When traveling at 1,000 mph, the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car’s wheels will spin 10,200 times per minute—or 170 times per second. If part of the wheel comes off at that speed, you’re talking ...

29 Sep 2017, 11:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Slowly but surely, the British-led project that aims to correct the standing land speed record by more than 200 mph is getting ready for the big day ...

The Bloodhound SSC is a car unlike any other. Shaped like a wingless airplane and powered by a Typhoon jet engine plus a custom-designed rocket, it can push out the equivalent of 135,000hp and will ...