When choosing and evaluating a car, they often look at it appearance, cost or fuel consumption. Still, the most attractive thing about a car is its speed. That is why we decided to compile a list of the fastest iron horses in order to find out who owns world speed record by car?
10. Ferrari LaFerrari
The Italian hybrid Ferrari LaFerrari opens our list of the history of speed records on cars. Its engine is powered by both gasoline and electricity, so on top of the base 789 horse power the iron monster has an additional 161 mounts. Its creators have invested in it many systems with which they equip their cars, performing in the Formula 1 competitions. Speed \u200b\u200b- 350 km / h
British development of 2013, which also has hybrid engine, impresses with its capabilities, and most importantly, agility. It has several functions taken from the cars and in terms of speed it goes on a par with LaFerrari - also 350 km / h.
Another one english model, which breaks into the list of speed records on production cars, due to the fact that it is in no way inferior to two previous carsdemonstrating - 350 km / h. It was originally planned to equip the XJ220 with a V12 engine, providing four-wheel drivebut the end result is just a V6 and rear-wheel drive.
7. Aston martin One
The most lightning-fast Aston in the history of the brand, created and presented to the public back in 2008. Despite its size and a 7.3-liter engine, it accelerates to 355 km / h. In total, exactly 77 copies of these were released.
What is the speed record for a car? We must ask the creators of McLaren, because their cars have been distinguished by the highest rates for decades. The F1 has a V12 engine from BMW, a body made of carbon fiber and the ability to accelerate to 388 km / h.
5. SSC Ultimate Aero
Many have not even heard of this car, but it was he who had a record for the maximum speed in a car for one year. Ultimate Aero managed to beat the record Bugatti Veyron, showing a result of 414 km / h, but very soon again lost to his opponent.
The model, whose name is a reference to a Greek deity, was supposed to be a replacement for the Veyron era, but it did not. Yes, it accelerates to 420 km / h, but at the same time it is inferior to the latest version of the "Super Sport" class by as much as 10 km / h.
3. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
World famous volkswagen acquired all the rights to Bugatti with one single goal - to make the fastest car in the world. And it is so, because at the moment this is exactly what is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Super Sport reaches a speed of 431 km / h.
2. Hennessey Venom GT
Another dark horse of the high-speed world is the Hennessey, a sports car based on the well-known Lotus. I was able to accelerate to 435.2 km / h, but did not get into the Guinness Book of Records due to not observing all the rules for the test.
1. Koenigsegg Agera RS
What is the world speed record for a car? 447 km / h and it belongs to the creation of the Swedish car industry masters, who gave their best to create the Agera RS, which has 1360 horsepower at its disposal, as well as a V8 engine.
Who did not set speed records on the car. The interest to conquer the track, probably, has always been in the blood of racing fans, from the very moment the cars appeared. And many have succeeded.
Absolute result
So, before talking about all kinds of speed records on a car (of which there are many), it is worth mentioning the most important result. The maximum figure was reached in 1997, on October 15. Then a new, absolute and still not conquered speed record for a car was set. 1229.78 km / h - this is exactly the mark on the speedometer reached by the arrow. Andy Green, an Englishman and a fighter pilot, became the conqueror of the track. The record was set in the desert The car, of course, was not an ordinary one, but a jet - Thrust SSC.
The track, which was 21 kilometers long, was marked at the bottom of a dried-up lake in the Black Rock Desert. Andy's car was powered by two powerful turbofan powertrains from “ Rolls-Royce”. Each motor was equipped with a forced draft. And the total power of the motors reached an incredible figure of 110,000 horsepower. It is not surprising that Green managed to accelerate to such a mark.
"Pioneers" - record holders
And now you can delve into other topics. So, the first world speed record for a car equipped with a motor internal combustion, established by a man like Emil Levassor. It was 1985. Then the Paris-Bordeaux race took place. In fact, this was the first speed competition! And Emil won them. His phrase, which he said after the races, is widely known: “It was crazy! I was doing up to thirty kilometers per hour! " Of course, at that time, at the time of the end of the 19th century, the figures were really stunning. True, Emil also died because of his love for racing. In 1987, during a speed race, he had an accident trying to avoid a collision with a dog. And soon he died due to his wounds. But his speed record for a car with an internal combustion engine will forever remain in history.
