He is literally the fastest man on the planet, and has been since October 15, 1997. That was when Andy Green set the current World Land Speed Record of an average 766.035 mph taking him to Mach 1.02, which also made him the world’s first supersonic car driver. And he did it in the jet-engined Thrust SSC at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. Born in Warwickshire, England, on July 30, 1962, Andy went to St. Clave’s Grammar School in…
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