Brett Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 The British JCB Dieselmax team averaged a speed of 328.767mph to break the land speed record for diesel powered vehicles. The record was set on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah by driver Wing Commander Andy Green. The first run was made at an average speed of 324.248mph with the return run averaging 333.339mph. The team beat the previous record of 235mph which has stood for more than 30 years. In 1997, Green became the fastest man in the world when he drove ThrustSSC through the sound barrier to a speed of 763.035mph. The JCB Dieselmax he drove was designed by a British team and is powered by a version of the same engine that is used in ordinary JCB vehicles. Makes a change to hear something good from Blighty nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgnas Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 They were going to have another go to beat their own record today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Makes a change from being stuck behind a JCB doing 20mph! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thats old news; this is the latest: LONDON (Reuters) - A diesel-powered car has broken its own land speed record, reaching 350.092 miles per hour a day after it shattered a three-decades old record, a team spokesman said. Driver Andy Green hit 328.767 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States in the JCB Dieselmax on Tuesday, before setting the new record on Wednesday. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgnas Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 From the driver himself "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." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 From the driver himself"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." From a following 2.5 TD 110 SW driver.... "I was following this twit in this smokey old car, i pulled out to overtake him but he wasn't having it. maybe if i remove my roofrack and un-adjust my binding handbrake then next time, i'll 'ave 'him!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Just listened to the report on the BBC rebsite. They said that on the record run of 11 miles reaching 350ish MPH that they used 1 gallon of regular diesel. 11 mpg .... WOW thats better than some V8s and this thing has 1400 bhp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Didn't a Deisel powered car win Le Mans 24 hour sportscar race earlier this year? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 yeah that would be the Audi R8, it's a hell of a machine, but sounds almost totally silent next to teh Panoz's and stuff like that.It runs a twin turbo V12 which produces 650bhp and 850 lb/ft up to 5000rpm. it's a bloody amazing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 350mph and "we haven't even used sixth gear yet" Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgnas Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 350mph and "we haven't even used sixth gear yet" Brilliant! And still in low box Apparently they have reached the limits of the tyres though Although if they cut the "dumper tread" off I'm sure it would go better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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