1,000mph car...

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Originally Posted by 454697819

thats cheating a bit isnt it... its just a rocket aimed horizontally not vertically?

Goldenrod still holds the record for the fastest "wheel driven" record at a frankly pathetic 409mph....

http://www.speedace.info/goldenrod.htm

Edit: Doh that was for non-blown engines - the record is actually held by Turbinator (a turbine powered thing) at 458mph...

http://www.speedace.info/don_vesco.htm

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It does seem like an odd challenge.....what is the qualifying rules for a land speed record.....I guess it does not have to be a car, thats capable of turning.

Therefore they could rig up a a long rail type system and fire a rocket with a man in it along that?

Crazy that it will be traveling faster than the speed of a bullet from a hand gun.

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Originally Posted by G

It does seem like an odd challenge.....what is the qualifying rules for a land speed record.....

I think it just has to be in contact with the ground at all times...

Not ever sure it needs wheels? Would skids be any better? More friction though I guess...

Nope the front wheel does need to be capable of turning... if you read the whole story it mentions that in it.

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The rules state that the vehicle must have at least 4 wheels - they don't say anything about which ones must steer though - Thrust SSC had a unique (thus far anyway) wheel configuration.

2 x fixed wheel at the front 'corners' & 2 x steering wheels just off-set along the centre axis at the rear of the car