Record breakers - pictures

The Bloodhound SSC will attempt to break the 1,000mph mark in 2017

The Bloodhound SSC team are the same that designed and built the current landspeed record holder, Thrust SSC

Poland's Jakub Przygonski holds the record for the fastest ever drift at 135.44mph

Jakub Przygonski's modified Toyota GT86 was so fast, only helicopters could keep pace

Craig Breedlove set the six-mile record for the longest continuous skid when losing control of his Spirit of America world landspeed record challenger

Johnny Bolmer set a record of 283.23mph for the fastest standing mile in a modified Ford GT

Johnny Bolmer's Ford GT is known as the BADD GT and is capable of generating 1,700bhp

Alastair Moffatt holds the record for the tightest 360-degree spin, managing the feat in just a 2.25-metre gap

Croatian Mate Rimac set the record for the fastest quarter mile by an electric car in 11.85 seconds

Mate Rimac set the record for the fastest quarter mile by an electric car in an original E30 BMW M3

103 cars took part in the largest ever simultaneous car burnout in Canberra, Australia

The mega car burnout in Australia featured coloured smoke to add to the visual impact

Alastair Moffat set a new 7.5cm record for the tightest parallel park in 2015

Not only does Alastair Moffat hold the tightest parallel park record, but the Brit also hold six other records including the tightest 360-degree spin