What Happens When You Push a Car to Mach 1?

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That sound is a shockwave, created when something travels faster than the speed of sound. And only one car has ever gone that fast - the Thrust SSC - which hit 763mph back in 1997, over 25 years ago.

To understand why this is such a massive challenge, I spoke with Dr Ben Evans, the aerodynamicist from the only team that's ever officially gone supersonic on land.

So, let me show you why breaking 1,000mph is one of the greatest engineering challenges in history - and why it might be impossible...

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