On October 15, 1997, the ThrustSSC, driven by RAF pilot Andy Green, broke the land speed record, being clocked at 1,228 km/h (763 mph). It was also the first car to break the sound barrier. Now, more than 10 years after, Richard Noble and Andy Green are hoping to break the record again, by doing 1,000 mph (Mach 1.4) in this, the Bloodhound SSC. This will also exceed the low altitude speed record for aircraft, currently at 994 mph. A scale model of the 42-foot, 6-ton car was unveiled today at London’s Science Museum, and the team is currently looking to raise the £10 million ($16 million) they need for the project.

According to the team, the primary goal of the project is to “inspire future generations to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by showcasing these subjects in the most exciting way possible.” Riiight! Actually, who cares that they want to build a car quicker than a fighter jet? For more details on the Bloodhound project, check out their official website.

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Luc Costermans, a 48 year Belgian, was blinded in an accident four years ago, however this hasn’t stopped him from achieving an impressive performance. He recently broke the world blind road speed record, on an airstrip near Marseille, France, by driving up to 192 mph (308.78 km/h) in a Lamborghini Gallardo. Until Luc, the record was held by Mike Newman, from the UK, who was clocked 166 mph (268 km/h) three years ago, in a BMW M5 and who already announced that he plans on breaking Luc’s record, in a Keating TKR.

Mr. Costermans, who was helped by his co-pilot, Guillaume Roman, dedicated this achievemnt to F1 driver Philippe Streiff, who has been a tetraplegic since 1989, when he suffered a severe accident in a Grand Prix in Brazil. This isn’t the Belgian’s first performance of this kind, two years ago he completed a tour of France piloting a light aeroplane, accompanied by an instructor and a navigator. It’s always a pleasure to see that handicapped people, often outcasts in our society, manage to overcome themselves and achieve great things, like Luc did. Big congrats to him! And here’s a video of his new world record.

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This weekend, at Castle Combe Racing Circuit in Wiltshire, England, MLR (Mitsubishi Lancer Register) has set a new world record for the largest parade of Mitsubishi Evos. Though less than expected, 273 Evos , grouped by color, drove for 2 miles at constant speed and managed to brake the record and also raise £7,459.27 for the Richard Burns Foundation, with a big support from Mitsubishi Motors UK.

The record was confirmed by Buiness World Records and Darin Frow, the MLR Chairman said that “it has taken a small team of MLR members a huge amount of time and effort over the last year to pull this World Record attempt together, but to see it finally come to life on Saturday was incredible [..] Everyone involved had a great day and to see so many Evos on track all at once whilst history was in the making was truly spectacular. We were delighted with the support we received from Mitsubishi UK and for their generous contribution to our chosen charity.”

We just got news that Mercedes found its way into the Guiness World Records Book. And this might seem a little strange, but it didn’t do that by fitting their cars with some extraordinary technology or breaking some speed record. No, they created the world’s largest man-made tornado, in the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart. The spectacular twister rises 113 feet (or 34 metres) into the air and it was designed as a safety feature to suck smoke out of the mus­eum in the event of a fire.

The installation, created by German designer Rudiger Detzer, is made up of 144 air nozzles, which are used to create the giant extractor fan at the top of the building. The vortex is only visible when a smoke machine is placed at the bottom of the air stream.