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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Friday, January 23, 2015 7:25 AM

The sound barrier was broken on land several years ago in the "Thrust SSC", driven by Teddy Green on the Black Rock Desert.  He is currently involved with the "Bloodhound", currently being built, which will attempt 1000 MPH on a desert in South Africa.  Jaguar is one of the corporate sponsors of this project.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 23, 2015 6:28 AM

Sure, but will it take "selfies" using a camera in the steering wheel?

(Dilbert readers will know what I mean...)

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Supersonic Automobiles
Posted by daveklepper on Friday, January 23, 2015 4:58 AM

Impossible?  Check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ocGJyso1-o&feature=youtu.be

Apparently Jaguar is aiming for a land speed record of 650mph!

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