Spirit of America - Sonic 1

 

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Date Location Driver Driver Country Vehicle Power Speed over
1 Km 		Speed over
1 Mile		 Comments
October 13, 1964 Bonneville Salt Flats, USA Craig Breedlove USA Spirit of America - Sonic 1
J-79 Jet Engine		 JT
Turbojet		   468.719 mph (754.330 km/h)  
October 15, 1964 Bonneville Salt Flats, USA Craig Breedlove USA Spirit of America - Sonic 1
J-79 Jet Engine		 JT
Turbojet		   526.277 mph (846.861 km/h) On that run both parachutes failed, disk brakes burned out and Breedlove wrecked the car ending up in irrigation ditch.
November 2, 1965 Bonneville Salt Flats, USA Craig Breedlove USA Spirit of America - Sonic 1
J-79 Jet Engine
 JT
Turbojet		 555.485 mph (893.966 km/h) 555.485 mph (893.966 km/h) First person over 500 mph
November 15, 1965 Bonneville Salt Flats, USA Craig Breedlove USA Spirit of America - Sonic 1
J-79 Jet Engine		 JT
Turbojet		 600.842 mph (966.961 km/h) 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) First person over 600