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A new bid to break the world Land Speed Record gathered momentum with the announcement of the specifications for the planned Bloodhound SSC project, based in Bristol, England. The car has gone through 10 design evolutions since October 2008 and the final design has now been agreed. Bloodhound SSC’s first attempts at the record, which currently stands at 763mph, will take place on the Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape Province of South Africa in 2011.

The car is powered by an EJ200 Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine and a rocket engine sitting below it. Bloodhound SSC produces the equivalent of  …  Details & Pictures

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Powerboat Racing Video – Crash sends Australian speedboat flying – Competitors escape injury after a spectacular crash during an event in Temora, Australia

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Motorcycle Off-road Video – 2009 Baja 1000 James Hall’s crash – 3rd Gear Face Plant in the Rocks in Matomi wash Race Mile 280 of 672. 2009 Baja 1000 Crash. I got back up and rode 400 miles to the finish with a fractured right wrist and separated shoulder.

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Powerboat Drag Racing Video – 240 mph Speedboat Crash – A boat driver is expected to survive after a crash Saturday afternoon at Firebird International Raceway. The accident happened during a qualifying for the 2008 International Hot Boat Association N…  

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