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illegal motorcycle street race 305 km/h
340 km/h en Ferrari 430 Scuderia NovitecRosso (Option Auto)
290 km/h en Audi RS6 (Option Auto)
Porsche 911 (991) Top Speed: 300 km/h
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BMW M550d xDrive 0-250 km/h Test Drive New M5 Style 740 Nm Diesel sport auto
Bike race @ 95 km/h IN THE RAIN - Red Bull Road Rage
320 km/h en Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni (Option Auto)
Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 — 347 km/h on one mile
KM 31 Trailer
278.6mph, 448.36km/h, Worlds Fastest Turbo Charged Hayabusa Streetbike. On-board Video
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illegal motorcycle street race 305 km/h
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  • Published: 08 Feb 2007
  • Duration: 1:11
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: eusaquio
Honda CBR 1100XX Super BlackBird 305.0 km/h = 189.51 mi/h Thanks for subscribing!
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340 km/h en Ferrari 430 Scuderia NovitecRosso (Option Auto)
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  • Published: 30 Sep 2008
  • Duration: 4:24
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: OptionAuto
F430 Scuderia Bi Compresseur de 717 ch ! - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SINGLE DYNO TEST ON OPTION AUTO VIDEOS - www.optionauto.com -
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290 km/h en Audi RS6 (Option Auto)
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  • Published: 30 Sep 2008
  • Duration: 4:18
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: OptionAuto
V10 de 580 ch - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SINGLE DYNO TEST ON OPTION AUTO VIDEOS - www.optionauto.com -
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Porsche 911 (991) Top Speed: 300 km/h
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  • Published: 12 Dec 2011
  • Duration: 1:24
  • Updated: 06 Jun 2012
Author: autoblogger
We drove the new Porsche 991 to the limit...
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  • Published: 21 Jan 2008
  • Duration: 0:53
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: BaratsAndBereta
GOOD GOLLY there's a lot to accomplish today! The actor in this one is Lee Barats, Luke's little brother. And yes, his face is stuck like that.* As with all of our videos, parents may want to use discretion. Music: "The Birds and the Bees" by Patrick & Eugene *No, his face is not really stuck like that.
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BMW M550d xDrive 0-250 km/h Test Drive New M5 Style 740 Nm Diesel sport auto
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  • Published: 20 Feb 2012
  • Duration: 1:26
  • Updated: 09 Jun 2012
Author: cc8186
Acceleration 0 to 250 km/h Top Speed BMW M550d xDrive by sport auto's Christian Gebhardt. More about the first test drive with the M Performance Diesel with triple turbo and 381 PS in sport auto 4/2012. www.sportauto.de
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Bike race @ 95 km/h IN THE RAIN - Red Bull Road Rage
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  • Published: 09 Oct 2009
  • Duration: 1:33
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: redbull
First Red Bull Road Rage event in France. Former Tour de France champion Frederic Moncassin wins in front of Red Bull Road Rage veteran Guillaume Gualandi. Participation of Red Bull athlete Cyril Despres and mtb crack Cedric Gracia. www.redbull.com
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320 km/h en Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni (Option Auto)
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  • Published: 26 Jul 2010
  • Duration: 4:15
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: OptionAuto
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni (550 ch) - Road Movie Option Auto n°185 (Août/Septembre 2010) - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SINGLE DYNO TEST ON OPTION AUTO VIDEOS
