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Steam powered supercar gearing to topple land speed record
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... sound to gather enough momentum and thrust to push the car to mesmerizing speeds of over 200mph.
The recorded will be attempted at a dry lake bed on land at Edward’s Airforce Base in California’s Mojave Desert in June, where Charles Burnett III will drive the car to see if it can create history. For the drivers extra-safety he will be cocooned in a steel roll cage when attempting the record. Are we preparing for the grand event?
Via: DailyMail
British steam car attempts to break land speed record
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... which from the front resembles the love child of a Fifties UFO and a Roomba. These boilers heat up the 37 gallons of distilled water needed to push the vehicle to its top speed. Onboard tanks containing Liquid Petroleum Gas fire up the burners that heat the boilers, producing three megawatts of heat. That's enough power to make 9,000 cups of tea — roughly what I drink each month.
The British Steam Car Challenge, via Daily Mail
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