Jessi Combs drove the North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger vehicle at the Alvord Desert in Oregon with a two-way average speed of 553 km/h and broke the previous record of 495 km/h set by Lee Breedlove.
The record setting vehicle weighs 6.3 ton and delivers 50,000 bhp from a F 104 Lockheed Starfighter engine. The US/Canada team of engineers volunteered to convert the F-104 into a jet-powered vehicle and reach speeds of 1300 km/h.
On being asked regarding the feel, Combs said: “It was the greatest feeling I’ve ever had in my life”.
