Outright World Land Speed Record: A record recognized by the FIA as the best flying start Mile result with an Automobile, not taking the class category or group of the car into account.
The US racers (including Stan and SSS) should be pleased, as this ruling - because of the definition of Automobile - recognises the record speed set by Don Vesco, which is being challenged by other US racers and by an Australian, as being an Outright World Record.
Malcolm, Derby, England.
Sorry to reply again to the same point, but I have just been reading the 2014 International Sporting Code (no comments please).
It appears that from 1 January 2014 the FIA is demoting all records set by thrust-driven vehicles by only recognising them as class
World Records.
In order to be classified as an
Outright World Land Speed Record or an
Absolute World Record the vehicle must be wheel-driven. Is that the intention or have I misunderstood something?
So we will have Don Vesco as holder of the Outright World Land Speed Record and Andy Green only holder of the Jet class World Record. Bizarre . . . . .