at around 327.8 km / h. Then, in 1932, there was a 400 km race. Malcolm Campbell managed to win. And it was 408.6 km / h.
John Aiston won the 500 km race in a Rolls-Royce Aiston in 1937. He “squeezed” out of the car a maximum of 502.4 km / h. And finally, a thousand kilometers. Garry Gabelich covered this distance in 1970, on October 23rd. His car was a rocket car called the Blue Flame. amounted to 1014.3 km / h. Interestingly, the car was 11.3 meters long. The race was held on a dry salt lake called Bonneville.
Sound speed
And once it was overcome. This was first done by a man named Stan Barrett. This is a professional stuntman from America, who at the time of the event was 36 years old. He set a record in a 3-wheeler. It was called the Budweiser Rocket. By the way, there were two of them. The main engine is a rocket engine with a thrust of 9900 kgf. And the second - RDTT. He had a thrust of 2000 kgf. It was installed in the car in order to use additional power if the main one was not enough to overcome the declared speed.
The race took place at an air base in California in 1979. By the way, talking about speed records on a car, it should be noted that this one was just not registered by the FIA. And all because the rules of the organization say: to fix the result, you need to spend two races in two different directions. This is done to eliminate the slope of the track and the influence of the wind. Stan Barret refused it. He said the record had already been set.
For a thousand miles
So far, no one has managed to conquer the speed limit of 1000 miles / hour. This, it is worth clarifying, is 1609 kilometers per hour. But people who deal with cars do not lose their enthusiasm. They rightly believe that everything is possible, and this too. The designers of the Bloodhound SSC, for example, have a plan for setting a new record. Most likely, the car intended for the race will be equipped with three power units. The first will be a hybrid rocket engine. The second will be the Eurojet EJ200 jet unit, which is used on a fighter aircraft called And the third - V-shaped motor with 8 cylinders from the Jaguar concern. It will, of course, run on gasoline. But this engine will be used to drive pumps that pump fuel to the rocket motor and activate the onboard electric generator.
Other categories
Many women also set speed records in a car. Most best result- this is 843.3 km / h. It was reached by an American girl named Kitty Humbleton. And she set a record in 1976, in December. The engine power of her car was 48,000 “horses”.
The maximum that could be achieved by racers driving a car with a steam engine is 223.7 km / h. There were 12 boilers in the car, where the water was heated by combustion. natural gas. Approximately 40 kilograms of water were evaporated in the boilers every minute in this way. The power of the installation was approximately 360 liters. With.
And what about the speed record on a production car? Naturally, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport hypercar is the best in this regard. His figure is 431.072 kilometers per hour! But this is not the limit. After all, the fastest and most dynamic passenger car designed to drive on the roads has become ... Ford Badd GT! He was able to reach the mark of 455 km / h. And this is more than the notorious Bugatti.
Diesel "champions"
Cars that run on diesel engines are often underestimated. So, all stereotypes at the moment destroys JCB Dieselmax. This is not consuming gasoline, but diesel fuel. On it, under the guidance of the same Andy Green, they set a record of 563.418 km / h. It happened in 2006. It is worth recalling that a similar test was conducted in 1973. The result of that year was an order of magnitude smaller - 379.5 km / h.
The fastest stock car working on diesel fuel is a German representative. And this is the BMW 330 TDS. Its maximum is 320 km/h. The unit of this model has 6 cylinders and a volume of three liters. Plus, of course, turbocharging. Motor power is 300 "horses". And the consumption, by the way, cannot but rejoice - only 8 liters per 100 km.
Other results
Above were the speed records by car over the years. As you can see, there are many good results managed to achieve not even in the XXI century. And indeed, it is! For example, recognized released in 1992 year Audi S4. This model is capable of reaching 418 km/h. In any case, this result was recorded during the race on the dry lake Bonneville. Under the hood of this all-wheel drive car was a 5-cylinder turbocharged engine. Its power was modified to 1100 hp. With.
