Bloodhound Supersonic Car Completes Initial Testing, Hopes to Surpass Mach 1

It has been a long time since anybody set a new land-speed record. In the early days, it seemed like a new benchmark was set every couple of years but the current bar hasn't budged since 1997 — when Andy Green screamed across Black Rock in the Thrust SSC at a mind-warping 763 mph. There is a new […] The post Bloodhound Supersonic Car Completes Initial Testing, Hopes to Surpass Mach 1 appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA