Land Speed Record
On 23 October 1970 at Bonneville, Gary Gabelich drove Blue Flame to a new record of 622.407 miles per hour (1,001.667 km/h) for the flying mile, 630.389 miles per hour (1,014.513 km/h) for the flying kilometre.
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