[Optimist]

With Rutan at the controls, the EZ-Rocket lifted off at 11:40 a.m. local time. The craft touched down at the California City airport – about 10 miles northeast of Mojave – some nine minutes later.

BFD

10 miles / 9 minutes = 66.67mph

WTF? I know it's a hybrid vehicle, but even a Prius can do this.

(/sarcasm)

[Dan Evans]

I know it's a hybrid vehicle, but even a Prius can do this.

It isn't a speed record, it's a distance record. I find it amazing that it hasn't been done before. The Germans had a rocket plane in WWII that probably could have done this but they were more concerned with shooting down B-17s than setting records.