WEATHER LOWDOWN. November sees temperatures in Venice drop quite dramatically. Be prepared to bring your umbrella in case of moderate rain, especially near the end of the month. The average temperature only gets as high as 12Â°C (that's about 54Â°F), with minimum temperatures being around lows of 4Â°C (about 39Â°F).
land speed record. The current world land speed record stands at 763.035 mph, as set in October 1997 by British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green driving the jet-powered Thrust SSC. Green is looking to break his own record and has a new team and a new car behind him.
Herbert James Burt Munro (Bert in his youth; 25 March 1899 â 6 January 1978) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, 26 August 1967.This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record. To qualify he made a one-way run of 305.89 km/h (190.07 mph), the fastest-ever officially-recorded speed on an Indian. 2  The unofficial speed record (officially timed) is 331 km/h (205.67 mph) for a flying mile. 3  In 2006, he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.