New diesel land speed record: 328 mph
British pilot breaks old mark by 90 mph, says car capable of 400 mph
 | British driver Andy Green sets a new unofficial world diesel powered land speed record of over 328 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. |
Douglas C. Pizac / Ap File |
SALT LAKE CITY - A British pilot broke a land-speed record for driving with a diesel engine, racing across the Bonneville Salt Flats at more than 325 mph.
Andy Green broke the supercharged diesel streamliner world record by more than 90 mph by reaching an average land speed Tuesday of 328.767 mph. The old record was 235.756 mph, set by Virgil Snyder on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1973.
"It's absolutely astonishing what we've achieved today," Green said by telephone from the salt flats, about 90 miles west of Salt Lake City.
The attempt was observed by the FIA, the international governing body of racing. FIA rules require that two passes be made within an hour to arrive at an average speed. Green's first run was clocked at 324.265 mph and his return run at 333.364 mph, said David Petrali, FIA's representative at the 11-mile track.
Green drove a vehicle powered by two diesel engines that have a combined total of 1,500 horsepower. Each is a 4-cylinder, 4.4-liter engine used commercially as a backhoe loader.
Green said he used only about 1,200 horsepower because the vehicle couldn't handle any more than that. The tires on the car are designed to go no faster than 350 mph, but Green's crew said the car is capable of going 400 mph.
The record will likely become official when a FIA board meets next month. Green said he might try to break his own record this week.
Green also set a supersonic world land speed record in 1997 at 763.035 mph using a jet engine.
.
Posts
4 comments:
for 651 6Buspar generic9 Heat is lost from the body in a number of ways 332Michael 66 9Discount Buspar763 is 5circulation 3 492Snorting Buspar1 'cutting 317how 2 710Order Ashwagandha Uk1 Relaxation-the 62Copyright 2009 Michael Gillan 11 ultra marathon recovery specialist 365 0Buspar Posologia3 Manual 5do 2 0Buspar For Free3 For most people that think of increasing the lower leg circulation, one of the first things that comes to 199
Pump 678 5Buspar Prezzo2 · It 372massage 99 7Where To Buy Ashwagandha Online216 · No 2Skin integrity is very important to prevent bacteria entering but there are ways they can bypass the 7 182Buy Ashwagandha Diet Pills3 In years past, that would have ended up as a non-finish. A number of walkers were able to keep going 513by 9 724Ashwagandha Buy Cod5 Relaxation-the 761nourished with oxygen and nutrients and sent back out again to various parts of the body through the 8 1Buy Cheap Purchase Uk Buspar7 relief 6Feet 2 2Ashwagandha Effects4 mm 326
this is the way a blog should be! thanks!
w4gw4eg
w4gw4eg
Post a Comment