Speed Record Club
- speed on wheels, water and wings
Outright Water Land Speed Record
Notes:
- The records listed below are those recognised by the UIM and its predecessors
- All Speeds in miles per hour
- IC refers to Internal Combustion Piston Engines
| Date |
Location |
Driver |
Country |
Vehicle |
Power |
Kilo
Speed |
Mile
Speed |
Comments |
|
0
- 100mph
|
| 4 Sep 1928 |
Detroit River, USA |
George Wood |
USA |
Miss America VII |
IC |
|
92.838 |
|
| 23 Mar 1929 |
Indian River, USA |
Gar Wood |
USA |
Miss Americ VII |
IC |
|
93.123 |
|
| 13 Jun 1930 |
Windermere, Great Britain |
Henry Segrave |
Great Britain |
Miss England II |
IC |
|
98.760 |
Killed whilst making third
run at estimated 120mph |
|
100
- 200mph
|
| 20 Mar 1931 |
Indian River, USA |
Gar Wood |
USA |
Miss America IX |
IC |
|
102.256 |
|
| 2 Apr 1931 |
Parana River, Argentina |
Kaye Don |
Great Britain |
Miss England II |
IC |
|
103.490 |
|
| 9 Jul 1931 |
Lake Garda, Italy |
Kaye Don |
Great Britain |
Miss England II |
IC |
|
110.223 |
|
| 5 Feb 1932 |
Indian River, USA |
Gar Wood |
USA |
Miss America IX |
IC |
|
111.712 |
|
| 18 Jul 1932 |
Loch Lomond, Scotland |
Kaye Don |
Great Britain |
Miss England III |
IC |
|
119.810 |
|
| 20 Sep 1932 |
St. Clair River, USA |
Gar Wood |
USA |
Miss America X |
IC |
|
124.91 |
|
| 1 Sep 1937 |
Lake Maggiore, Switzerland |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britian |
Blue Bird K3 |
IC |
|
126.320 |
|
| 2 Sep 1937 |
Lake Maggiore, Switzerland |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Blue Bird K3 |
IC |
|
129.500 |
|
| 17 Aug 1938 |
Hallwiler See, Switzerland |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Blue Bird K3 |
IC |
|
130.910 |
|
| 19 Aug 1939 |
Coniston Water, Great Britain |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Blue Bird K4 |
IC |
|
141.740 |
|
| 26 Jun 1950 |
Lake Washington, USA |
Stanley Sayres |
USA |
Slo-Mo-Shun IV |
IC |
|
160.323 |
|
| 7 Jul 1952 |
Lake Washington, USA |
Stanley Sayres |
USA |
Slo-Mo-Shun IV |
IC |
|
178.497 |
Last immersed propellor outright
record |
|
200
- 300mph
|
| 23 Jul 1955 |
Ullswater, Great Britain |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
202.32 |
|
First jet-powered record |
| 16 Nov 1955 |
Lake Mead, USA |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
216.20 |
|
|
| 19 Sep 1956 |
Coniston Water, Great Britain |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
225.63 |
|
|
| 7 Nov 1957 |
Coniston Water, Great Britain |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
239.07 |
|
|
| 10 Nov 1958 |
Coniston Water, Great Britain |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
248.62 |
|
|
| 14 May 1959 |
Coniston Water, Great Britain |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
260.35 |
|
|
| 31 Dec 1964 |
Lake Dumbleyung, Australia |
Donald Campbell |
Great Britain |
Bluebird K7 |
Turbojet |
276.33 |
|
|
| 30 Jun 1967 |
Lake Guntersville, USA |
Lee A Taylor |
USA |
Hustler |
Turbojet |
|
285.213 |
|
| 20 Nov 1977 |
Blowering Dam, Australia |
Ken Warby |
Australia |
Spirit of Australia |
Turbojet |
288.59 |
288.60 |
|
|
over
300mph
|
| 8 Oct 1978 |
Blowering Dam, Australia |
Ken Warby |
Australia |
Spirit of Australia |
Turbojet |
317.58 |
317.60 |
|
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