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Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 — 347 km/h on one mile
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  • Published: 19 Oct 2011
  • Duration: 1:10
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: DragTimesInfo
Tires: Toyo R888 285/35, 315/30 R20 Fuel: VP-C16 (117 octane) Outside temperature: +12C 1 RUN: without launch control, throttle 85-90%, just to try the wet track. 2 RUN: without launch control, throttle 95-100%, the engine shut-off 400 m. before the finish line (The reason - manufactore defect).
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KM 31 Trailer
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  • Published: 22 Oct 2007
  • Duration: 2:06
  • Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Author: YumePictures
The English sutitled trailer for the smash-hit Mexican horror film KM31 (Kilometre 31). Will open at Empire Leicester Square and in UK cinemas from DECEMBER 7.
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278.6mph, 448.36km/h, Worlds Fastest Turbo Charged Hayabusa Streetbike. On-board Video
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  • Published: 24 Nov 2010
  • Duration: 1:35
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: WildBrosRacing
At the Texas Mile, October 2010, Bill Warner of Wild Bros Racing goes 278.6 mph in a standing start mile, on a 650rwhp turbo charged Suzuki Hayabusa Streetbike. On board video taken facing rearward using an AiM Sports SmartyCam with in-video display of GPS speed. (sample rate of the in camera GPS does not allow recording of the top speed that was set in the timing traps)
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dj skarla ft aken anton ft km david ft south park en créol
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  • Published: 14 Mar 2008
  • Duration: 1:30
  • Updated: 06 Jun 2012
Author: djskarla
un ti video du 974 fai par le dj number one de la video signé jb
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Ekranoplan KM 'Caspian Sea Monster' seaplane
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  • Published: 27 Nov 2007
  • Duration: 10:59
  • Updated: 09 Jun 2012
Author: ragemanchoo82
Sorry its in Russian! :( Note: The 6-engined jet at 0:40 is the Antonov 225, which is presently the largest aircraft in the world, period. Its a cargo transporter and its cargo bay is so large it can hold most of the assembled components of a Boeing 747. The Russian space shuttle Buran can be attached to its back for transport as well. The aircraft at 1:23 is the Orlyonok ekranoplan, which as of October 2007 is in the process of being restored for an upcoming Russian aircraft exhibition in Moscow. (Or at least, that's what I've read on the net.) There are thought to be maybe one or two other surviving Orlyonoks besides this one. The aircraft at 7:35 is the Lun ekranoplan, which is based on the KM 'Caspian Sea Monster', but smaller. From the wikipedia article: An ekranoplan (Russian: экранопла́н, literally "screen plane") is a vehicle resembling an aircraft but which operates solely on the principle of ground effect (in Russian эффект экрана effekt ekrana - from which the name derived). Ground effect vehicles (GEV) fly above any flat surface, with the height above ground dependent upon the size of the vehicle. Ekranoplan design was conceived by revolutionary Soviet engineer Rostislav Alexeev. During the Cold War, ekranoplans were sighted for years on the Caspian Sea as huge, fast-moving objects. The name Caspian Sea Monster was given by US intelligence operatives who had spotted the huge vehicle, which looked like an airplane with the outer halves of the wings removed <b>...</b>
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  • Porsche 911 (991) Top Speed: 300 km/h...1:24
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  • 320 km/h en Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni (Option Auto)...4:15
  • Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 — 347 km/h on one mile...1:10
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  • 278.6mph, 448.36km/h, Worlds Fastest Turbo Charged Hayabusa Streetbike. On-board Video...1:35
