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.
The Bloodhound SSC wonât hit the test track until early 2016, when Richard Noble and his team will be conducting runway trials of up to 200 mph on a 12-mile track in South Africa. Thereâs no word as to when the SSC will attempt to set a new land speed record, but expect that to happen by the end of 2016.onclusion. The Bloodhound SSC is definitely the next big thing in the supersonic car world. Sure, it may have very little relevance to the automotive industry, but itâs cars like these that started the whole land speed record craze more than 100 years ago. In 1898, the benchmark stood at only 39.24 mph.