Flat out for a record
The JCB Dieselmax car, launched last week, will make a land-speed record attempt this summer in an attempt to earn the title of the world's fastest diesel.
THE JCB Dieselmax car, launched last week, will make a land-speed record attempt this summer in an attempt to earn the title of the world's fastest diesel.
The car is said to be twice as powerful and twice as fast as a Formula One car, yet weighs four times as much.
JCB expects the car to set a new record in excess of 300mph.
The current FIA mark stands at 235.756mph to Virgil W Snyder and the Thermo King Streamliner, a record that dates back to 25 August 1973.
The JCB Dieselmax streamliner will be driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, who set the first supersonic world-land speed record at 763.035mph in ThrustSSC on the
The car has been designed by a team led by JCB Group Engineering Director Dr Tim Leverton.
Richard Noble, the former land-speed record holder, has acted as a consultant to the project and JCB has worked with consulting engineer Ricardo to develop the JCB444-LSR engine.
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