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  • Ekranoplan KM 'Caspian Sea Monster' seaplane...10:59
Honda CBR 1100XX Super BlackBird 305.0 km/h = 189.51 mi/h Thanks for subscribing!
1:11
il­le­gal mo­tor­cy­cle street race 305 km/h
Honda CBR 1100XX Super Black­Bird 305.0 km/h = 189.51 mi/h Thanks for sub­scrib­ing!...
pub­lished: 08 Feb 2007
au­thor: eu­saquio
4:24
340 km/h en Fer­rari 430 Scud­e­ria Novite­cRosso (Op­tion Auto)
F430 Scud­e­ria Bi Com­presseur de 717 ch ! - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SIN­GLE DYNO TEST ON OPTI...
pub­lished: 30 Sep 2008
4:18
290 km/h en Audi RS6 (Op­tion Auto)
V10 de 580 ch - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SIN­GLE DYNO TEST ON OP­TION AUTO VIDEOS - www.​option...
pub­lished: 30 Sep 2008
1:24
Porsche 911 (991) Top Speed: 300 km/h
We drove the new Porsche 991 to the limit......
pub­lished: 12 Dec 2011
0:53
To-Do List
GOOD GOLLY there's a lot to ac­com­plish today! The actor in this one is Lee Barats, Luk...
pub­lished: 21 Jan 2008
1:26
BMW M550d xDrive 0-250 km/h Test Drive New M5 Style 740 Nm Diesel sport auto
Ac­cel­er­a­tion 0 to 250 km/h Top Speed BMW M550d xDrive by sport auto's Chris­tian Geb­har...
pub­lished: 20 Feb 2012
au­thor: cc8186
1:33
Bike race @ 95 km/h IN THE RAIN - Red Bull Road Rage
First Red Bull Road Rage event in France. For­mer Tour de France cham­pi­on Fred­er­ic Mon­cas­si...
pub­lished: 09 Oct 2009
au­thor: red­bull
4:15
320 km/h en Lam­borgh­i­ni Gal­lar­do LP 550-2 Valenti­no Bal­boni (Op­tion Auto)
Lam­borgh­i­ni Gal­lar­do LP 550-2 Valenti­no Bal­boni (550 ch) - Road Movie Op­tion Auto n°18...
pub­lished: 26 Jul 2010
1:10
Nis­san GT-R AMS Alpha 12 — 347 km/h on one mile
Tires: Toyo R888 285/35, 315/30 R20 Fuel: VP-C16 (117 oc­tane) Out­side tem­per­a­ture: +12C 1 ...
pub­lished: 19 Oct 2011
2:06
KM 31 Trail­er
The En­glish su­ti­tled trail­er for the smash-hit Mex­i­can hor­ror film KM31 (Kilo­me­tre 31). Wi...
pub­lished: 22 Oct 2007
au­thor: YumePic­tures
1:35
278.6mph, 448.36km/h, Worlds Fastest Turbo Charged Hayabusa Street­bike. On-board Video
At the Texas Mile, Oc­to­ber 2010, Bill Warn­er of Wild Bros Rac­ing goes 278.6 mph in a stand...
pub­lished: 24 Nov 2010
1:30
dj skar­la ft aken anton ft km david ft south park en créol
un ti video du 974 fai par le dj num­ber one de la video signé jb...
pub­lished: 14 Mar 2008
au­thor: djskar­la
10:59
Ekra­noplan KM 'Caspi­an Sea Mon­ster' sea­plane
Sorry its in Rus­sian! :( Note: The 6-en­gined jet at 0:40 is the Antonov 225, which is pres...
pub­lished: 27 Nov 2007
9:57
Largatixa a 300 KM/h
...
pub­lished: 30 Mar 2009
au­thor: Malulavi
0:45
Bugat­ti Vey­ron vs Koenigsegg CCXF (60-310+ km/h)
Please ac­cept our apolo­gies for the video and audio qual­i­ty....
pub­lished: 14 Jun 2011
3:44
exclu 2008 - KAF MAL­BAR - mal­oya nout musik -KM DAVID
du son 974: willydelyon974.​skyrock.​com 2008 - KM DAVID - mal­oya nout musik - RE­UNION 974 D...
pub­lished: 10 Apr 2008
au­thor: paqwilly
2:07
KM.0 (Kilo­me­ter Zero) Trail­er - TLA Re­leas­ing
Km. 0 is a truly Eu­ro­pean, so­phis­ti­cat­ed com­e­dy where 12 peo­ple of dif­fer­ent sex­u­al per­sua...
pub­lished: 14 Nov 2007
5:44
Busby: 400000 to de­vel­op can­cer in 200 km ra­dius of Fukushi­ma
En­gi­neers at Japan's Fukushi­ma plant con­tin­ue work on emp­ty­ing high­ly ra­dioac­tive wate...
pub­lished: 13 Apr 2011
3:43
HY­DROPLAN­ING A MAS DE 140 KM/H mi­ra­mar ar­genti­na
aqua­plane quin­ta a fondo en moto de cross po­quito a poco,a 1 metro de pro­fun­di­dad hasta qu...
pub­lished: 19 Nov 2007
au­thor: van­telin2000
2:21
EX­TREME 258 KM/H SUR LA GLACE : MATCH PORSCHE GT3 RS FACE A YAMA­HA YZF 1000 R1
EX­TREME, 258 KM/H ON ICE: Porsche GT3RS, Mit­subishi Evo 9 face to Yama­ha R1 and WRF 450 in...
pub­lished: 09 Mar 2012
2:06
Yama­ha R1 - 300 km/h
the beat by Eazy-M...
pub­lished: 11 Jan 2011
au­thor: eazyM­star
1:04
Koenigsegg Agera R 0-300-0 km/h: Prepa­ra­tions for un­leash­ing 1115 HP
www.​facebook.​com New World Records for Koenigsegg Today the 2nd of Septem­ber 2011 at 12.08...
pub­lished: 01 Sep 2011


