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Richard Noble's Thrust SSC
Richard Noble's Thrust SSC - Breaks Sound Barrier! U.S. effort just breaks...


     Date      Vehicle             Driver             Location     Speed   Note
 Oct 15, 1997  Thrust SSC          Andy Green         Black Rock   763.035 (J)
 Sep 25, 1997  Thrust SSC          Andy Green         Black Rock   714.144 (J)
 Aug 22, 1991  Spirit of '76       Al Teague          Bonneville   409.986
 Oct  4, 1983  Thrust 2            Richard Noble      Black Rock   633.468 (J)
 Oct 23, 1970  Blue Flame          Gary Gabelich      Bonneville   622.407 (R)
 Nov 15, 1965  Spirit of America   Craig Breedlove    Bonneville   600.601 (J)
 Nov 13, 1965  Goldenrod           Bob Summers        Bonneville   409.277
 Nov  7, 1965  Green Monster       Art Arfons         Bonneville   576.553 (J)
 Nov  2, 1965  Spirit of America   Craig Breedlove    Bonneville   555.127 (J)
 Oct 27, 1964  Green Monster       Art Arfons         Bonneville   536.71  (J)
 Oct 15, 1964  Spirit of America   Craig Breedlove    Bonneville   526.28  (J)
 Oct 13, 1964  Spirit of America   Craig Breedlove    Bonneville   468.72  (J)
 Oct  5, 1964  Green Monster       Art Arfons         Bonneville   434.02  (J)
 Oct  5, 1964  Wingfoot Express    Tom Green          Bonneville   413.20  (J)
 Jul 17, 1964  Bluebird            Donald Campbell    Lake Eyre    403.10  (T)
 Aug  5, 1963  Spirit of America   Craig Breedlove    Bonneville   407.45  (J)*
 Sep 16, 1947  Railton Mobil Spcl. John Cobb          Bonneville   394.20
 Aug 23, 1939  Railton             John Cobb          Bonneville   369.70
 Sep 16, 1938  Thunderbolt         George Eyston      Bonneville   357.50
 Sep 15, 1938  Railton             John Cobb          Bonneville   350.20
 Aug 27, 1938  Thunderbolt         George Eyston      Bonneville   345.50
 Nov 19, 1937  Thunderbolt         George Eyston      Bonneville   312.00
 Sep  3, 1935  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Bonneville   301.129
 Mar  7, 1935  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Daytona      276.82
 Feb 22, 1933  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Daytona      272.46
 Feb 24, 1932  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Daytona      253.97
 Feb  5, 1931  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Daytona      246.09
 Mar 11, 1929  Golden Arrow        Henry Segrave      Daytona      231.44
 Apr 22, 1928  Triplex Special     Ray Keech          Daytona      207.552
 Feb 19, 1928  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Pendine      206.956
 Mar 29, 1927  Sunbeam             Henry Segrave      Daytona      203.792
 Feb  4, 1927  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Pendine      174.883
 Apr 28, 1926  Babs                Parry Thomas       Pendine      171.02
 Apr 27, 1926  Babs                Parry Thomas       Pendine      169.30
 Mar 16, 1926  Sunbeam Tiger       Henry Segrave      Southport    152.33
 Jul 21, 1925  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Pendine      150.76
 Sep 25, 1924  Bluebird            Malcolm Campbell   Pendine      146.16
 Jul 12, 1924  Fiat                Ernest Eldridge    Arpajon      146.01
 Jul  6, 1924  Delage              R�n� Thomas        Arpajon      143.31
 May 17, 1922  Sunbeam             Kenelm Guinness    Brooklands   133.75
 Apr 27, 1920  Duesenburg          Tommy Milton       Daytona      156.03   *
 Feb 17, 1919  Packard             Ralph de Palma     Daytona      149.87   *
 Jun 24, 1914  Benz                L.G Hornsted       Brooklands   124.10
 Apr 23, 1911  Benz                Bob Burman         Daytona      141.37   *
 Mar 16, 1910  Benz                Barney Oldfield    Daytona      131.275  *
 Nov  8, 1909  Benz                Victor H�m�ry      Brooklands   125.95
 Jan 23, 1906  Stanley             Fred Marriott      Daytona      121.57  (S)
 Dec 30, 1905  Darracq             Victor H�m�ry      Arles-Salon  109.65
 Jan 25, 1905  Napier              Arthur Macdonald   Daytona      104.65
 Nov 13, 1904  Darracq             Paul Baras         Ostend       104.52
 Jul 21, 1904  Gobron-Brilli�      Louis Rigolly      Ostend       103.58
 May 25, 1904  Mercedes            Pierre de Caters   Ostend        97.25
 Mar 31, 1904  Gobron-Brilli�      Louis Rigolly      Nice          94.78
 Jan 27, 1904  Mercedes            William Vanderbilt Daytona       92.30
 Jan 12, 1904  Ford                Henry Ford         Lake St Clair 91.37
 Nov  5, 1903  Gobron-Brilli�      Arthur Duray       Dourdan       84.73
 Nov 17, 1902  Mors                Augires            Dourdan       77.13
 Nov  5, 1902  Mors                Henri Fournier     Dourdan       76.60
 Apr 13, 1902  Serpollet           Leon Serpollet     Nice          75.06  (S)

NOTES:
  1. * - record not fully ratified.
  2. All vehicles are wheel driven, except where marked
     (J) - jet powered
     (R) - rocket powered
  3. All vehicles are internal combustion piston engined, except where marked
     (J) - jet
     (R) - rocket
     (S) - steam
     (T) - turbine


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