A. T. Goldie Gardner 1936 and 1950 he set over 100 international and local speed records throughout England, Europe and the USA. In September 1948 immediately before the announcement of Jaguar's new engine since named XK he broke the flying mile, kilometre and five-kilometre Class E records on the new motor road near Ostend. At the time it was considered remarkable that his engine was unsupercharged. The same engine was used, an experimental Jaguar 2-litre 4-cylinder modified to suit the class requirements. The new records were: mile 173.678 mph, kilometre 177.112 mph and five kilometres 170.523 mph. In 1951 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah,
Pioneer 1 (land speed racer) making it eligible for "FIA" Class 1 ( and under). It was claimed to have set a Class 1 record of for the measured kilometer at the Baskunchak dry salt lake, and was the first Soviet land speed racer to exceed . In 1962, the power of the engines was increased to , while weight rose to . The improved car raised the Class 1 and Soviet national records for the measured kilometer to . In 1963, Tikhomirov modified "Pioneer 1" even further, to create "Pioneer 2M". Pioneer 1 (land speed racer) Pioneer 1 is a Soviet "FIA" Group VII