Jet-powered land speed record setting car offered at auction

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Jet-powered land speed record setting car offered at auction

Who cares about fuel economy when you have a record-setting car able to theoretically travel from Melbourne to Sydney in under an hour – and it’s up for grabs. Since the advent of the car, racers have pushed themselves and their machines to the limit to find out just how fast they can go. The first land speed record, comprising the average of the maximum speeds set over a 1km course (with a flying start) that is travelled in both directions wit…