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    1 kilometre =
    SI units
    1000 m 1×106 mm
    US customary / Imperial units
    0.62137 mi 3,280.8 ft

    The kilometre (American spelling: kilometer; SI symbol: km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the official unit used.

    k (pronounced kay) is occasionally used in some English-speaking countries as an alternative for the word kilometre in everyday writing and speech.[1][2][3] A slang term for the kilometre in the U.S. military is klick.[4]

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    Pronunciation[link]

    There are two common pronunciations for the word:

    The former pronunciation follows the general pattern in English whereby SI units of measurement are pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and the pronunciation of the actual base unit does not change irresepective of the prefix. It is generally preferred by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

    Many scientists and other users, particularly in countries where the Metric System (SI) is not widely used, use the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable.[5][6] The latter pronunciation follows the stress pattern used for the names of measuring instruments (such as micrometer, barometer, thermometer, tachometer and speedometer). The problem with this reasoning, however, is that the word meter in those usages refers to a measuring device, not a unit of length. The contrast is even more obvious in countries using the English rather than American spelling of the word metre.

    When Australia introduced the metric system in 1975, the first pronunciation was declared official by the government's Metric Conversion Board. However, the Australian Prime Minister at the time, Gough Whitlam, insisted that the second pronunciation was the correct one because of the Greek origins of the two parts of the word.[7]

    Equivalence to other units of length[link]

    Units are given to three significant figures:

    Comparison to other units of length
    One (1) km ≡ 1.00×103 (1,000) m
    1.00×105 (100,000) cm
    One (1) km ≈ 3.24×10−14 parsecs
    1.06×10−13 light-years[8]
    6.68×10−9 astronomical units[9]
    5.40×10−1 (0.540) nautical miles
    6.21×10−1 (0.621) statute miles
    1.09×103 (1,094) yards
    3.28×103 (3,281) feet
    1.61 km≈ One (1) statute mile

    Visualisation[link]

    The kilometre may be visualised in terms of prominent landmarks.

    Niagara Falls (1039 m)[link]

    Niagara Falls from Prospect Point. The extremity of the Horseshoe Falls in the distance is about one kilometre away

    The distance between the American extremity of the Niagara Falls and the Canadian extremity is 1039 m,[10] or slightly more than a kilometre. Although the length of the rim of the Canadian extremity (Horseshoe Falls) is quoted as being 790 m and the rim of the American extremity American Falls as being 320 m which add up to more than 1110 m, the rim of the Horseshoe falls is far from straight, so the direct distance between the end-points is 304 m.

    43°05′08″N 79°04′08″W / 43.08557°N 79.06885°W / 43.08557; -79.06885 NE extremity of American Falls (Prospect Point)
    43°04′44″N 79°04′41″W / 43.07901°N 79.07798°W / 43.07901; -79.07798 SW extremity of the Horseshoe Falls

    The Mall, London (987 m)[link]

    The Mall from Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the Queen's golden jubilee. The Victoria Memorial is in the foreground and the Admiralty Arch in the distance is about one kilometre away.

    The Mall, which leads up to Buckingham Palace, is one of London’s main tourist attractions. Immediately in front of the palace is the Victoria Memorial, erected in memory of Queen Victoria (foreground of the picture to the right). At the opposite end is the Admiralty Arch which links The Mall to Trafalgar Square. The distance from the entrance to the Admiralty Arch to the centre of the Victoria Memorial is 987 m.[10]

    51°30′07″N 0°08′26″W / 51.50185°N 0.14064°W / 51.50185; -0.14064 Centre of the Victoria Memorial
    51°30′24″N 0°07′44″W / 51.50671°N 0.12876°W / 51.50671; -0.12876 Entrance to the Admiralty Arch

    Kowloon – Hong Kong Crossing (1007 m)[link]

    Hong Kong - Tsim Sha Tsui Pier. The ferry terminal on the Kowloon Peninsular, visible in the centre of the picture, is about a kilometre from the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier.