And there was also a speed record for a car with wheel drive. It amounted to 737.4 km / h. And finally, it is impossible not to say about the speed result, which was achieved on a motorized log - 76.625 km / h! It was this indicator that the structure made of cedar logs and automotive parts. The record, by the way, is fresh - it was recorded in 2016.
Russian indicators
Naturally, speaking on such a topic, one cannot help but note the speed record for a car in Russia. On the territory of our country, Lada and Volga are produced - they are still as far away as possible. But still there is some interesting record in history.
It was installed by such people as Oleg Bogdanov, Vladimir Solovyov and Viktor Panyarsky - the team of the magazine "Behind the Wheel". Men in a VAZ-2109 car crossed the whole of Europe in 45 hours and 30 minutes. The start was in Moscow, on Manezhnaya Square. And the “jet trip” ended in Lisbon, not far from the Belem tower. The idea to make such a run did not come spontaneously. It was a response to the Portuguese initiative. In 1986, two Portuguese journalists arrived in the Russian capital from Lisbon. They covered the entire route in 51 hours and 30 minutes. Soviet journalists accepted the challenge and, one might say, won the unvoiced argument.
And there was another case in 2009. A resident of Samara on his "Lada-21099" reached a speed of 277 km/h! The most interesting thing is in a traffic jam, during rush hour, at about nine in the morning! The guy exceeded the speed limit by 217 kilometers. Also a kind of record. Possible, probably, only in Russia.
We invite you to learn about some incredible records speed.
The fastest speed in animals
1. The highest speed among animals is developed by the peregrine falcon when diving for prey - 322 km / h.
water molecules
2. Molecules in boiling water move at a speed of 650 meters per second.
Nerve impulses in the human body
3. A nerve impulse travels at a speed of about 90 meters per second.
The fastest toy train
4. The toy reaches 10km/h.
The slowest speed in sports
5. On August 12, 1889, during the tug of war, a speed of only 1.35 km / h was set.
Golf ball speed
6. After hitting a golf ball, its speed immediately develops to 270 km / h.
Aircraft
7. When an airplane travels at a speed of 1000 kilometers per hour, its length increases by one centimeter compared to its length at rest.
The windiest place on earth
8. In the Book Guinness World Records The windiest place on earth is Commonwealth Bay. The wind is constantly blowing here at a speed of 240 km/h.
The slowest mammal
9. This title belongs to the three-toed sloth - he moves at a speed of 2 meters per minute.
The fastest speed recorded on Earth
10. Is it possible to have a speed greater than the speed of light? The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s.
In 2000, Lijun Wong research institute in Princeton (USA) passed a laser pulse through a 6-cm chamber filled with cesium vapor. A light pulse entering a chamber filled with cesium vapor increases its speed by more than 300 times. Based on this, the highest speed ever recorded on our planet is 310 times the speed of light.
The greatest human speed
11. Top speed, developed by man, is 39,897 km / h. It was reached by the astronauts of the Apollo 10 main module at an altitude of 122 km from the Earth's surface.
The fastest speed developed by a blind driver
12. Driver Hein Wagner Mercedes-Benz car The SL65 AMG reached 322.5 kilometers per hour and maintained that speed for a kilometer. His record is listed in the Guinness Book.
Reading speed records
13. The official reading speed record belongs to 16-year-old Irina Ivachenko from Kiev - 163,333 words per minute with full understanding read. The unofficial reading speed record is 416,250 words per minute. It was recorded on September 9, 1989 and belongs to Evgenia Alekseenko.
About children
14. The highest rate of reproduction in humans is 58 children per year. The record belongs to the Sultan of Morocco Moulay Ismail, who at the age of 31 already had 525 sons and 342 daughters. He kept 500 concubines.
