FILE PHOTO 20SEP97 - Andy Green, driving the British Thrust SuperSonic Car, became the first person to break the sound barrier on land, team officials said on October 13. Green achieved a speed of 764.168 mph (1,222 kph) or 1.007 percent about the speed of sound, according to official time keepers. The car is shown in a file photo, setting a world land speed record of 714.1 miles per hour (1142 kph) on September 25.

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