Jessi Combs breaks 48-year old land speed record

Back in 1965, Lee Breedlove set the women's land speed record on Utah's Salt Lake Flats with an average speed of 308.51 mph (496.49 km/h) over four runs. That record stood for 48 years until this month, when Jessi Combs smashed it in her 52,000 hp North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger with a speed of 392.954 mph (632.39 km/h).

http://www.gizmag.com/jessi-combs-48-year-land-speed-record/29381/