New diesel speed record
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New diesel speed record
A car made by JCB has broken its own diesel land speed record by reaching over 348 mph. The JCB Dieselmax reached the speed during two runs on the Bonneville salt flats in Utah, USA. The Staffordshire-built vehicle was driven by Wing Commander Andy Green from RAF Wittering in Cambridge.
The previous diesel land speed record is 236 mph, set in August 1973 reports The Guardian.
The Dieselmax car is powered by two turbo-charged JCB engines built at the company's plant at Rocester. Wing Cdr Green completed a first run with an average speed of 366 mph and returned at 335 mph to set the latest record.
He said: "Fantastic. A second record in 24 hours, which I don't believe has been done since the 1960s. "The car has still got loads to give. I throttled back on the second run and we haven't even used sixth gear yet, so the car can still go faster."
The previous diesel land speed record is 236 mph, set in August 1973 reports The Guardian.
The Dieselmax car is powered by two turbo-charged JCB engines built at the company's plant at Rocester. Wing Cdr Green completed a first run with an average speed of 366 mph and returned at 335 mph to set the latest record.
He said: "Fantastic. A second record in 24 hours, which I don't believe has been done since the 1960s. "The car has still got loads to give. I throttled back on the second run and we haven't even used sixth gear yet, so the car can still go faster."
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And this is from a tractor company!!!!!! http://www.jcb.com
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