The new Lamborghini Urus Performante 'Super SUV' hasn't been officially released, but it's already claimed a record at Pikes Peak
A defining moment in land speed history is being celebrated at Brooklands today; 100 years after the final record was set at the circuit. A crowd of around 1000 are…
Ultimately it was the sound. Higher rpm delivered smoothly thanks to smaller, lighter reciprocating parts and an even firing order, plus the cachet of costly complexity, added to its appeal.…
Donald Campbell's rebuilt Bluebird K7 water speed record boat could be broken up once more if an ownership dispute cannot be settled. Coniston’s Ruskin Museum has formally requested the team which…
Wearing a red baseball cap around the United States can signify a lot of things. It could mean you’re a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, or maybe you’re a MAGA…
A new concept bike hopes to break the land speed record for an electric motorcycle and showcase cutting-edge aero technology
Success – but it was bittersweet. By 1964 Donald Campbell had battled accident, injury, weather, and increasing public criticism in his fraught quest for the Land Speed Record. He saw…
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the RAF has commemorated Donald Campbell with a special flyover that mirrored its airborne tribute on the day after his death. Two RAF…
“Either we get somebody to fund it or we just have to put it into a museum and close the project down.” It’s a sad but realistic assessment from Bloodhound’s…
The Bloodhound LSR project is up for sale in another hit for the team hoping to set a new land speed record. According to Bloodhound, it is "last chance" for…
Clean-living Ab Jenkins set record after record at Bonneville between the 1930s and 1950s. With an eye for publicity and meticulous approach, he made the salt flats the home of the land speed record
The Bloodhound Land Speed Record project has been pushed back until 2022 at the earliest amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. After completing its successful high-speed testing in South Africa back…
Zef Eisenberg, the multiple land speed record holder, has been described as an inspirational character after he was killed during a British land speed record attempt at Elvington Airfield, near…
It was meant to be the pinnacle of Germany’s racing dominance. A Silver Arrow that really was quicker than anything else on the planet. With an engine from a Messerschmitt,…
Jessi Combs has been posthumously awarded the title of the fastest woman on land, ten months after a fatal crash during the attempt. The 36-year-old broke the record with a…
What would happen if you put a Formula 1 car alongside a normal road car, a Bugatti Chiron and the Bloodhound Land Speed Record car? Bloodhound has obliged and released…
