World speed records on the car

What only did not set speed records on the car. Interest to conquer the track, probably, was in the blood of race fans always, since the very appearance of the machines. And many succeeded.

Absolute result

So, before talking about all sorts of speed records on the car (which many), it is worth mentioning the most important result. The maximum indicator was reached in 1997, on October 15. Then a new, absolute and to this day unobtrusive speed record on the car was installed. 1229.78 km / h - this is the mark on the speedometer reached the shooter. And the conqueror of the route was Andy Green, an Englishman and a pilot-fighter. The record was set in the desert of Nevada. The car, naturally, was not ordinary, but reactive - Thrust SSC.

The route, 21 kilometers long, was marked at the bottom of a dried-up lake in the Black Rock desert. The Andy machine was driven by two powerful, turbofan engines from the Rolls Royce. Each motor was equipped with forced traction. And the total power of the engines reached an incredible rate of 110,000 horsepower. It is not surprising that Green managed to accelerate to such a mark.

"Pioneers" record-breakers

And now you can go further into other topics. So, the first world speed record on a car equipped with an internal combustion engine was installed by such a person as Emil Levassor. This was in 1985. Then the race "Paris-Bordeaux" was held. In fact, it was the first competition for speed! And Emil won them. His phrase is widely known, which he said after the races: "It was insane! I did up to thirty kilometers per hour! "Of course, at the time, at the end of the XIX century, the figures were really stunning. True, Emil died, too, because of his love of racing. In 1987, during the competition for speed, he got into an accident - he tried to avoid a collision with the dog. And soon because of the injuries he died. But his speed record on a car with an internal combustion engine has remained forever in history.

The following results were officially recorded. In 1898, a speed of 63.149 km / h was achieved. The motorist was Count Gaston de Shaslu-Loba. He then operated the electric car of the design of Charles Janto. By the way, this was the first officially registered record.

Distance race

Already at the end of the XIX century, speed competitions began, within which motorists had to overcome a certain distance. Who was the first, he won, everything is logical. And the first was a 100-kilometer distance. She was subdued by Camille Zhenatzi, a Belgian motorist. And it was on April 29, 1899. He also operated an electric vehicle, the power of which was 40 horsepower. The maximum he reached was 105.8 km / h.

The next distance was 200 kilometers. She was conquered in 1911. And then the winner was R. Burman. It is not difficult to guess that he ran a car from the company "Benz". His maximum speed record was incredible - 228 km / h! Needless to say, not all modern machines of some brands can produce such a maximum.

300 kilometers for the first time subdued H OD Sigrev. This was in 1927. And its maximum stopped at around 327.8 km / h. Then, in 1932, there was a race for 400 kilometers. Malcolm Campbell managed to win. And its maximum speed was 408.6 km / h.

The 500-kilometer race by car "Rolls-Royce Ayston" was won by John Ayston in 1937. He "squeezed" out of the car at a maximum of 502.4 km / h. And finally, a thousand kilometers. This distance was overcome by Harry Gablech in 1970, on October 23rd. His car was a rocket car, called the "Blue Flame". The average speed was 1014.3 km / h. Interestingly, the car was 11.3 meters long. The race was held on a dried salt lake called Bonneville.

Sound speed

And it was once overcome. For the first time this was done by a man named Sten Barrett. This is a professional stuntman from America, who at the time of the event was 36 years old. He set a record on a 3-wheeled car. It was called Budweiser Rocket. The movement of the car was driven by jet engines. By the way, there were two of them. The main engine is a liquid rocket engine with a thrust of 9900 kgf. And the second is a solid propellant rocket. He had a thrust of 2000 kgf. He was installed in the car in order to use additional power, if the main to overcome the declared speed is not enough.

The race took place at the aviation base in California in 1979. By the way, talking about speed records on the car, it should be noted that this one did not register the FIA. And all because the rules of the organization read: to fix the result you need to hold two runs in two different directions. This is done to exclude the slope of the route and the effect of the wind. Sten Barrett refused this. He said the record has already been set.

