Need for Speed_P03

Through the next few decades of racing, speeds increased dramatically with each attempt, with even the cars themselves being modified as the need for speed grew more intense. Most vehicles hoping to break the Land Speed Record now look more like a rocket than a car. Andy Green, in his Thrust SCC rocket car, holds the current record for speed. His car traveled an average of over 760 miles per hour! How fast is that relative to another type of very fast vehicle, like an airplane?

As it turns out, Andy traveled faster than a typical airplane! His car moved at the speed of sound, a speed usually associated with military planes. The difference is Andy set his record on land