Speed Records and Events
Land Speed Water Speed Blue Riband Schneider Trophy

Land Speed Records.

Speed
(MPH)

Year

Vehicle

Date

Driver

39.241898JeantaudDecember 18thCount Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
1904January 15thHenry Ford
100 mph1905NapierJanuary 31stArthur MacDonald
131.71910March 16thBarney Oldfield
203.791927SunbeamMarch 29thMaj. H.O.D. Seagrave
407.4471963Spirit of AmericaAugust 5thCraig Breedlove
536.7121964Green MonsterOctober 27thArt Arfons
555.1271965Spirit of America, Sonic 1November 2ndCraig Breedlove
576.5531965Green MonsterNovember 7thArt Arfons
600.6011965November 15thCraig Breedlove
622.4071970Blue FlameOctober 23rdGary Gabelich
633.4681983Thrust 2October 4thRichard Noble
432.71991fastest wheel driven vehicleAugust 21stAl Teague
763.0351997Thrust SSCOctober 15thAndy Green

Motorcycle Speed Records.

mph km/h Date Make Engine Rider
64 103 1903 Curtiss V-2 1,000 cc Glenn Curtiss
87 140 1905 Peugeot 1,489cc V twin 1,489cc Henri Cissac
136.27 219.31 1907 Curtiss V-8 4,000 cc Glenn Curtiss
103.56 166.66 1920 Indian 994 cc Gene Walker
108.48 174.58 1923 Anzani Claude Temple
118.99 191.5 1924 Brough Superior-JAP 867 cc Bert le Vack
121.44 195.44 1926 OEC-Temple 996 cc Claude F. Temple
124.27 199.99 1928 Zenith-JAP 996 cc Owen M. Baldwin
129 207.6 1929 Brough-Superior 995 cc Bert Le Vack
134.67 216.75 1929 BMW WR 750 735 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
137.23 220.99 1930 OEC Temple JAP 994 cc Joseph S. Wright
137.74 221.67 1930 BMW WR 750 735 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
150.74 242.59 1930 Zenith JAP 995 cc Joseph S. Wright
151.86 244.4 1932 BMW 736 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
153 246.23 1934 BMW 736 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
159.1 256.04 1935 BMW 736 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
169.08 272.11 1936 BMW Type 255 493 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
169.72 273.14 1937 Brough Superior-JAP 995 cc Eric Fernihough
170.37 274.18 1937 Gilera 492 cc Piero Taruffi
173.68 279.5 1937 BMW 495 cc Ernst Jakob Henne
180.29 290.32 1951 NSU Delphin I streamliner 499 cc Wilhelm Herz
184.83 297.64 1955 Vincent-HRD 998 cc Russell Wright
192.72 310.15 1955 Triumph 649 cc John Allen
189.5 304.97 1956 NSU Delphin III streamliner 499 cc Wilhelm Herz
210.64 338.99 1956 NSU Delphin III streamliner 499 cc Wilhelm Herz
214.4 345.19 1956 Triumph Tiger T110 649 cc Johnny Allen
224.57 361.41 1962 Triumph 650 cc William A. Johnson
245.67 395.36 1966 Triumph Special[8] Gyronaut X-1 streamliner 1,298 cc Robert Leppan
251.66 405.25 1970 Yamaha "Big Red" streamliner 700 cc Don Vesco
265.49 410.37 1970 Harley-Davidson streamliner 1,480 cc Cal Rayborn
302.92 487.52 1975 Yamaha "Silver Bird" streamliner 1,480 cc Don Vesco
318.6 509.76 1978 Lightning Bolt streamliner 2,030 cc Don Vesco
322.15 518.45 1990 Easyriders streamliner 3,000 cc Dave Campos
342.8 551.68 2006 Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner 2,600 cc Rocky Robinson
350.88 564.69 2006 BUB Seven streamliner 2,997 cc Chris Carr
360.91 580.83 2008 Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner 2,600 cc Rocky Robinson
367.38 591.24 2009 BUB Seven streamliner 2,997 cc Chris Carr
376.36 605.7 2010 Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner 2,600 cc Rocky Robinson

Water Speed Records.

Speed
(MPH)

Year

Boat

Date

Driver

70.861919 HYDRODOME IV3-Sep Casey Baldwin
74.87 1920 MISS AMERICA 15-Sep Gar Wood
80.567 1921 MISS AMERICA II 6-Sep George Wood
87.392 1924 FARMAN HYDROGLIDER 10-Nov Jules Fisher
92.838 1928 MISS AMERICA VII 4-Sep George Wood
93.123 1929 MISS AMERICA VII 23-Mar Gar Wood
98.76 1930 MISS ENGLAND II 13-Jun Henry Segrave
102.256 1931 MISS AMERICA IX 20-Mar Gar Wood
103.49 1931 MISS ENGLAND II 2-Apr Kaye Don
110.223 1931 MISS ENGLAND II 9-Jul Kaye Don
111.712 1932 MISS AMERICA IX 5-Feb Gar Wood
117.43 1932 MISS ENGLAND III 18-Jul Kaye Don
119.81 1932 MISS ENGLAND III 18-Jul Kaye Don
124.86 1932 MISS AMERICA X 20-Sep Gar Wood
126.32 1937 BLUEBIRD K3 1-Sep Malcolm Campbell
129.56 1937 BLUEBIRD K3 2-Sep Malcolm Campbell
130.91 1938 BLUEBIRD K3 17-Aug Malcolm Campbell
141.74 1939 BLUEBIRD K4 19-Aug Malcolm Campbell
160.323 1950 SLO-MO-SHUN IV 26-Jun Stanley Sayres
178.497 1952 SLO-MO-SHUN IV 7-Jul Stanley Sayres
202.32 1955 BLUEBIRD K7 23-Jul Donald Campbell
216.23 1955 BLUEBIRD K7 16-Nov Donald Campbell
225.63 1956 BLUEBIRD K7 19-Sep Donald Campbell
239.07 1957 BLUEBIRD K7 7-Nov Donald Campbell
248.62 1958 BLUEBIRD K7 10-Nov Donald Campbell
260.35 1959 BLUEBIRD K7 14-May Donald Campbell
276.33 1964 BLUEBIRD K7 31-Dec Donald Campbell
285.213 1967 Hustler 30-Jun Lee A. Taylor, Jr.
288.18 1977 SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA 20-Nov Ken Warby
317.6 1978 SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA 8-Oct Ken Warby