The following results have been officially recorded. In 1898, a speed of 63.149 km / h was reached. The motorist was Count Gaston de Chaslu-Loba. He then drove an electric car designed by Charles Jeanteau. By the way, this was the first officially registered record.
Distance racing
Already at the end of the 19th century, speed competitions began to be held, in which motorists had to cover a certain distance. Who was the first, he won, everything is logical. And the first was the 100-kilometer distance. She was conquered by Camille Zhenatzi, a Belgian motorist. And it was on April 29, 1899. He also drove an electric car with 40 horsepower. The maximum he reached was 105.8 km / h.
The next distance was 200 kilometers. She was conquered in 1911. And then R. Burman became the winner. It’s not hard to guess that he was driving a Benz car. His maximum car speed record was incredible - 228 km / h! Needless to say, not all modern cars some brands can reach this maximum.
For the first time Kh. OD Sigrev conquered 300 kilometers. This was in 1927. And its maximum stopped at around 327.8 km / h. Then, in 1932, there was a 400 km race. Malcolm Campbell managed to win. And it was 408.6 km / h.
The 500-kilometer race in a Rolls-Royce Aiston was won by John Aiston in 1937. He "squeezed" out of the car a maximum of 502.4 km / h. And finally, a thousand kilometers. This distance was covered by Garry Gabelich in 1970, on October 23. His car was a rocket car called the Blue Flame. amounted to 1014.3 km / h. Interestingly, the car was 11.3 meters long. The race took place on a dry salt lake called Bonneville.
Sound speed
And she was once overcome. This was first done by a man named Stan Barrett. This is a professional stuntman from America, who at the time of the event was 36 years old. He set a record for a 3-wheeled car. It was called the Budweiser Rocket. The car was set in motion. There were, by the way, two of them. The main motor is a liquid-propellant rocket engine with a thrust of 9900 kgf. And the second is solid propellant. He had a thrust of 2000 kgf. It was installed in the car in order to use additional power, if the main one was not enough to overcome the declared speed.
The check-in took place at an air base in California in 1979. By the way, talking about speed records on a car, it should be noted that this one was not registered by the FIA. And all because the rules of the organization say: to fix the result, you need to hold two races in two different directions. This is done to eliminate the slope of the track and the influence of the wind. Stan Barrett refused this. He said that the record has already been set.
A thousand miles
So far, no one has managed to conquer the 1000 mph line. This, it is worth clarifying, is 1609 kilometers per hour. But people who are involved in automobiles do not lose their enthusiasm. They rightly believe that anything is possible, and that too. The constructors of the Bloodhound SSC, for example, have a plan to set a new record. Most likely, the car intended for arrival will be equipped with three power units. The first will be a hybrid rocket motor. The second will be the Eurojet EJ200 jet unit, which is used on the fighter aircraft called And the third - V-shaped 8-cylinder engine from the Jaguar concern. It will, of course, run on gasoline. But used this engine will be to drive pumps that pump fuel to the rocket motor and activate the on-board electric generator.
Other categories
Many women also set speed records in a car. The best result is 843.3 km / h. It was reached by an American girl named Kitty Humbleton. And she set a record in 1976, in December. The engine power of her car was 48,000 "horses".
The maximum that could be achieved by racers driving a car with a steam engine is 223.7 km / h. There were 12 boilers in the car, where the water was heated by combustion natural gas... Approximately 40 kilograms of water evaporated in the boilers every minute. The power of the installation was approximately 360 liters. with.
And what about the speed record on a production car? Naturally, the best in this regard is the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport hypercar. Its indicator is 431.072 kilometers per hour! But this is not the limit. After all, the fastest and most dynamic passenger car designed for driving on the road is ... Ford Badd GT! He was able to reach the 455 km / h mark. And this is more than that of the notorious “Bugatti”.
