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Driver who broke the sound barrier to attempt another land speed record in Utah
Published 11 August 2026 ยท general
British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered car The first โ and only
British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered car The first โ and only โ person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.
Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 km/h) at Utahโs famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
Green will return to the lunarlike landscape Tuesday and try to beat that mark, this time with a hydrogen-powered car. Continue reading...
Published: August 11, 2026 โข 5:47 PM IST ยท Updated: August 11, 2026 โข 6:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered car The first โ and only โ person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.
Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 km/h) at Utahโs famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
Green will return to the lunarlike landscape Tuesday and try to beat that mark, this time with a hydrogen-powered car.