A thousand miles

So far, no one has succeeded in conquering the speed limit of 1000 miles per hour. This, it is worth to clarify, 1609 kilometers per hour. But people who are engaged in cars, do not lose enthusiasm. They justly believe that everything is possible, and this too. The designers of Bloodhound SSC, for example, have a plan for setting a new record. Most likely, the car, intended for arrival, will be equipped with three power units. The first will be a hybrid rocket motor. The second will be a jet unit Eurojet EJ200, which is used on a fighter aircraft called Eurofighter Typhoon. And the third - a V-shaped engine with 8 cylinders from the concern "Jaguar". Of course, he will work on gasoline. But this engine will be used to drive pumps that pump fuel to the rocket motor and activate the on-board generator.

Other categories

Speed records on the car installed and many women. The best result is 843.3 km / h. He was reached by an American girl named Kitty Hambleton. And she set the record in 1976, in December. Engine power of its car was 48 000 "horses".

The maximum that could be achieved by racers driving a car with a steam engine is 223.7 km / h. There were 12 boilers in the car, where the water was heated by burning natural gas. Every minute about 40 kilograms of water evaporated in the boilers. The capacity of the plant was approximately 360 liters. from.

And what about the speed record on a production car? Naturally, the best in this regard is the hyper-car "Bugatti Veyron Super Sport". Its figure is 431.072 kilometers per hour! But this is not the limit. After all, the fastest and most dynamic car, designed for driving on the roads, was ... Ford Badd GT! He was able to reach a mark of 455 km / h. And this is more than the notorious "Bugatti."

Diesel "record holders"

Cars, engines of which work on DT, are often underestimated. So, all the stereotypes in the moment ruin JCB Dieselmax. This is the fastest car, consuming not gasoline, but DT. It was led by the same Andy Green, set a record of 563.418 km / h. It happened in 2006. It is worth recalling that a similar test was conducted in 1973. The result of that year was an order of magnitude less - 379.5 km / h.

The fastest production car, working on DT, is the German representative. And this is the BMW 330 TDS. Its maximum is 320 km / h. The unit of this model has 6 cylinders and a volume of three liters. Plus, of course, turbocharging. The power of the motor is 300 "horses". And the expense, by the way, can not but rejoice - only 8 liters per 100 km.

Other Results

Above were told the speed records on the car by year. As you can see, many good results were achieved even in the 21st century. And indeed, this is so! For example, the fastest sedan in the world is recognized as the 1992 Audi S4. This model is able to reach 418 km / h. In any case, this result was recorded during the race on the dried-up Lake Bonneville. Under the hood of this all-wheel drive car was a 5-cylinder engine with turbocharged supercharging. Its power was modified to 1100 liters. from.

And there was also a speed record for the car with a drive to the wheels. It was 737.4 km / h. And finally, we can not help saying that the speedy result achieved on a motorized log was 76,625 km / h! It is this indicator reached the construction made of cedar logs and automotive parts. The record, by the way, is fresh - it was fixed in 2016.

Russian indicators

Naturally, speaking on this topic, we can not fail to note the speed record on a car in Russia. On the territory of our country, produce "Lada" and "Volga" - to race cars they are as far away as possible. But still there is some interesting record in history.

It was established by such people as Oleg Bogdanov, Vladimir Soloviev and Victor Panyarsky - the team of the magazine "Behind the wheel." Men on the VAZ-2109 car crossed the whole of Europe in 45 hours and 30 minutes. The start was in Moscow, on the Manege Square. And ended the "jet trip" in Lisbon, near the tower of Belen. The idea to make such a run did not come spontaneously. This was the answer to the Portuguese initiative. In 1986, two Portuguese journalists arrived from Lisbon to the Russian capital. They overcame the entire route in 51 hours and 30 minutes. Soviet journalists accepted the challenge and, it can be said, won a non-sound dispute.

And one more case was in 2009. A resident of Samara on his "Lada-21099" reached a speed of 277 km / h! The most interesting thing is in the traffic jam, at rush hour, about nine in the morning! The guy exceeded the speed by 217 kilometers. It's also a kind of record. Probably, only in Russia.