Considering he's the fastest man on earth, Wing Commander Andy Green OBE is remarkably self-effacing. Now 43, it's almost nine years since he squeezed himself into the cockpit of the Thrust SSC streamliner and achieved an average speed of 763.035mph. In doing so, he wrote himself indelibly into the history books as the first man to break the sound barrier on land...
Wing Commander Andy Green will pilot the JCB Dieselmax during its record attempt.