Thompson’s Challenger 2 made a pass of 446.605 mph (718.741 km/h) on August 11 on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and backed it up the next day with a 450.909-mph (725.668-km/h) pass for an average ...

Discover how the Bloodhound SSC aims to break the land-speed record, potentially exceeding 1,000 mph with rocket and jet power. powered by an "exotic combination" of jet, rocket, and piston-engine ...

The U.K.-based team behind the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car is running out of money and has been forced to enter into administration, similar to bankruptcy protection. Bloodhound needs to ...

A 60-year-old veteran speed racer has died after his vehicle flew out of control while trying to set a new record on the salt flats of Utah. Chris Raschke of Ventura, California, was hoping to make ...

A 60-year-old veteran of the land speed record community was killed while attempting a speed record run during a Bonneville Speed Week event at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Sunday, August 3, 2025, ...

Race organisers at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats have confirmed that a veteran driver died in a 283mph (455km/h) crash while trying to break the land speed record. Driver Chris Raschke lost ...