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Smith, Miranda.
SPEED MACHINES : AND OTHER RECORD-BREAKING VEHICLES
New York : Kingfisher, 2009
IL 5-8, RL 7.9
ISBN 0753462877
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What is the record for the fastest car?  100 MPH?  200 MPH?  More? Well, on December 10, 1954, Captain John Stapp became the fastest man in the world.  His record has yet to be broken.  Can you believe that he reached a speed of 6,402 MPH!!  That's faster than the speed of sound.  Incredible.  Find out about cars, trains, planes and rockets.  They are built for speed.
SUBJECTS:     Motor vehicles.
                        Speed.

 
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