Talk:List of land speed records

1911 Blitzen Benz and steamer vs. rail

Why was the 1911 Blitzen Benz entry missing? Also, the 1906 Steamer notes claim it was faster than rail, ignoring the 1903 German electric railcars. Only the 1907 Curtiss bike was faster. ~2025-40839-52 (talk) 02:12, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm confused

The wheel driven table says Campbell holds the last wheel driven record of 403.1 in 1964. The last 'See Also' says 'Goldenrod - The car which held the wheel-driven land speed record from 1965 to 1991'Wolstan Dixie (talk) 05:39, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Hmm, you're right, very confusing. 1964-1965 was about that time that the various bodies started ratifying each other's records and also about when the record split into wheel-driven and non-wheel-driven (jets and rockets). Splitting the tables into wheel-driven up to 1964 and jets/rockets after 1963 covers most records but looks like Goldenrod got left out. Perhaps we should adjust the cut-off dates to cover it. Or at least make mention in the text that Goldenrod was among the last of the outright record holders that were wheel-driven.  Stepho  talk  04:21, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Definition of 'vehicle'

Surely a military fighter jet can go faster than 763mph? All they have to do is taxi down a measured mile surely?Wolstan Dixie (talk) 05:48, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Sure, a fighter jet can travel on the ground. But it is classed as an air vehicle, not a ground vehicle. Fighter jets are also not very stable across ground and rarely do a full kilometre or mile safely. They get airborne as soon as possible where bumps on the ground do not try to make the vehicle flip, skid or crash.  Stepho  talk  04:29, 13 June 2026 (UTC)