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gizmowatch.com - 8/26/2009
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It stood there for over a century – the 127mph world land speed record that American Fred Marriot had managed in 1906. It was however at the Edwards air base, in the Mojave Desert, yesterday August 25 that the British made steam car toppled the long standing record bettering it to 139.843mph ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 8/26/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
A team of British engineers has broken the
longest-standing world land speed record in California. The steam...
car, Inspiration, recorded an average speed of 139.843mph (225.06km/h) at Edwards air base, in the Mojave Desert, smashing the 1906 record. ...
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youtube.com - 8/26/2009
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Library footage - A team of British engineers
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UK team breaks steam car record (video)
guardian.co.uk - 8/26/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
A century old record has been broken after
Inspiration, a twin-finned car that looks like a prop...
from Thunderbirds, achieved an average speed of 139.84mph on two runs over a measured mile, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. That may not sound ...
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British steam-powered car boils 100-year-old record
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World Land Speed (Steam) Record Tumbles
The UberReview —
... more than a century. More than 100 years ago, Frend Marriot drove a steam powered vehicle at 127mph, a remarkable feat in its time, and one that proved very difficult to beat until Charles Burnett III climbed into the 25-foot, 3-ton steam car dubbed “kettle”.
Burnett’s speed was a respectable 139.483mph on the first trip and a staggering 151.085mph on the return. That ought to be good enough to keep the record intact for another hundred years. [BBC via Gizmowatch] ...
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