In 1994, McGlashan set the current Australian land speed record of 500 mph. He then tried to top it the next year, but endured an unfortunate accident at South Australia's Lake Gairdner salt flats when he hit metal timing equipment at about 600 mph, only 30 mph from the world record. In 1997, unsafe salt conditions required him to scrub his next attempt in a third vehicle, which allowed Green’s ThrustSSC team to claim victory. Credit: Aussie Invader Now McGlashan has triumphantly returned with the Aussie Invader 5R, a radical, custom-designed rocket car producing a massive 62,000 lbf of thrust that should give him a fighting chance at passing the 1,000 mph mark. If all goes according to plan, the daredevil driver will hit that speed in roughly 22 seconds.