I am still crying "crocodile tears" after what happened with Craig Breedlove and "Spirit of America, Sonic Arrow" in 1992. When they got ready for the record attempt in Black Rock Desert, a helicopter pilot communicated the windspeed as one-five, this was interpreted as 1.5 knots, but the crosswind was 15 knots, way above the secure limit.
Breedlove reached 675mph with Spirit of America, Sonic Arrow; at that time, the rate of the acceleration had not decreased significantly, the strong crosswind made the car roll over on its side in 675mph, Breedlove fought for something like 6 to 10 miles and managed in the end to straighten the car and came out of this without a scratch.
Insane
The J79 engine swallowed lots of dust and gravel and was broken, there was a spare J79, but this had been broken by reckless contractors and there was no money for a replacement, financing did not work out this time. For the first time in his life, Breedlove had to give up.
PS: The J79 engine is as far as I know the same that powers the F4 Phantom jet fighter, pretty powerful stuff.
The end statement from Breedlove after this, if I remember correctly, is that he clearly stated that the car would be able to surpass 800mph, that is way faster than the current record of 763mph. Bad luck and lack of finances hit Breedlove here.
I strongly believe that Craig Breedlove made the fastest car ever with Spirit of America Sonic Arrow but bad luck and unfortunate circumstances made the car unworkable. Most of all, Breedlove was an incredible guy, I simply love everything about what he did in life and his values in life!