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‘The ground comes at you very, very quickly’: Driver sets speed record for hydrogen-powered vehicle at Bonneville Salt Flats

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Andy Green, 64, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, set a record for the fastest land speed in a hydrogen-fueled internal-combustion vehicle Tuesday, at 406.320 mph (653.909 kilometers per hour).

First report: ‘At any moment I might fade out’: archives reveal fearless era of land speed record breakers — theguardian.com, 2d