and here we learn that fast and a straight line does not necessarily mean fastest round the track.
There is a “car” in my hometown in Coventry that goes (I think) 700 mph, but I can only do it in a straight line because it’s powered by two turbo jet engines
It broke the sound barrier too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThrustSSC
Oh, it's still the fastest car in the world!
That's really cool, I thought it was surpassed :D
And it is very difficult to fine a straight road that is long enough to reach the top speed. At the Volkswagen test track the Bugatti had to leave the oval with 200km/h to reach top speed on the connected 9km straight track.