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Driver Who Broke the Sound Barrier Attempts Another Land Speed Record in Utah
Green will try to top his diesel record and claim hydrogen and electric speed marks, with FIA officials timing the run.
- On Tuesday, British driver Andy Green returns to the Bonneville Salt Flats to attempt a new land speed record in the hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax, aiming to surpass the diesel-powered record he set twenty years ago.
- British construction manufacturer JCB invested more than $134 million developing the 32-foot Hydromax to showcase hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative, prompting the 64-year-old Green to emerge from retirement.
- Green hit 368.347 mph in practice last week, targeting world land speed records for hydrogen and electric vehicles; hydrogen combustion engines present unique safety challenges due to high pressure and flammability.
- To officially certify the record, Green must complete the run Tuesday before the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile governing body, an attempt following the August death of driver Chris Raschke in the Speed Demon.
- Tuesday's attempt will not approach the supersonic speeds Green reached three decades ago, while JCB acknowledges most hydrogen is currently produced from fossil fuels despite its deal to purchase green hydrogen from renewable sources.
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Britain's Andy Green sets another speed record, this time for fastest run in a hydrogen-powered car
The only person to break the sound barrier in a car has earned another world record, this time in a show of force for hydrogen power. British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph in a car powered by two hydrogen…
Driver who broke sound barrier looks to do it again
The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 563.4kph at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
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