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UK team breaks steam car record (video)

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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...

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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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guardian.co.uk - 8/26/2009

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

— 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 ... (more) British steam-powered car boils 100-year-old record

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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 — British team breaks land speed record with steam car 100 year-old record falls in California. A group of speed-thirsty Brits have smashed a 100 year-old world record for the fastest mile travelled using a steam powered car. The British Racing Green car, driven by Charles Burnett III, reached a top speed of 151.7mph, averaging out at 139.8mph over the course of two one-mile runs and smashing the previous record of 127.6mph set way back in 1906. - August's hottest motors ...

British team breaks land speed record with steam car
T3.com News — A group of speed-thirsty Brits have smashed a 100 year-old world record for the fastest mile travelled using a steam powered car.   The British Racing Green car, driven by Charles Burnett III, reached a top speed of 151.7mph, averaging out at 139.8mph over the course of two one-mile runs and smashing the previous record of 127.6mph set way back in 1906.   -  August's hottest motors - 100 Pieces of concept tech we wish were real - Vote for Innovation of the Year in the T3 Awards   The car, christened Inspiration, set the record at an air base in California following ...