The British Have Done It! The Thrust SSC car broke the landspeed record with an amazing run of over 720 mph. The Brits aren't done...they want to go through the speed of sound next. Click on the photos below to see the rest of the SSC camp   Even dark skies couldn't put a damper on the SSC team   The Jaguar chase car used by the Thrust SSC team    Ky shows the SSC team's ultimate goa   The SSc car in for service LATEST RECORD UPDATE OCTOBER 16, 1997 THEY'VE DONE IT AGAIN...766 MPH! The Thrust team is returning to England after doing what many thought impossible to do. They have set a new Supersonic Land Speed Record of of 766 mph on Wednesday, October 15th. That's a MACH number of 1.020.

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