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guardian.co.uk - 8/26/2009

British steam-powered car boils 100-year-old record

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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 fast when a car has already broken the sound ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 8/26/2009

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks steam car record

— 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. ... (more) BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks ...

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youtube.com - 8/26/2009

UK team breaks steam car record (video)

— youtube.com — Library footage - A team of British engineers has broken the longest-standing world land speed record in... California... Follow us on twitter at http://twitter... (more) UK team breaks steam car record (video)

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gizmowatch.com - 8/26/2009

British steam car finally topples the world land speed record

— gizmowatch.com — 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 ... (more) British steam car finally topples the world land speed ...

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British team breaks land speed record with steam car
T3.com All — ... his team and students at the University of Southampton."It was absolutely fantastic," he said. "The car really did handle brilliantly. What we achieved is a true testament to British engineering, good teamwork and perseverance." The Inspiration, which still falls someway short of the overall land speed record which stands at a whopping 763mph, produces steam fast enough to make 23 cups of tea a second. Well, they are British afterall. Check out the ITN News video, below Link: The Guardian Related links: [image]

British team breaks land speed record with steam car
T3.com News — ... true testament to British engineering, good teamwork and perseverance."   The Inspiration, which still falls someway short of the overall land speed record which stands at a whopping 763mph, produces steam fast enough to make 23 cups of tea a second. Well, they are British afterall. Check out the ITN News video, below       Link: The Guardian