Events. 1  Band Aid (1984), Live Aid (1985) and Sport Aid (1986), for famine relief in Ethiopia. 2  Walk Against Want in Australia. 3  Red Nose Day in the United Kingdom. 4  Christian Aid Week in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 5  If Day (1942) in Canada.
The SSC Ultimate Aero held the title of the fastest production car in the world, according to the Guinness World Records, from 2007 (when it was officially timed at 256.14 mph (412.22 km/h)) until the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in 2010.
Bloodhound SSC is a British supersonic land vehicle currently in development. Its goal is to match or exceed 1,000 miles per hour (1,609 km/h) achieving a new world land speed record.The pencil-shaped car, powered by a jet engine and a rocket engine is designed to reach 1,050 miles per hour (1,690 km/h).unway testing of up to 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) is scheduled to take place in early 2016. Bloodhound SSC will then be tested on the Hakskeen Pan in the Mier area of the Northern Cape, South Africa where a track 12 miles (19 km) long, 2 miles (3.2 km) wide has been cleared.