Fastest rocket-powered model car (10.0 N.s impulse)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The fastest rocket-powered model car with an impulse of 10 N.s impulse travels at a speed of 255.39 km/h (158.69 mph) and was achieved by the Joseph Whitaker School Young Engineers (UK) at Newark Showground, UK, on 20 July 2015. The record was broken as part of an after-school engineering club, where the members designed their own cars around the Estes C6-0 rocket motor.

For a complete list of 2015 records, please visit 2015 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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