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.
The Bluebird rides again: Sir Malcolm Campbell's grandson takes iconic car back onto the sands where he broke the land speed record 90 years ago today. 1  Sir Malcolm Campbell set a land speed record at Pendine Sands in Wales after hitting more than 150mph in 1925. The 350hp Sunbeam Bluebird is now kept at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire. Sir Malcolm's grandson Don Wales recreated the historic moment at a more sedate walking speed.