The most high speed printing
15. Hewlett-Packard's Inkjet Web Press prints 2,600 A4 pages per minute.
Fastest drumming speed
16. The record was set on October 24, 1991 by the famous English musician Rory Blackwell. In one minute, he made 3,720 strokes with sticks, that is, 62 strokes per second.
Champagne cork flight speed
17. German physicist Friedrich Balk found that a champagne cork in flight reaches 40 km / h, flight height - up to 12 meters.
Thrust with a total capacity of 110,000 liters. With.
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Every year, eminent automakers and newcomers to the automotive industry present amazing supercars to the whole world. Some pick up speed faster up to 100, 200 or 300 km / h, while others have a higher maximum value. But there are car models that manage to combine fast acceleration, high speed and efficient handling. In this video you will see the 10 fastest cars. Tenth place in our ranking is Ferrari Enzo. This is a two-seater supercar produced by an Italian car company between 2002 and 2004. The model was built in honor of the founder of the legendary Ferrari- Enzo Ferrari. Engine Ferrari Enzo - V-shaped 12-cylinder, naturally aspirated, 6 liters. The maximum engine power is 660 hp and the torque is 657 Nm. The construction of the car around a racing car made of carbon fiber with numerous air intake bells made it possible to achieve air distribution for increased downforce and effective engine cooling without significant aerodynamic losses. The car is capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, and its top speed reaches 350 km/h. Not a bad result, considering that some tuning studios were able to improve acceleration to 3 seconds and increased the maximum speed to 370 km / h. Due to very similar dynamic characteristics, 2 supercars made room in ninth place. Pagani Huayra another representative of the Italian brand of exclusive sports cars. In translation from the language of the ancient Incas, Huayra means wind. And this name fully justifies it. As a power plant, Uyra uses a V12 engine from Mercedes AMG. This engine develops 700 hp. and 1000 Nm of torque, which allows you to accelerate to 100 km / h in 3.3 seconds and reach a top speed of up to 370 km / h. Key difference Huayra from Zonda and from most cars - the presence of active aerodynamic elements. For example, front shock absorbers change the height of the front of the car, thereby adjusting drag air and downforce at high speed. There are also aileron spoilers, which, if necessary, also add downforce or stand as vertical as possible, performing the function of an air brake. Lamborghini Aventador, succeeded Murcielago in 2011. The car received the name Aventador on behalf of the bull famous in bullfighting. Its 6.5 L V12 engine develops 700 horsepower. The Lamborghini Aventador LP700 is a kind of fighter jet that accelerates to hundreds of kilometers in 2.9 seconds and has a top speed limit of 350 km/h. The carbon fiber wheels contribute to both quicker acceleration and quicker braking, pushrod suspension and distribution of traction to each wheel make this car amazingly manageable. In one of the Top Gear TV shows, the Stig managed to beat the lap time on it better than on the Bugatti Veyron Super sport. Aventador also has several tuning versions. In one of them, the engine power was increased to 900 hp, which significantly improved the acceleration dynamics. In eighth place is the McLaren F1. It was first developed by Gordon Murray in 1993. The McLaren engine is located centrally in relation to the chassis and developed a power of 627 hp and a torque of 651 Nm. Due to the small mass of the car, the specific power is quite high and is equal to 550 hp / t. For better heat transfer, the engine was covered with technical gold, and to reduce the weight of the machine, the designers were among the first to use special carbon materials. For its time, the F1 was far superior to the competition. This supercar is capable of reaching a top speed of 392 kilometers per hour and accelerating to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds. In addition to the speed records of its time, which remain impressive to this day, this supercar was distinguished by its price. The minimum cost started at $1.2 million. The Saleen S7 is America's first hand-built and limited edition supercar. The car has a turbo engine that develops 750 hp. Speeds up to 100 km/h are reached by the Saleen S7 in 2.8 seconds, and the maximum possible speed this car - 399 km / h. The body of the car, completely consisting of carbon fiber, together with the aerodynamic body kit creates a monstrous downforce, at a speed of more than 