You are not fast.
Nothing you have ever seen or heard of is fast....
Unless you have seen or heard of this
3 mile, 6 seconds
6400mph, mach 8.6
And it never left the ground
My cure'all solution to slowness, solid fuel rockets, has been embraced by the scientific comunity for some time. A wonderfull little test bed known as a rocket sled held the world speed record, not just the land speed record, for 20 years. Set in 1982 at 6122mph, and broken by another sled in 01 at 6400mph. To go that fast you have to get a running start in space. Speeds never seen by powered craft of any kind, including aircraft, untill 2004's X43 mach 9.4 flight.
The record holder (click for vid)
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/lg_vibration-lg-1.jpg
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/tb_rocket-lg-2.jpg
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/lg_light-lg-2.jpg
Nope, no brakes. This wasn't just for fun, $750,000 doesn't get blown on NASA fun. It was a USAF Missle test.
Another caught by highspeed film.
http://www.meggaflash.com/images/sled%20sandia%20220798B.jpg