Motors Another Land Speed Record bagged for Blighty!

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    The longest standing land speed record has been broken by a British team out in the Mojave Desert:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/hampshire/8209288.stm

    http://www.steamcar.co.uk/index.html

    Reports that the team immediatley put the kettle on after the successful runs for a nice cup'o'tea are unfounded. They just used the car... :lol:
     
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  2. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    :hehe: I'm surprised it's taken this long to be broken tbh.
     
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  3. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    The last few attempts tried to follow the normal LS record to closely and ended up with a carbon fibre boiler :D
     
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  4. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    139MPH, that all? Ah, steam car, hmm.

    When it's at Beauleui it's worth visiting because Top Gear are there for the next few months and the exhibition is fun to see. I know how many Top Gear fans there are here!
     
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  5. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    My favorite kind of racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well done and congrats to the team. Beautifully engineered car.

    john
     
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