250 km / h equal to the car's own weight. The first copy was released in 2001. Since then, it has been refined and used by various sports teams in the Grand Turismo series races and won them repeatedly. On one of the copies, the race at the famous 24 hours of Le Mans was won. In sixth place is the Koenigsegg CCXR, made by a young and very successful Swedish company. The engine on regular gasoline develops 806 hp, but on biofuel - all 1018, which allowed the car to reach a speed of 402 km / h. The machine is able to exchange the first hundred in a period of time equal to 2.9 seconds. The car can be considered ecological, as it runs on bioethanol. Its body was made of aluminum alloys. True, there was a special, limited version of the model - CCXR Edition. Cars of this series were equipped with a special wing and lightweight wheels made of polished aluminum. All body panels were made of carbon fiber and were not painted. This model was a huge success and served as a guarantee of the creation of new cars that will challenge the primacy in the rankings of the fastest. The fifth place in our rating is SSC Ultimate Aero TT- fast sports car worth half a million dollars. The twin-turbocharged car develops 1183 hp, such power allows it to accelerate to hundreds of km / h in just 2.78 seconds. and theoretically reach speeds of up to 420 km / h. Despite the controversial appearance, the car is good with a high level of comfort, a stylish leather interior, and the most modern navigation system. The SSC UltimateAero TT can only be refueled at the manufacturer, as no other fuel is suitable for its operation. In 2007, it set a maximum speed record of 412 km / h, but after 3 years it was broken. The following 4 models of supercars can simultaneously fit in the 1st place of the fastest cars in the world. Their position in the ranking will be determined by the chronology of setting world records. The Bugatti veyron is a Bugatti hypercar named after legendary French driver Pierre Veyron, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A decade later (in 2010), the company introduced the world Bugatti Veyron The Super Sport is a production car that has been significantly upgraded from its predecessor. Improved aerodynamics and design car body, which was now completely made of carbon fiber. The engine became 199 hp. more powerful, now he developed 1200 forces and a torque of 1500 N.m. This made it possible to exchange the first hundred in just 2.5 seconds. In 2010, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport broke the world speed record and averaged 431 km/h in 2 runs. At such speeds, the tires of the car are destroyed many times faster and by default the Bugatti has a speed limiter of 415 km / h, which is why the record achieved by the legendary supercar was almost canceled, but later it was recognized that the limiter does not change the design of the car and engine characteristics. Tuatara is the company's second supercar Shelby Super Cars. The idea of creating a new supercar came to the company after the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport managed to break the SSC Ultimate Aero TT record and set it at around 431 km/h. The car was originally called Aero TT2 until the company changed its name to Tuatara. The name comes from the tuatara reptile that lives on the islands of New Zealand. In the Maori language, tuatara means pikes on the back, which is quite consistent with the description of the wings on the back of this supercar. Powered by a 1,350 hp twin-turbo engine, the Tuatara is capable of going from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.5 seconds. In addition to body parts made of carbon fiber, the car has carbon fiber wheels, which, according to calculated data, will allow reaching a maximum speed of 443 km/h. This vehicle is one of the most luxurious and fastest in its class, it could even top this rating, but so far the calculated speed has not yet been reached. Agera R is a modification of a hypercar Koenigsegg Agera, which is capable of running on both gasoline and biofuels. Wheels, body parts and aerodynamic body kit also made of carbon fibers. The twin turbocharged engine develops up to 1115 hp. and 1000 Nm of torque, which allows the car to accelerate to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds and reach a phenomenal speed of 440 km / h. So far, this speed has not been demonstrated and recorded, since Michelin has not yet developed such wear-resistant tires specifically for the Agira R. Previously developed tires for this supercar have a speed limit of 420 km / h, so all instances have a limiter at around 375 km / h. But even this fact did not prevent