It's been 20 years since the Thrust SSC made its record-breaking speed run, becoming the only car to ever travel faster than the speed of sound. Yet as its driver explains, it wasn't as simple as ...

The world land speed record has been broken 21 times with Castrol as a partner, from Kenelm Lee Guinness’s first record attempt in 1922 215km/h to the current record 1228km/h, set by Wing Commander ...

Ron Ayers, the man behind the world's fastest car, the Thrust SSC, passed away at the age of 92. His vehicle was designed to hit supersonic speeds and break records, and it did just that in 1997.

Ultimately, the team, headed by Richard Noble, hopes to break the current record, of 763 mph (set by Thrust SSC in 1997) by a long shot. Testing for the Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) effort will ...

And as Thrust SSC pilot Andy Green points out, the sonic boom was so loud, the nearby town of Gerlach, Nevada (population 206) though it was experiencing an earthquake.

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. Although it's ...

Project leader Richard Noble was today confirmed as guest of honour as Thrust SSC returns to the city to take up its new place at the Museum of British Road Transport. Thousands of people are ...

The insane Bloodhound SSC will make its attempt at a new land speed record next year. Currently holding the record at 763 mph is Andy Green, who piloted the Thrust SSC in 1997. Yes, that means the ...

For RAF Wing Commander Andy Green—more accustomed to the velocity of a Tornado jet fighter or the supersonic Thrust SSC record car—it must feel like a long time. Green passed through the ...

I am never going to forget those pictures of Thrust SSC with the shockwave angling back across the desert. I am never going to forget those pictures of Thrust SSC with the shockwave angling back ...