Yeah, I question whether it’s really land speed if it’s basically a rocket on wheels. I’m sure some fighter jets go really fast prior to takeoff, too.
Big difference between that and a wheel-driven vehicle in my opinion, which is really the more legitimate version of the land speed record.
All those speeds are crazy, couldn’t imagine even watching them, but would love to.
Do, not watch.
etc.
I’m pretty sure the average fighter jet is off the ground at well below 200. As long as some guy is willing to drive something anywhere near 800 mph, I don’t care what he’s driving. I ain’t riding along.
At the time Breedlove broke 600mph, the FIA refused to recognize it as a record not only because the vehicle was not wheel-driven (they have since changed this rule), but also because it had only three wheels. But because it had fewer than four wheels, the FIM did recognize it as a record.
IIRC, the record for wheel-driven vehicles is somewhere in the mid-400mph range.