    Hong Kong Harbour boasts one of the busiest waterways in the world. Until 1970 the only way to cross the harbour was the Star Ferry which had terminals on the Kowloon peninsular and the island of Hong Kong itself. The distance that the ferry travels, as measured from passenger entrance to passenger entrance is 1007 m.[10]

    22°17′13″N 114°09′41″E / 22.28707°N 114.16133°E / 22.28707; 114.16133 Hong Kong (Central Star Ferry Pier)
    22°17′37″N 114°10′05″E / 22.29371°N 114.16803°E / 22.29371; 114.16803 Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier)

    Central Park, Manhattan, New York City[link]

    Central Park in New York City is 849 metres wide. It extends (roughly east and west) from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue (also known as Central Park West). The distance between Eighth Avenue and Madison Avenue (one block east of Fifth Avenue) is 1011 metres. The width of the park is visible from many nearby skyscrapers and is walked daily by many people.

    The width of Central Park is visible from many buildings in Manhattan, and the park is walked regularly by many residents and visitors.

    Suspension bridges[link]

    The Tagus Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal has a central span of 1.013 km

    A number of suspension bridges have a central span of a kilometre or more. The George Washington Bridge in New York (central span 1067 m) was the first bridge in the world to have a span of more than a kilometre and between 1931 and 1937, had the longest span of any bridge in the world. Other bridges that have a central span of about one kilometre include:

    1030 m Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan
    1020 m Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan
    1013 m Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge) in Lisbon, Portugal
    1006 m Forth Road Bridge in Scotland
    990 m Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge) in Japan
    988 m Severn Bridge linking England and Wales

    International usage[link]

    Chinese expressway distances road sign in eastern Beijing. Although the primary text is in Chinese, the distances use internationally recognised characters.

    The United Kingdom and the United States are the only two developed countries which continue to use miles on road signs.[11]

    United Kingdom[link]

    In the United Kingdom, road signs show distances in miles[12][13] and location marker posts that are used for reference purposes by road engineers and emergency services show distance references in unspecified units which are kilometre-based.[14] The advent of the mobile phone has been instrumental in the British Department for Transport authorising the use of driver location signs to convey the distance reference information of location marker posts to road users should they need to contact the emergency services.

    United States[link]

    In the US, the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 prohibits the use of federal-aid highway funds to convert existing signs or purchase new signs with metric units.[15] The Executive Director of the US Federal Highway Administration, Jeffrey Paniati, wrote in a 2008 memo: "Section 205(c)(2) of the National Highway System (NHS) Designation Act of 1995 prohibited us from requiring any State DOT [Department of Transport] to use the metric system during project development activities. Although the State DOT's had the option of using metric measurements or dual units (metrics/inch-pounds), all of them abandoned metric measurements and reverted to sole use of inch-pound values."[16] The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices since 2000 is published in both metric and American Customary Units. (See also Metrication in the United States.)

    Covering one kilometre[link]

    The time taken to cover a kilometre is dependent on one's speed. Walking on flat ground, a hiker can expect to cover one kilometre in 12 minutes[17] while a car travelling at a speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) — the speed limit in many European countries — will cover a kilometre in 30 seconds.

    Some sporting disciplines feature 1000 m (one kilometre) races in major events (such as the Olympic Games), but in other disciplines, even though world records are catalogued, the one kilometre event remains a minority event. The world records for various sporting disciplines are:

    Discipline Name Time Location Year Comments
    Running (M) Noah Ngeny 2:11.96[18] Rieti, Italy 5 September 1999 Not an Olympic event
    Running (F) Svetlana Masterkova 2:28.98[19] Brussels 23 August 1996 Not an Olympic event
    Speed Skating (M) Shani Davis 1:06.42[20] Salt Lake City 7 March 2009
    Speed Skating (F) Cindy Klaasen 1:13.11[20] Calgary 25 March 2006
    Cycling (M) Arnaud Tourant 58.875 s[21] La Paz, Bolivia 10 October 2001 No official 1000m woman's record

    See also[link]

    Notes and references[link]