Diesel "champions"
Diesel-fueled cars are often underestimated. So, all the stereotypes at the moment destroy JCB Dieselmax. It consumes not gasoline, but diesel fuel. On it, under the leadership of the same Andy Green, they set a record of 563.418 km / h. It happened in 2006. It is worth recalling that a similar test was carried out in 1973. The result of that year was an order of magnitude less - 379.5 km / h.
The fastest production car powered by diesel fuel is the German representative. And that's the BMW 330 TDS. Its maximum is 320 km / h. The unit of this model has 6 cylinders and a volume of three liters. Plus, of course, turbocharging. The motor power is equal to 300 "horses". And the consumption, by the way, cannot but rejoice - only 8 liters per 100 km.
Other results
Above were told about speed records on a car over the years. As you can see, a lot good results managed to achieve not even in the XXI century. And indeed it is! For example, the Audi S4 released in 1992 is recognized. This model is capable of reaching 418 km / h. In any case, this result was recorded during the race on the dry lake Bonneville. Under the hood of this four-wheel drive car there was a 5-cylinder turbocharged engine. Its power was modified to 1100 hp. with.
And also a speed record was set for a car with wheel drive. It was 737.4 km / h. And finally, one cannot fail to say about the speed result, which was achieved on a motorized log - 76.625 km / h! This is exactly what the building made of cedar logs and car parts achieved. The record, by the way, is fresh - it was recorded in 2016.
Russian indicators
Naturally, speaking on this topic, one cannot fail to note the speed record for a car in Russia. On the territory of our country, "Lada" and "Volga" are produced - they are still as far as possible. But there is still some interesting record in history.
It was installed by such people as Oleg Bogdanov, Vladimir Soloviev and Viktor Panyarskiy - the team of the magazine “Za Rulem”. Men in a VAZ-2109 car crossed all of Europe in 45 hours and 30 minutes. The start was in Moscow, on Manezhnaya Square. And the "jet trip" ended in Lisbon, not far from the Belen tower. The idea to make such a race did not come spontaneously. This was a response to the Portuguese initiative. In 1986, two Portuguese journalists arrived in the Russian capital from Lisbon. They covered the entire route in 51 hours and 30 minutes. Soviet journalists took up the challenge and, one might say, won an unvoiced argument.
And there was another case in 2009. A resident of Samara in his "Lada-21099" reached a speed of 277 km / h! The most interesting thing is in a traffic jam, at rush hour, at about nine in the morning! The guy exceeded the speed by 217 kilometers. Also a kind of record. Possible, probably only in Russia.
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History
- First speed record for a car with an internal combustion engine belongs to Emile Levassor, staged in the Paris - Bordeaux - Paris race in 1895.
- The first officially registered absolute speed record - 63.149 km / h - set on December 18, 1898 by Count Gaston de Chaslu-Loba on an electric car designed by Charles Jeanteau at a distance of 1 km.
- 100 km milestone the first to step over on April 29, 1899 was the Belgian Camille Zhenatzi, who in the electric car "La Jamais Contente" (with fr. - "Always dissatisfied") with an engine power of 67 liters. with. developed a speed of 105.876 km / h.
- 200 km milestone speed was achieved in 1911 by the racer R. Burman. On a Benz car he showed 228.04 km / h.
- 300 km milestone was first achieved by Kh. OD Sigrev in 1927. He showed 327.89 km / h on the Sunbeam car.
- 400 km milestone speed for the first time "stepped over" Malcolm Campbell on the car "Nepir-Campbell" in 1932 (408.63 km / h).
- 500 km milestone speed was overcome in 1937 by John Eiston in a Rolls-Royce-Eiston car (502.43 km / h).
- 1000 km milestone the speed was first overcame on October 23, 1970 by the American Harry Gabelich in a Blue Flame rocket car on the dried up salt lake Bonneville, showing an average speed of 1,014.3 km / h. "Blue Flame" had a length of 11.3 m and a weight of 2250 kg.
