Rosemeyer clocked 276 mph while warming up, but
a rogue gust of wind blew him off course during the record run, and he perished in the ensuing crash.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has taken measurements
of Titan's dune fields and revealed that although the prevailing
winds blow from east to west, dunes as high as 300 feet (91 meters) seem to build up in the opposite direction, likely formed by
gusts of very strong «
rogue»
winds that occasionally blow in the opposite direction.