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Title: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: PT Sideshow on August 26, 2009, 12:28:43 am

The 25ft-long British Steam Car reached an average speed of 139.843mph on two runs over a measured mile at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The vehicle has been nicknamed the "fastest kettle in the world".

The timing beat the previous record of 127mph set by American Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car at the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1906.

Mr Marriott's timing was the longest-standing officially-recognised land speed record but it was beaten by the British team, based in Lymington, Hampshire, with Charles Burnett III at the wheel.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090825/tuk-british-team-smashes-steam-car-recor-dba1618.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090825/tuk-british-team-smashes-steam-car-recor-dba1618.html)
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Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: The long Build on August 26, 2009, 12:42:21 am

Whats Steamboatphil been upto :-))

Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: tobyker on August 26, 2009, 10:11:51 pm

Excellent. It takes a team of brits to do something so utterly useless! Steam motorbikes - now there's something worth doing.(First acquire a pair of asbestos trousers, though).

Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: RickF on August 26, 2009, 11:48:14 pm

Already been done: http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/steambike/steambike.htm

Rick

Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: tobyker on August 27, 2009, 11:15:04 pm

Thanks for that - Hudspith is truly a great British hero!

Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 28, 2009, 07:39:12 am

Quote from: RickF on August 26, 2009, 11:48:14 pm

Already been done: http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/steambike/steambike.htm

Rick

Any that's one GREAT website, particularly: http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/locoloco.htm

Title: Re: Brit's finally did it!
Post by: Colin H on August 28, 2009, 04:37:03 pm

Only one thing to say on steam bicycles. Would you really like to go around with a BOILER strapped between your legs. <:( <:( <:(

Colin H.