- For the first time the speed of sound in a car overcame the 36-year-old American professional stuntman Stan Barrett in a three-wheeled Budweiser Rocket with jet engines. The car was equipped with 2 engines. The main engine is a liquid-propellant rocket engine with a thrust of 9900 kgf. The second engine, a solid propellant rocket with a thrust of 2000 kgf, was installed in case there was not enough thrust of the main engine to overcome the speed of sound. Check-in took place at the airbase « Edwards » (California, USA) in December 1979. But this record was not officially registered by the FIA, since according to the rules of this organization, in order to register the record, it is necessary to make two races in opposite directions to exclude the influence of wind and slope of the track. The record speed is the arithmetic average of the speed in these two heats. However, Stan Barrett refused the second race, considering that the record was set. However, since the radar with which the speed was measured turned out to be out of sync and was aimed at the car manually, the achievement of a supersonic record speed in that race is generally questioned by many historians of record car races, in particular, it is absent in the official report of the US armed forces, written by officers who operated the radar during the arrival.
- No car has yet crossed the 1,000 mph (1,609 km / h) speed limit... Bloodhound SSC designers have plans to set a new record. The car will be powered by three engines: a hybrid rocket engine, a Eurojet EJ200 jet engine used on the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft, and an 8-cylinder V-shaped gas engine manufactured by Jaguar, used to drive pumps that pump fuel to a rocket engine and drive an onboard electric generator.
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Bluebird Electric Speed \u200b\u200bRecords
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world speed record nine times at different cars Bluebird - Bluebird. On the sandy coast of Wales, Pendine Sands, he set the following records:
- On September 25, 1924, Campbell set a record of 146.16 mph in a Sunbeam car.
- On July 21, 1925, he reached a speed of 242.79 km / h, breaking the line of 150 mph.
In the future, Campbell abandoned Sunbeam cars and built cars of his own design.
- At the beginning of 1927, Campbell on Pendina Beach (Great Britain) raised the speed record to 281 km / h.
A year later, Campbell took the start with the new Bluebird. There, in Daytona, he set a record of 333 km / h.
- In 1935, on Lake Bonneville, Utah, he reached a speed of 301.12 mph or 484.620 km / h.
Campbell's latest record was set at the famous dry-up salt lake of Bonneville, Utah, when he found that the lake's salt surface was not only perfectly flat, but also provided excellent tire grip. Almost all subsequent speed records were set at Bonneville. After that, the already middle-aged Campbell (he was 49 years old) retired from the sport, however, in 1940, breaking the world speed record on water. Campbell's record was 237 km / h.
- His son, Donald, continued the tradition and broke the 400 mph barrier by driving a Bluebird.
For the first time, Donald Campbell went to new car Bluebird CN7 to take off in 1960 at Bonneville. And one of the races almost ended in disaster: the car flew into the air at full speed, turned over and hit the ground. Contrary to expectations, the rider escaped with light scratches. Having completely rebuilt the Bluebird and attaching a high keel to it for better directional stability, Donald took it to Australia, to the salty Lake Eyre, deciding that the Bonneville track was no longer suitable for such speeds. As a result, Donald managed to break the record only in 1964. It was 403 mph (648 km / h). When designing the car, Donald Campbell counted on much more. But he must have been glad of this, especially since then he was officially listed as the fastest racer on the planet.
- Don Wales, the son of Donald Campbell and the grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, is now the owner of one of the world speed records. He set two American national records and eight UK records. Wales, following Donald Campbell, continued to set records, the first of which was the speed record for a car in 1998.
- In 2009 Don Wales set the current speed record for steam car 238.68 km / h (148.31 mph).
A total of 27 speed records were set on Bluebird vehicles.
Also
- Fastest speed in the world on a motorcycle - 605.697 km / h - reached on September 25, 2010 by American Rocky Robinson at the Bonneville salt lake.
- The world's fastest cycling speeds - 334.6, 222.2 and 133.8 km / h - achieved respectively on October 15, 1995, April 21, 2000 and September 14, 2013 in the so-called. the race for the leader - a car (which took on the main part of the aerodynamic drag and created a rarefied zone for the cyclist, uncoupling from the leader at a speed of 160 km / h), with a free descent and on a flat surface without a leader.