    1. ^ Walshe, Cathy (18 August 2008). "Triathlon: Hewitt bubbling after top 10 finish". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympic-games/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10527688. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "The race was four laps, and I was just counting down the k's to the end" 
    2. ^ Kuschke, Jazz (21 August 2007). "The great north (off) road". Getaway Magazine via iafrica.com. http://motoring.iafrica.com/4x4lifestyle/439909.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "yet less than 10 kays down the road" 
    3. ^ "Traveling the Roads to Darwin". Enjoy Darwin. http://www.enjoy-darwin.com/roads-to-Darwin.html. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "Camooweal just over the Queensland border a further 250 k's along the road" 
    4. ^ Rod Powers. "How Far is a "Klick" in the Military?". About.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5oxbexiFj. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
    5. ^ White, Roland (2008-03-23). "Correct pronunciation on the radio". The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3586220.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-07. 
    6. ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilometer
    7. ^ http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/peeves/Discussions.html
    8. ^ A light-year is equal to 9,460,730,472,580.8 km, the distance light travels through vacuum in one year (365.25 days).
    9. ^ One astronomical unit is currently accepted to be equal to 149,597,870,691 ±30 m.
    10. ^ a b c Measured on Google Earth – accessed 2010-02-10
    11. ^ "Appendix G :: Weights and measures". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-g.html. Retrieved 24-May-2012. 
    12. ^ "Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3113 - The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions". 2002-12-16. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023113.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
    13. ^ The Council of the European Communities (2009-05-27). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1980L0181:20090527:EN:PDF. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
    14. ^ Hansard. "21 October 2009 : Column 1446W". http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm091021/text/91021w0002.htm#09102131001754. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
    15. ^ "50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System - Frequently Asked Questions". US Department of Transport. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/faq.htm#question17. Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
    16. ^ Update on Metric Use Requirements for FHWA Documents US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2008-11-25.
    17. ^ "Estimating Distance Travelled". Walkhighlands Scotland. http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/safety/estimating-distance.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-09.  thus with a speed of 5 kilometres per hour (3.1 mph)
    18. ^ "Men's World Records". About.com: Track and Field. http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldrecords/tp/Men-s-World-Records.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
    19. ^ "Women's World Records". About.com: Track and Field. http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldrecords/tp/Women-s-world-records.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
    20. ^ a b "Speed Skating: Complete history list of World Records recognized by ISU". International Skating Union. 1 July 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-181536-198754-94643-0-file,00.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
    21. ^ "Track Records". Union Cycliste Internationale. http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUxMjc&LangId=1. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 

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    Valentino Balboni is the former chief test driver of Lamborghini, a manufacturer of sports cars in Italy. He retired in October 2008 due to Italian government work regulations, after having served the company for 40 years.[1] To pay tribute to him in occasion of his retirement, Lamborghini has labeled a 2009 addition to the Gallardo line-up, the LP550-2 Valentino Balboni.[2][3]

    Biography[link]

    Balboni started working for Lamborghini on April 21, 1968 as a mechanic apprentice in the company.[1][4] Eventually he was personally asked by the founder of the company, Ferruccio Lamborghini, to test-drive the newly built cars. Together with Bob Wallace, they became the test-driving team of Lamborghini. Valentino Balboni has reportedly driven about 80% of all Lamborghinis ever built. Among the marque aficionados, Balboni has risen to cult status. In 2008, Balboni was still active for the company as the chief test-driver and ambassador. Fluent in English and German, he often appeared at different Lamborghini-related events, such as the unveiling of new models.

    In July 2009, Lamborghini announced a special edition run of 250 Gallardo LP550-2 "Valentino Balboni edition" supercars; the company stated that the new car was to be rear-wheel driven in accordance with Balboni's preference for the thrill of cornering a rear-wheel driven vehicle. These vehicles were also made special with a white and gold stripe that runs the center of the car, inspired by sports cars of the 1970's.

    Balboni, even though officially retired as chief test driver, has signed a two year contract with Lamborghini as a consultant through 2010 that can be renewed multiple times.[1]

    Media[link]

    Valentino Balboni has made several appearances on television in different documentaries related to Lamborghini such as Top Gear and Rides.

    References[link]

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