Land speed record
1963–present (jet and rocket propulsion)

Land speed record

Section Title: 1963–present (jet and rocket propulsion)
Table Section Text: None

Date	Location	Driver	Vehicle	Power	Speed over 1 km	Speed over 1 mile	Comments

mph	km/h	mph	km/h

August 5, 1963	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Craig Breedlove	Spirit of America	Turbojet	407.447	655.722	Initially considered unofficial since the vehicle had 3 wheels. Later ratified by FIM.

October 2, 1964	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Tom Green	Wingfoot Express	Turbojet	413.2	665.0

October 5, 1964	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Art Arfons	Green Monster	Turbojet	434.03	698.50

October 13, 1964	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Craig Breedlove	Spirit of America	Turbojet	468.719	754.330

October 15, 1964	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Craig Breedlove	Spirit of America	Turbojet	526.277	846.961

October 27, 1964	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Art Arfons	Green Monster	Turbojet	536.710	863.751

November 2, 1965	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Craig Breedlove	Spirit of America - Sonic 1	Turbojet	555.485	893.966	555.485	893.966

November 7, 1965	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Art Arfons	Green Monster	Turbojet	576.553	927.872	576.553	927.872

November 15, 1965	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Craig Breedlove	Spirit of America - Sonic 1	Turbojet	594	955.950	600.601	966.574

October 23, 1970	United States Bonneville Salt Flats, United States	United States Gary Gabelich	Blue Flame	Rocket	630.478	1014.656	622.407	1001.667

October 4, 1983	United States Black Rock Desert, United States	United Kingdom Richard Noble	Thrust2	Turbojet: 1 x Rolls-Royce Avon	634.051	1020.406	633.47	1019.47

September 25, 1997	United States Black Rock Desert, United States	United Kingdom Andy Green	ThrustSSC	Turbofan: 2 x Rolls-Royce Spey	713.990	1149.055	714.144	1149.303

October 15, 1997	United States Black Rock Desert, United States	United Kingdom Andy Green	ThrustSSC	Turbofan: 2 x Rolls-Royce Spey	760.343	1223.657	763.035	1227.986	First supersonic LSR

Sentence(s)

Craig Breedlove's mark of 407.447 miles per hour (655.722 km/h), set in Spirit of America in 1963, was initially considered unofficial.

final_sentence: Craig Breedlove's mark of 407.447 miles per hour (655.722 km/h), set in Spirit of America in 1963, was initially considered unofficial.