To be fair, speed is relative.
Sure, but the relevant speed up there is relative to the air around you. The missile will have a negative air speed at first, than accelerate to positive, briefly passing through 0 in between, which comes with weird consequences for lift and steering.
That must have been around 2010, maybe early 2011. Later in 2011, btc was already at over 10 dollars each, which would have made the last places worth more than second place.