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Links
- on the website of the International Automobile Federation
An excerpt characterizing the speed records by car
“I got up late and, waking up, lay on my bed for a long time, indulging in laziness. Oh my God! help me and strengthen me that I may walk in Your ways. I read the Holy Scriptures, but without proper feeling. Brother Urusov came and talked about the vanity of the world. He talked about the new plans of the sovereign. I began to condemn, but I remembered my rules and the words of our benefactor that a true Mason should be a diligent worker in the state when his participation is required, and a calm contemplator of what he was not called to. My tongue is my enemy. Brothers G.V. and O. visited me, there was a preparatory conversation for the adoption of a new brother. They make me a rhetorician. I feel weak and unworthy. Then they talked about explaining the seven pillars and steps of the temple. 7 sciences, 7 virtues, 7 vices, 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. Brother O. was very eloquent. In the evening the acceptance took place. The new arrangement of the premises greatly contributed to the splendor of the spectacle. Boris Drubetskoy was accepted. I proposed it, and I was the rhetorician. A strange feeling agitated me throughout my stay with him in the dark temple. I found in myself a feeling of hatred towards him, which I vainly strive to overcome. And therefore I would like to truly save him from evil and lead him on the path of truth, but bad thoughts about him did not leave me. It seemed to me that his goal of joining the brotherhood consisted only in the desire to get closer to people, to be in favor with those in our box. Except for the reasons that he several times asked if N. and S. were in our box (to which I could not answer him), except that, according to my observations, he is not able to feel respect for our holy Order and is too busy and I was satisfied with the external person, so that I could desire spiritual improvement, I had no reason to doubt him; but he seemed insincere to me, and all the time when I stood with him face to face in the dark temple, it seemed to me that he was smiling contemptuously at my words, and I really wanted to prick his bare chest with the sword that I held, attached to her ... I could not be eloquent and could not sincerely communicate my doubts to the brothers and the great master. Great Architect of nature, help me find the true ways that lead out of the labyrinth of lies. "After that, three pages were skipped in the diary, and then the following was written:
“I had an instructive and long conversation in private with my brother V., who advised me to stick to brother A. Much, though unworthy, was revealed to me. Adonai is the name of the one who created the world. Elohim is the name of the ruler of all. The third name, the spoken name, which has the meaning of All. Conversations with Brother V. reinforce, refresh, and confirm me on the path of virtue. With him there is no room for doubt. The difference between the poor teaching of the social sciences and our holy teaching that embraces everything is clear to me. Human sciences subdivide everything - to understand, they kill everything - to consider. In the holy science of the Order, everything is one, everything is cognized in its totality and life. Trinity - three principles of things - sulfur, mercury and salt. Sulfur of oily and fiery properties; in combination with salt, with its fieryness, it arouses craving in it, by means of which it attracts mercury, seizes it, holds it and together produces separate bodies. Mercury is a liquid and volatile spiritual essence - Christ, the Holy Spirit, He. "
“3rd December.
“I woke up late, read the Holy Scriptures, but was insensitive. Then he went out and walked around the hall. I wanted to speculate, but instead my imagination imagined one incident that happened four years ago. Mr. Dolokhov, after my duel, meeting with me in Moscow, told me that he hoped that I now enjoy complete peace of mind, despite the absence of my wife. I didn't answer then. Now I recalled all the details of this meeting and in my heart spoke to him the most malicious words and caustic answers. He came to his senses and dropped this thought only when he saw himself in the heat of anger; but he has not repented of it enough. After Boris Drubetskoy came and began to tell different adventures; But from his very arrival I became displeased with his visit and told him something contrary. He objected. I flushed and said many unpleasant and even rude words to him. He fell silent and I caught myself only when it was too late. My God, I don't know how to deal with him at all. This is because of my pride. I put myself above him and therefore become much worse than him, for he is condescending to my rudeness, and on the contrary, I harbor contempt for him. My God, grant me in his presence to see more of my abomination and act in such a way that it would be useful to him too. After dinner I fell asleep, and while I was falling asleep, I heard a distinctly voice that said in my left ear: “Your day”.
