After the SSC Tuatara fumbled its first attempt at a production vehicle speed record due to some data-logging mishaps and even dodgier communication, its makers vowed to complete the mission to 316 mph (508 km/h) and rule out any doubt ASAP. 

We’re still waiting. 

The car’s second attempt took place on some secret runway in Florida back in mid-December under the watchful gaze of YouTuber Robert Mitchell, who gives us the technical breakdown of the day. SSC has yet to release any official word on the attempt. 

Mitchell describes how the car and its owner, who would be the driver, took the car out to get to know the track the day before, but Florida being Florida, it rained on and off all day, and he wasn’t able to get the test runs they’d hoped for. 

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