A pair of all-American Land Speed Record cars representing the past and present glory of man's never-ending pursuit of speed are headed to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) at Daytona International Speedway.Danny Thompson, son of the late Mickey Thompson (MSHFA Class of 1990), is delivering this week...

The Bloodhound SSC project, whose hopes of achieving 1,000mph on the ground appeared to be at an end after its assets were put up for sale last week, has been given a new lease of life after the assets were purchased by British entrepreneur Ian Warhurst.The price paid for the...

Project Bloodhound’s mostly finished supersonic vehicle -- built with a jet engine bolted to a rocket in an attempt to break the world land speed record -- is up for sale after attempts to find financing for the project failed. And the car itself is available for the cost of...

On Sunday morning, eight years of work culminated in a 450.909mph return run to secure a new piston-driven world land speed record. Combined with the Speed Week opening day 446.605mph pass, the new official record, which is an average of the two runs, is 448.757mph."[The pass] got a little squirrelly,"...

After Danny Thompson's promising first run in his attempt at breaking the wheel-driven land speed record, Challenger II fell victim to engine issues in Sunday's morning's second run. While Thompson is okay, the team will return home to prepare for another attempt at the SCTA World Finals in October."During [Sunday's]...

After his attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record ended in heartbreak in September, Danny Thompson and his team have decided to give it another try. On Friday Thompson provided an update on preparations.I'm happy to report that the upgrades and repairs to the Challenger 2 are proceeding well....

After his attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record ended in heartbreak in September, Danny Thompson and his team have decided to give it another try."As many of you know, I had planned to retire the car after the 2016 season, regardless of the result," Thompson said. "That was...

Danny Thompson's attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record at Mike Cook's Land Speed Shootout has come to an abrupt end.Thompson was not injured, but Challenger 2 sustained heavy damage to the rear suport and suspension components when the streamliner blew a rear tire "coming up on the mile,"...

Watch Danny Thompson, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, break the AA/FS class land speed record with a 402mph run Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger II.Dash cam footage can be seen here.

Danny Thompson, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, has broken the current AA/FS class land speed record after a 402mph run Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger II; the car was originally built by his father in 1968 and has been restored for a new run...