“I saw in a dream that I was walking in the dark, and suddenly surrounded by dogs, but I was walking without fear; suddenly one small one grabbed me by the left with her teeth and does not let go. I began to crush her with my hands. And as soon as I tore it off, another, even bigger one, began to gnaw at me. I began to lift it, and the more I lifted it, the larger and heavier it became. And suddenly brother A. walks and, taking me by the arm, took me with him and brought me to a building, to enter which one had to walk along a narrow board. I stepped on it and the board bent over and fell, and I began to climb the fence, which I could barely reach with my hands. After a lot of effort, I dragged my body so that my legs hung on one side and my torso on the other side. I looked around and saw that Brother A. was standing on the fence and pointing to a large alley and a garden, and a large and beautiful building in the garden. I woke up. Lord, the Great Architect of Nature! help me to tear away the dogs - my passions and the last of them, combining the forces of all the previous ones, and help me to enter that temple of virtue, which I saw in a dream ”.
“December 7th.
“I had a dream that Iosif Alekseevich was sitting in my house, I am very glad, and I wish to treat him. As if I were incessantly chatting with strangers and suddenly remembered that he could not like it, and I wish to approach him and hug him. But I just approached, I see that his face has changed, it has become young, and he quietly says something from the teachings of the Order, so quietly that I can not hear. Then, as if we all left the room, and something tricky happened here. We sat or lay on the floor. He told me something. And it was as if I wanted to show him my sensitivity, and I, not listening to his speech, began to imagine the state of my inner man and the grace of God that overshadowed me. And tears appeared in my eyes, and I was glad that he noticed it. But he looked at me with annoyance and jumped up, interrupting his conversation. I looked up and asked if what had been said applied to me; but he did not answer, showed me an affectionate look, and then suddenly we found ourselves in my bedroom, where there is a double bed. He lay down on the edge of her, and I seemed to be burning with the desire to caress him and lie down right there. And he seems to be asking me: “Tell me the truth, what is your main addiction? Did you recognize him? I think you already recognized him. " I, embarrassed by this question, answered that laziness was my main addiction. He shook his head in disbelief. And I, even more embarrassed, answered him that although I live with my wife, according to his advice, but not as the husband of my wife. To this he objected that his wife should not be deprived of his affection, he made her feel that this was my duty. But I replied that I was ashamed of this, and suddenly everything disappeared. And I woke up and found in my thoughts the text of the Holy Scripture: The belly is the light of a man, and the light in darkness shines and darkness does not embrace it. Iosif Alekseevich's face was youthful and light. On this day I received a letter from a benefactor, in which he writes about the duties of marriage. "
“December 9th.
“I had a dream from which I woke up with a trembling heart. I saw that I was in Moscow, in my house, in a large sofa room, and Iosif Alekseevich was coming out of the drawing room. As if I immediately found out that the process of rebirth had already taken place with him, and rushed to meet him. I seemed to kiss him, and his hands, and he said: “Did you notice that my face is different?” I looked at him, continuing to hold him in my arms, and as if I see that his face is young, but the hair on his head no, and the features are completely different. And as if I were saying to him: “I would have recognized you if I had met you by chance,” and meanwhile I thought: “Did I tell the truth?” And suddenly I see that he is lying like a dead body; then little by little he came to his senses and entered a large study with me, holding a large book, written on an Alexandrian sheet. And it’s like I’m saying: “I wrote it”. And he answered me by tilting his head. I opened the book, and in this book it is beautifully drawn on all the pages. And I seem to know that these pictures represent the love affairs of the soul with her beloved. And on the pages, as if I see a beautiful image of a girl in transparent clothes and with a transparent body, flying up to the clouds. And as if I know that this girl is nothing but the image of the Song of Songs. And as if, looking at these drawings, I feel that I am doing badly, and I cannot tear myself away from them. God help me! My God, if this abandonment of me by you is your action, then your will be done; but if I myself have done this, then teach me what to do. I will perish from my depravity, if You leave me altogether. "
The Rostovs' financial affairs did not recover during the two years they spent in the village.
