"It Was Incredible": Jerseyman Helps Blast Through Hydrogen-Powered Land Speed Record

"It was incredible": Jerseyman helps blast through hydrogen-powered land speed record

A JERSEYMAN is officially responsible for helping to orchestrate the hair-raising new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car. Earlier this month, the JCB Hydromax reached a speed of 406mph (654km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah – the fastest a hydrogen-powered car has ever travelled. Across two runs, 64-year-old former Royal Air Force […] The post “It was incredible”: Jerseyman helps blast through hydrogen-powered land speed record…

Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test

Is it a rocket car? Tearing across the Utah desert at over 400 mph (644 kph), a hydrogen-powered car has set a new land speed record. Wing Commander Andy Green, a retired British Royal Air Force fighter pilot, just set a new world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the JCB Hydromax vehicle. On two different runs on Aug. 11, the car went 400.623 mph (644.740 kph) and then 412.135 mph (663.267 kph), which averages out to 406.320 mph…

JCB Hydromax sets new world land speed record of 406.320mph

JCB Hydromax recorded an average speed 400.623mph (644.740km/h) in its first run at the Bonneville Salt Flats this month, and 412.135mph (663.266km/h) on its second run, giving an average of 406.320mph (653.908km/h) – the fastest a hydrogen internal combustion car has ever traveled. Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the twin-engined, 9.7m car completed the two runs required under Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) rules – one…