Fastest Jet Powered RC Car - Guinness World Records

Published 2023-08-27
James Whomsley (UK), known for his “backyard aerospace engineering” YouTube channel @Project-Air has set a record for the fastest speed achieved by a remote controlled (RC) jet powered car.

James’s car reached the blistering speed of 152.50 km/h (94.76 mph) and said that this was the “most stressful, draining, and heartbreaking project” he’s ever done.

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All Comments (21)
  • @skesinis
    Congrats James! This was a great achievement, even though the car experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly… It did also pass 88mph, so all it was missing was a flux capacitor 😊
  • @MxC420
    Had no idea Guinness did this as a record. I have rocket powered R/C as well, Last time we ran her on the expressway she passed me going over 100 mph
  • @Pablo668
    I watched the whole project from start to finish. It was excellent and really looked like it had a lot left in it. I am hoping you'll repair it and try again.
  • @Lampe2020
    I actually watched his video on the creation of the car and am happy to see that the record got officially recognized!
  • @russellmartin830
    Very impressive. Don't give up, go for broke and break your own record.
  • @RandomBogey
    Thought this was a Project Air video at first. Cool to see Guinness gave him his own video, but kinda weird it’s just a rip of James’ video
  • @Sturmtiger-
    This is so cool i didn’t even thing an rc car can go that fast🎉
  • @rcguy7244
    I didn't know a jet powered car was a world record. 97mph seems slow though compared to the rc car speed record
  • 94MPH! - I will tell others 137 :) Woo Hoo! Rossa inspired me to engineer a set of high speed tires. I used 3" ID silicone car turbo tube (5mm thick w/ 3 ply reinforcing) as tires. Cut to 1.5" W rings and Glued them to 3"/2.2" 1:10 scale SC truck wheels. I would recommend 1:8 scale 4" wheels for your projects.
  • @kmorris180
    Congratulations kuya James. It was exciting to see the car get the record and saddening when it was destroyed.