Despite the fact that Nikolai Rostov, firmly adhering to his intention, continued to serve in a dark regiment, spending relatively little money, the course of life in Otradnoye was such, and especially Mitenka did business in such a way that debts grew uncontrollably every year. The only help that the old count evidently offered was service, and he came to Petersburg to look for places; look for places and at the same time, as he spoke, entertain the girls for the last time.
Soon after the Rostovs arrived in St. Petersburg, Berg proposed to Vera, and his offer was accepted.
Despite the fact that in Moscow the Rostovs belonged to high society, without knowing it and without thinking about which society they belonged to, in Petersburg their society was mixed and indefinite. In Petersburg they were provincials, to whom the very people did not descend, whom the Rostovs fed in Moscow without asking them what society they belonged to.
The Rostovs lived in Petersburg as hospitably as in Moscow, and at their dinners the most diverse people converged: neighbors in Otradnoye, old poor landowners with their daughters and the lady-in-waiting Peronskaya, Pierre Bezukhov and the son of the district postmaster who served in Petersburg. From men, domestic people in the Rostovs' house in St. Petersburg very soon became Boris, Pierre, whom the old count had met on the street, and Berg, who spent whole days with the Rostovs and gave the elder Countess Vera such attention that a young man could give intending to make an offer.
Bluebird Electric Speed \u200b\u200bRecords
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world speed record nine times in various Bluebird vehicles. On the sandy coast of Wales, Pendine Sands, he set the following records:
- On September 25, 1924, Campbell set a record of 146.16 mph in a Sunbeam car.
- On July 21, 1925, he reached a speed of 242.79 km / h, breaking the line of 150 miles per hour.
In the future, Campbell abandoned Sunbeam cars and built cars of his own design.
- At the beginning of 1927, Campbell on Pendina Beach (Great Britain) raised the speed record to 281 km per hour.
A year later, Campbell took the start with the new Blue Bird. In the same place in Daytona, he set a record of 333 km / h.
- In 1935, on Lake Bonneville, Utah, he reached a speed of 301.12 mph or 484.620 km / h.
Campbell set his latest record at the famous dry-up salt lake of Bonneville in Utah, finding that the salt surface of the lake is not only perfectly flat, but also provides excellent tire grip. Almost all subsequent speed records were set at Bonneville. After that, the already middle-aged Campbell (he was 49 years old) retired from the sport, however, in 1940, breaking the world speed record on water. Campbell's record was 237 km / h.
- His son, Donald, continued the tradition and broke the 400 mph barrier while driving the Bluebird.
Campbell first took off in the new BluebirdCN7 for a start in 1960 at Bonneville. And one of the races almost ended in disaster: the car flew into the air at full speed, turned over and hit the ground. Contrary to expectations, the rider escaped with light scratches. Having completely rebuilt the Bluebird and attaching a high keel to it for better directional stability, Campbell took her to Australia, to the salty Lake Eyre, deciding that the Bonneville track was no longer suitable for such speeds. As a result, Campbell managed to break the record only in 1964. It was 403 miles per hour (648 km / h). When designing the car, Campbell counted on much more. But he must have been happy about that, especially since now he was officially listed as the fastest racer on the planet.
- The world speed record holder is Don Wales. He set two American national records and eight UK records. Wells, following Campbell, continued to set records, the first of which was the speed record for a car in 1998.
- In 2009, he set the current speed record for a steam car of 148 km / h.
- In August 2011 Don Wells set a new record - he overcame the milestone of 500 km / h.
A total of 27 speed records were set on the Bluebird, of which 9 were with Castrol oil.
