Jessi Combs breaks 48-year old land speed record

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Jessi Combs breaks 48-year old land speed record

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"Back in 1965, Lee Breedlove set the women's land speed record on Utah’s Salt Lake Flats with a speed of 308.51 mph (496.49 km/h). That record stood for 48 years until this month, when Jessi Combs took her 52,000 hp Supersonic Speed Challenger to a speed of 392.954 mph (632.39 km/h)..."

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http://www.gizmag.com/jessi-combs-48-ye ... ord/29381/

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