Richard Noble, the previous land-speed-record holder at 633 mph in Thrust 2, once recalled being astonished by how Green was able to provide a calm commentary while going supersonic in Thrust SSC.

That title currently belongs to the Thrust SSC, which in 1997 became the first (and so far only) car to break the sound barrier, achieving a 763.04 mile-per-hour land speed record.

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After all, he played such a crucial part in the Thrust SSC record of 763.035mph in 1997 and its almost-but-not-quite LSR successor, Bloodhound.

The subsequent 126 years have seen roughly 60 more records broken, with the current land speed record of 1227.98km/h set 28 years ago by British driver Andy Green in the jet-powered Thrust SSC.

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He said: “Andy is more than a driver to the team, he obviously brought to Bloodhound from Thrust SSC all his experience. “He’s been a key player in the development of the car, he has done ...

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