the 25ft-long British Steam Car - dubbed the 'fastest kettle in the world' - reached speeds of up to 60mph on tarmac at the Ministry of Defence's Thorney Island facility in Emsworth, Hampshire, the team hope to break a 103-year-old record by improving on the 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott driving a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course, British and proud of it!
Friday 3 April 2009
Many Posts Ago I Mentioned The New Steam Car Record Attempt,
well the first trial has just been completed,
the 25ft-long British Steam Car - dubbed the 'fastest kettle in the world' - reached speeds of up to 60mph on tarmac at the Ministry of Defence's Thorney Island facility in Emsworth, Hampshire, the team hope to break a 103-year-old record by improving on the 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott driving a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course, British and proud of it!
the 25ft-long British Steam Car - dubbed the 'fastest kettle in the world' - reached speeds of up to 60mph on tarmac at the Ministry of Defence's Thorney Island facility in Emsworth, Hampshire, the team hope to break a 103-year-old record by improving on the 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott driving a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course, British and proud of it!
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