Notes
Links
- Ground speed records on the FIA \u200b\u200bwebsite
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It is believed that the first speed record belongs to the French racer and designer Emile Levassor, who set it during the Paris-Bordeaux race. The whole world remembers his phrase, which served as the beginning of the desire for high speeds: “We gave out thirty kilometers per hour! It was real madness! " But in 1895 there were no official rules for determining record indicators, so formally the French engineer was left without the status of a pioneer.
And he went to Count Gaston de Chaslu-Loba, who took care of registering his achievement. The car, developed by designer Charles Jeanteau, accelerated to 63 km / h at a distance of 1 kilometer. The title of the record holder was decided to be taken by his eternal rival - professional race car driver Kamil Zhenatzi, who accelerated to 66 km / h in just a few days. This is how the long-term confrontation began, during which the machines continued to improve and receive more and more improved power unitsas well as aerodynamic bodies. In 1899, the Comte de Chaslu-Loba finally managed to significantly outstrip the enemy, reaching 92.7 km / h - then such a speed was considered simply unattainable.
But just two months later, Camille Zhenatzi set the first landmark speed record by car - he overcame the milestone of 100 km / h, exceeding it by 5 kilometers. His incredible success it owed a lot to a new vehicle - a car called the Eternally Displeased, which was powered by electric motors and had a streamlined body made of alloy aluminum alloy.
Surprisingly, the next milestone was crossed for the first time by steam transport, which had not yet been completely written off from the account - in 1906, racer Fred Marriott in a Stanley car accelerated to 205 km / h. Internal combustion engines, then still very imperfect, could not reach such a record. But in 1909, a Blitzen Benz car driven by Victor Emery on the Brookland circuit in the UK reached 202 km / h. Two years later, Robert Burman set the next world speed record, using a car with an internal combustion engine - he reached a value of 228 km / h.
The next world speed record was set by Henry Seagrave, who used a 1000 hp Sunbeam "The Slug" equipped with two aircraft engines with a total capacity of 900 horsepower. On the Daytona Beach highway in 1927, it accelerated to 327 km / h, which made it possible to simultaneously exceed the landmark milestone in miles - 200 per hour. Interestingly, unlike the previous prototypes, this machine was not light at all - its total launch weight exceeded 4 tons!
Another famous racer, Malcolm Campbell, who had previously tried several times unsuccessfully to set a world speed record in a Blue Bird car equipped with a Napier engine, could not come to terms with the championship of Sigrev. In 1931, Campbell brought a new generation of his famous car, which had the name Campbell-Napier-Railton. During two races, he showed a speed of 396 km / h, just a little short of the next threshold. However, a year later he returned with a slightly modified car, and reached a speed of 404 km / h, officially inscribing his name in history and receiving the title of a knight.
However, soon the internal combustion engines had to make room, giving way to more powerful jet turbines. But until this happened, the American John Aiston took advantage of the maximum power of the internal combustion engine at that time, installing two Rolls-Royce aircraft engines with a capacity of 5000 horsepower on his car. In 1937, his record car reached a speed of 502 km / h, driving several times along the bed of the dry Bonneville Lake. In 1939, this record was raised to 575 km / h, but Aiston refused further competitions, and soon he was outstripped by the racer John Cobb, who showed the result first at 595, and then at 640 km / h.
After World War II, most riders switched to jet enginesthat seemed more promising to them. And indeed, on the same dry lake Bonneville, American Harry Gabelich in 1970 accelerated to a speed of 1014 km / h. Such a car, called the Blue Flame, was equipped with a single jet turbine, the thrust of which reached approximately 22 thousand horsepower. In 1979, it was announced that stuntman Stanley Barrett had overcome the speed of sound, but the racer did not want to make a second run in accordance with the rules for setting records, and the army specialists who took measurements did not enter his achievement into the protocols.
To date, the maximum car speed record belongs to the Thrust SSC supersonic vehicle, which showed a result of 1228 km / h. The corresponding confirmation entry was made in 1997 when the car entered the track in the Black Rock desert of the United States. The car was equipped with two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines operating in afterburner mode - their total power reached 110 thousand horsepower. Especially to manage so incredible vehicle Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, who holds the title of fastest driver, was invited.
