Thrust SSC still holds the absolute land speed record of 763mph (1,228km/h) set in 1997. The driver on that occasion was RAF pilot Andy Green. The Wing Commander is at the controls again in ...

The Bloodhound SSC is the offspring of the Thrust SSC that set the world land speed record in 1997, RAF pilot Andy Green blasting across the desert at 793 miles per hour.

Andy Green, who was driving the Thrust SSC the set the World Land Speed Record in 1997, will be behind the wheel of the Bloodhound. For Autoblog I'm Eddie Sabatini. Autoblog Minute is a short-form ...