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‘British Speed Week’: the contenders

Ingenuity, daredevilry, lunacy. ‘British speed week’ brings out the true national character, says James Mills. How about an 80mph shed for starters?
Published 14 September 2015
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1,000mph Bloodhound SSC rocket car is the ultimate...

What youngster hasn't giddily unwrapped a new model car kit left under the Christmas tree or handed over for their birthday? But even the most advanced...
Published 05 January 2015
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News: Four-wheel-drive Jaguar F-type AWD debuts in...

Jaguar has given its four-wheel-drive F-type a spectacular debut on the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa as part of a key communications test for the...
Published 06 November 2014
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News: School boffins smash land speed record – for...

They're probably the only cars capable of giving land speed record holder Andy Green sleepless nights. A team of talented schoolkids smashed a land...
Published 08 October 2014
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Video: Andy Green gives guided tour of cockpit in Bloodhound...

The team behind Britain’s land-speed record attempt has released pictures of what it calls the fastest office in the world.
Published 16 June 2014