we have a winner
John Cobb piloting is Railton Mobile Special went 403 mph on a one way trip down the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1947. Powered by 2 Superchargerd Napier Lion engines. He later died at Loch Ness attempting the water mark at over 200 mh. He was the first to put a jet engine into a boat.
Steve I give you a pat on the back.
that was fun anyway.
landracing
The problem is, the records Books show his 2 way average of 394
With sponsorship funds from Shell Oil Co. and Goodyear, Breedlove finished his revolutionary new jet-car in 1962 and took it to Bonneville, expecting to break Englishman John Cobb's land speed record of 394 mph in an effort to bring home the record to America for the first time in more than 30 years. The new car's handling problems prevented Craig from doing that, but his sponsors hung on.
Craig Breedlove - smiling typically
The 26 year old Craig Breedlove went to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats again in August 1963 hoping to break John Cobb's 1947 world land speed record of 394.20 mph. His car no sported a steerable nose wheel and a high, vertical stabilizer on the car. When he returned, he had indeed driven the fastest vehicle on Earth. But just the nature of the vehicle became a topic for debate because it did not have four wheels and the wheels were not driven.
Some said his Spirit of America was not a car but a motorcycle because it had only three wheels. Others said its jet engine meant it wasn't a car or a motorcycle, but something that defied existing classifications. Everyone agreed that Breedlove had driven this 38-ft.-long tricycle in both directions across Bonneville's measured mile at an average speed of 407.45 mph, clearly a record for wheeled vehicles.
Looks like 3 wheels to me!
ALso his latest Car. I think all of this "Cars" were 3 wheel design and are technically a Motorcycle
