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Salt, Speed, and the Last Absolute Record: Land-Speed Racing and the Quest to Become Fastest on Earth

Salt, Speed, and the Last Absolute Record: Land-Speed Racing and the Quest to Become Fastest on Earth

Psaila, Etienne

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringMotor SportsAutomobiles

ISBN13: 9798901946718
Publisher: Publishdrive
Published: Jun 1 2026
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

From the first timed automobile runs of the 1890s to the supersonic thunder of ThrustSSC, Salt, Speed, and the Last Absolute Record tells the dramatic true story of land-speed racing and the human quest to become fastest on Earth.

Across roads, beaches, salt flats, and desert playas, record hunters transformed speed from a sensation into a measured fact. This book follows the pioneers, engineers, drivers, and machines that pushed the limits of what a land vehicle could do: Camille Jenatzy's electric La Jamais Contente, the brutal Blitzen Benz, the mighty Sunbeam record cars, Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird, Henry Segrave's Golden Arrow, John Cobb's Railton, Mickey Thompson's Challenger, Craig Breedlove's Spirit of America, Art Arfons's Green Monster, Richard Noble's Thrust2, Andy Green's ThrustSSC, and the modern Bloodhound dream of 1,000 mph.

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