speed

[gary bowen]

what is the land speed record for a vehicle powered by a piston engine

[kujawski]

409.277 mph, November 13, 1965, Bonneville Salt Flats, USA,

Bob Summers

driving Goldenrod

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on552426.html#top

[kujawski]

or even

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod_%28land _speed_record_car%29

[kujawski]

ok sorry was beaten 409.986

in 1991 but does 0.709 mph really make any difference

[squarebear]

It does if you are trying to get in the record books.

[JonnyBoy12]

I think some of the drivers round by me must be quite close to that figure; they are absolute maniacs.