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In 1906 Dorothy Levitt broke the women's world speed record for the flying kilometer, recording a speed of 91 mph ( 146. 25 km / h ) and receiving the sobriquet the " Fastest Girl on Earth ".

She drove a six-cylinder Napier motorcar, a 100 hp ( 74. 6 kW ) development of the K5, in a speed trial in Blackpool.

The current record is held by Craig Breedlove's wife Lee Breedlove, who piloted her husband's Spirit of America-Sonic 1 J79 jet-powered car to a record velocity of 308. 506 mph ( 496. 492 km / h ) in 1965, making her the fastest woman alive,.

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