Who sets the rules on classes and how land speed records are set?

Land Speed Rules AMA-sanctioned events run according to the rules developed and written by AMA Congress, the rules-making body of the AMA composed of AMA organizers.

Can a car go Mach 1?

Supersonic land vehicles To date, only one land vehicle has officially travelled at supersonic speed, the ThrustSSC. The vehicle, driven by Andy Green, holds the world land speed record, having achieved an average speed on its bi-directional run of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) in the Black Rock Desert on 15 October 1997.

Can you ride dirt bikes on the Bonneville Salt Flats?

Also in August is the motorcycle only Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, formerly the Bub motorcycle speed trials. If you just happen to be passing through, you can even stop and drive/ride onto the flats – it’s federal Bureau of Land Management land – to experience the weirdness of the place.

What is the fastest a car has gone at the salt flats?

Teddy Tetzlaff drove a Blitzen Benz racecar and drove across the Bonneville Salt Flats. He set a 142.8 miles per hour speed back then. This was an unofficial land-speed record.

What is the land speed record?

The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land.

Is there a women’s record for land speed?

The FIA does not recognize separate men’s and women’s land speed records, but, for commercial or egalitarian or feminist reasons, unofficial women’s records have long been claimed, seemingly starting with Dorothy Levitt’s 1906 record in Blackpool, England, and, unlike the FIA and other car-racing organisations, the Guinness Book of World Record…

What are the rules of a land speed record race?

The French, who were the first to tackle a land speed record, introduced the first rules. They laid down that the run must be made over a measured kilometre. Later they modified this to impose the rule that runs must be made in two directions. Then another requirement was added, that record cars should be equipped with a reverse gear.

What is the world record for top speed in mph?

In late June 2020, the Guinness Book of Records reclassified the August 27, 2019 speed runs as meeting its requirements, and Combs was credited with the record at 841.338 km/h (522.783 mph), noting she was the first to break the record in 40 years.