Blue Riband.

Awarded for the fastest sea crossing of the Atlantic.

Westbound

Eastbound

Steamer

Date

D : H : M

Steamer

Date

D : H : M

Sirius 1838 18:14:22 Sirius 1838 (18:0:0)
Great Western 1838 15:12:00 Great Western 1838 14:15:59
Columbia 1841 10:19:0 Britannia 1840 9:21:44
Great Western 1843 12:18:0 Great Western 1842 12:07:30
Cambria 1845 9:20:30 Columbia 1843 09:12:00
America 1848 9:0:16 Hibernia 1843 09:10:44
Europa 1848 8:23:0 Canada 1849 08:12:44
Asia 1850 8:14:50 Pacific 1851 9:20:14
Pacific 1850 10:04:45 Arctic 1852 9:17:15
Baltic 1851 9:19:26 Persia 1856 09:10:22
Persia 1856 9:16:16 Scotia 1863 08:05:42
Scotia 1863 08:03:00 City of Brussels 1869 7:20:33
Adriatic 1872 7:23:17 Baltic 1873 7:20:9
Germanic 1875 7:23:7 City of Berlin 1875 7:15:28
City Of Berlin 1875 7:18:2 Germanic 1876 7:15:17
Britannic 1876 7:13:11 Britannic 1876 07:12:41
Germanic 1877 07:11:37 Arizona 1879 07:08:11
Alaska 1882 07:06:20 Alaska 1882 6:22:0
Oregon 1884 06:10:10 Oregon 1884 07:02:18
Etruria 1885 06:05:31 Etruria 1885 06:09:00
RMS Umbria 1887 06:04:12 City of Paris 1889 6:0:29
Etruria 1888 06:01:55 City of New York 1892 5:19:57
City of Paris 1889 5:23:7 Campania 1893 5:17:27
Majestic 1891 5:18:8 Lucania 1894 3:13:28
Teutonic 1891 5:16:31 Kaiser Wilhelm der Große 1897 5:17:23
City of Paris 1892 5:15:58 Deutschland 1900 5:15:5
Campania 1893 5:15:37 Kaiser Wilhelm II 1904 05:11:58
Lucania 1894 05:08:38 Lusitania 1907 4:22:53
Kaiser Wilhelm der Große 1898 5:20:0 Mauretania 1907 4:22:33
Deutschland 1900 5:15:46 Bremen 1929 4:14:30
Kronprinz Wilhelm 1902 05:11:57 Normandie 1935 04:03:25
Deutschland 1903 05:11:54 Queen Mary 1936 3:23:57
Lusitania 1907 4:19:52 Normandie 1937 4:0:6
Mauretania 1909 04:10:51 Queen Mary 1938 3:20:42
Bremen 1929 4:17:42 United States 1952 03:10:40
Europa 1930 4:17:6 Hoverspeed Great Britain 1990 03:07:54
Rex 1933 4:13:58 Catalonia 1998 03:09:40
Normandie 1935 04:03:02 Cat-Link V 1998 2:20:9
Queen Mary 1936 4:0:27
Normandie 1937 3:23:2
Queen Mary 1938 3:21:48
United States 1952 03:12:12

Schneider Trophy

The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, a prize competition for seaplanes.

Date

Location

Winning Aircraft

Nationality

Pilot

km/h

mph

1913 Monaco Deperdussin France Maurice Prevost 73.56 45.71
1914 Monaco Sopwith Tabloid UK Howard Pixton 139.74 86.83
1920 Venice, Italy Savoia S.12 Italy Luigi Bologna 70.54 43.83
1921 Venice, Italy Macchi M.7bis Italy Giovanni de Briganti 189.66 117.85
1922 Naples, Italy Supermarine Sea Lion II UK Henri Biard 234.51 145.72
1923 Cowes, UK Curtiss CR-3 USA David Rittenhouse 285.29 177.27
1925 Baltimore, USA Curtiss R3C-2 USA James Doolittle 374.28 232.57
1926 Hampton Roads, USA Macchi M.39 Italy Mario Bernardi 396.69 246.5
1927 Venice, Italy Supermarine S.5 UK Sidney Webster 453.28 281.66
1929 Calshot Spit, UK Supermarine S.6 UK Henry Waghorn 528.89 328.65
1931 Calshot Spit, UK Supermarine S.6B UK John Boothman 547.31 340.09

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