10 Things You Didn’t Know About Land Speed Racing

While Land Speed Racing (LSR) may not appear to share a lot in common with dirtbike racing, the historic sport is carried out on a surface that is more akin to clay than asphalt. Here are 10 things you might not know about LSR.

Jean Turner


6. Your top speed is only recorded in a one-mile speed trap in the middle of the course.

Land Speed Racing
Official event timing equipment measures top speed in the one-mile speed trap. This is the only space where speed is recorded. PHOTO BY JEAN TURNER.

The one-mile speed trap is where your speed is officially measured. If you hit a higher speed after exciting the trap, it doesn’t count (the Ack Attack team claims it reached 400 mph after exiting the trap in 2010, though it isn’t on the books).

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