the Koenigsegg Agera R from setting 6 world records in September 2011: 2 records for acceleration at 300 and 322 km/h. 2 records for braking, as well as 2 records for acceleration / braking. Hennessey Venom The GT is a supercar by the American tuning company Hennessey Performance Engineering. The car was produced on the basis of the Lotus Exige body with a modified turbocharged engine from the Corvette ZR1. The engine develops 1200 horsepower with a car weight of only 1225 kg, which had a positive effect on the power density and dynamic characteristics of the supercar. In January 2013, the Venom GT entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a 0-300 km/h time of 13.63 seconds, breaking the previous Koenigsegg Agera R record by nearly a second. A month later, on the runway of the airbase, the car crossed the mark of 427 km / h, after which its creators began to call it the fastest, recalling that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is delivered to customers with a limiter of 415 km / h. A year later, in February 2014, Venom GT overcame the speed mark of 435 km / h, but this result did not make it to Guinness, since the average value of two races in both directions is required and the production volume of the model series must exceed 30 copies. In July 2016, a new hypercar, the Bugatti Chiron, was introduced to the world. Or in French Bugatti Chiron. But so far, only demo and showcar versions exist in the world. Construction and tuning of the car continues. In 2018, the company plans to break and set a new world speed record on this hypercar, which, according to calculated data, is 463 km/h. We wish good luck to the company and other automakers, because in the conditions of healthy sports competition we will see more and more new supercars and their achievements.
Story
- First speed record for a car with an internal combustion engine(up to 30 km / h) belongs to Emile Levassor, set in the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race in 1895.
- The first officially registered absolute speed record- 63.149 km / h - set on December 18, 1898 by Count Gaston de Chaslus-Loba on an electric car designed by Charles Jeantot at a distance of 1 km.
- 100 km milestone on April 29, 1899, the Belgian Camille Zhenatzi was the first to step over, who on the La Jamais Contente electric car (with fr.- “Always dissatisfied”) with an engine power of 67 liters. With. developed a speed of 105.876 km / h.
- 200 km milestone speed was achieved in 1911 by the racer R. Burman. On a Benz car, he showed 228.04 km / h.
- 300 km milestone was first achieved by H. O. D. Sigrev in 1927. On a Sunbeam car, he showed 327.89 km / h.
- 400 km milestone speed was first “stepped over” by Malcolm Campbell in a Napier-Campbell car in 1932 (408.63 km / h).
- 500 km milestone speed was overcome in 1937 by John Aiston in a Rolls-Royce-Aiston car (502.43 km / h).
- 1000 km milestone speed for the first time overcame October 23, 1970 American Harry Gabelich on rocket car"Blue Flame" ("Blue Flame") on the dry salt lake Bonneville, showing an average speed of 1014.3 km / h. "Blue Flame" had a length of 11.3 m and a weight of 2250 kg.
- For the first time the speed of sound on a car overcame 36-year-old professional American stuntman Stan Barrett on tricycle"Budweiser Rocket" jet engines. The car was equipped with 2 engines. The main engine is a rocket engine with a thrust of 9900 kgf. The second engine, a solid propellant rocket engine with a thrust of 2000 kgf, was installed in case the thrust of the main engine was not enough to overcome the speed of sound. Check-in took place at the airbase « Edwards » (California, USA) in December 1979. But this record was not officially registered by the FIA, since according to the rules of this organization, in order to register a record, two runs in opposite directions must be made to eliminate the influence of wind and the inclination of the track. The record speed is the arithmetic average of the speeds in these two races. However, Stan Barret refused the second race, believing that the record had been set. However, since the radar, with which the speed was measured, turned out to be out of sync and was aimed at the car manually, achieving supersonic record speed in that race, many historians of record car races are generally questioned, in particular, it is absent in the official report armed forces USA, written by the officers operating the radar during the ride.
- Only one car passed the 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h) speed limit.
Designers have plans to set a new record
- On September 25, 1924, Campbell set a record of 146.16 mph in a Sunbeam car.
