Brits steaming towards land speed record
By Jonathan Skillings on 10 August 2009
If the British Steam Car team has its way, a land speed record that has stood for more than a century will fall later this month.
Faster, but not official
The group reported that in trial runs Friday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the steam-powered, aircraft-like car outpaced the record speed, hitting 211km/h (131mph). That doesn't officially count as breaking the record, however, since representatives of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) were not on hand to certify the speed. The FIA will be in attendance for the official record attempts between 18 and 22 August. Still, it was a happy occasion for the British Steam Car Challenge team, which has endured its share of technical and logistical difficulties.
(Credit: The British Steam Car Challenge)
Topics: steam car, steam car challenge
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