Bloodhound LSR car hits 500mph in bid for land-speed record
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/08/british-bloodhound-lsr-hits-500mph-bid-for-land-speed-record-south-africa
Jet-propelled British vehicle tested in South Africa before attempt to beat 763mph in 2020
Under the blistering Kalahari sun, a British-made machine that looks like a mash-up between a grand prix car, a fighter plane and a spaceship has broken the 500mph mark as it bids to break the land-speed record.