- On July 21, 1925, he reached a speed of 242.79 km / h, breaking the line of 150 miles / h.
In the future, Campbell abandoned Sunbeam cars and built cars of his own design.
- In early 1927, Campbell on Pendina Beach (Great Britain) raised the speed record to 281 km / h.
A year later, Campbell went to the start with the new Blue Bird. In the same place, in Daytona, he set a record of 333 km / h.
- In 1935, at Lake Bonneville, Utah, he reached a speed of 301.12 mph or 484.620 km/h.
Campbell's latest record was set on Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Lake, discovering that the lake's salty surface was not only perfectly flat, but also provided excellent tire grip. Almost all subsequent speed records were set on Bonneville. After that, the already middle-aged Campbell (he was 49 years old) left the sport, however, in 1940 he broke the world speed record on water. Campbell's record was 237 km/h.
- His son, Donald, continued the tradition and broke the 400 mph barrier in a Bluebird.
Donald Campbell first appeared on new car Bluebird CN7 at launch in 1960 at Bonneville. And one of the races almost ended in disaster: the car flew into the air at full speed, rolled over and hit the ground. Contrary to expectations, the rider escaped with light scratches. Having completely rebuilt the Bluebird and attached a high keel to it for better exchange rate stability, Donald took her to Australia, to the salt lake Eyre, deciding that the Bonneville track was no longer suitable for such speeds. As a result, Donald managed to break the record only in 1964. It was 403 mph (648 km/h). When designing the machine, Donald Campbell counted on much more. But he must have been happy about this, especially since then he was officially listed as the fastest racer on the planet.
- Don Wales, son of Donald Campbell and grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, is now the holder of one of the world speed records. He set two American national records and eight UK records. Wales, following Donald Campbell, continued to set records, the first of which was the speed record for a car in 1998. aerodynamic resistance and created a rarefied zone for a cyclist uncoupling from the leader at a speed of 160 km / h), during free descent and on a flat surface without a leader.
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A year ago Ford Badd GT became the fastest road car- he developed a speed of 455 km / h. This achievement is included in the top eight world speed records, which we will talk about.
The maximum speed developed ground transport, is 1229.78 km / h. This record was set by Englishman Andy Green in 1997. The car (if you can call it that) was powered by two Rolls-Royce turbojet engines, which in total produced about 110 thousand “horses” of power. The race took place at the bottom of a dry lake in the United States, and the length of the path was 21 kilometers.
The highest speed that a woman managed to develop in a car is 843 km / h. The record was set in 1976 in the US desert on a three-wheeled S.M. Motivatore. Its power was 48 thousand horsepower.
Surprisingly, but in our top eight records steam car. British engineers have developed a "steam car" that can accelerate to 218 km / h. The car was equipped with 12 boilers, the water in which was heated using natural gas. The "consumption" of such a car is about 40 liters of water per minute, and the total power is 360 "horses".
The title of the fastest production car goes to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. SSC Tuatara. Theoretically, the maximum Veyron speed is 443 km/h. There were those who wanted to check this in practice, but the creators of the car can be trusted.
Absolute speed record among cars owned by Ford Badd GT. He accelerated to 455 km / h in a section of 1 mile (1609 meters). Under the hood, this supercar hides no less than 1700 hp.
JCB Dieselmax, as the name suggests, is the fastest diesel car. In 2006, at the bottom of another dried-up lake of the same USA, the pilot Andy Green, already familiar to us, set a new (both personal and world) record - Dieselmax accelerated to 563 km / h.
For diesel serial cars everything is more modest. Here the championship is held by the BMW 330 TDS, which is capable of speeds of 320 km/h. Ironically, a turbocharged 3.0-litre "diesel" is almost as fast as a British steam car.
"All-wheel drive" speed record belongs to a car with the marvelous name "Turbinator". Mandatory operation of all wheels greatly complicates the task of almost native turbojet engines- "Turbinator" was able to accelerate to 737 km / h.
