Suddenly in the 60s, that “need for speed” found its way back to men psyche.
After 1938, the world was entrenched with WWII, the Korean War, and The Cold War. The last record to stand for wheel driven vehicles was in 1938, on the Bonneville Salt Flats with a speed of 345 MPH, nearly ten times faster than that first one. Many attempts throughout the next 40 years since that first record were made for wheeled vehicles. The speed was just under forty miles per hour. The first recognized land speed record on a wheeled vehicle dates back to 1898 in Acheres, France. To establish a new record, you must surpass the existing record by at least 1 percent to be considered a valid record-breaker. They are as follows:ġ) You have a fixed length course to drive on (i.e.Bonneville Speedway, Black Rock Desert, Daytona Beach)Ģ) Obtain the speed over two passes (round-trip) within one hourģ) You get the average of those two, and that is your record. They follow specific criteria when recognizing land speed records. Truth be told, in setting speed records, “cars” are non-existent.ĭifferent associations from different countries collaborated to establish land speed records. It could be a motorcycle, a car, even a jet propelled vehicle qualifies. Land speed records are synonymous with those who achieve the fastest speed on a wheeled vehicle.
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