Guinness World Records: Land speed (fastest car)
The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) was set by Andy Green in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, in Thrust SSC.
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, in Thrust SSC.
The car was powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 202 jet engines which generate 222 kN (50 000 lb) of thrust.
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