JCB Hydromax hits 208mph in UK tests ahead of Bonneville record bid
JCB’s hydrogen-powered land speed record car, the Hydromax, has completed its UK shakedown programme at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire, reaching 208mph and setting the stage for a world land speed record attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah next month. The 32-foot car – powered by two of JCB’s own production-based hydrogen internal combustion engines producing a combined 1,600bhp – was driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, who pushed it to 208mph, up from 177mph recorded earlier in the programme. Continue reading JCB Hydromax hits 208mph in UK tests ahead of Bonneville record bid at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.
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JCB’s hydrogen-powered land speed record car, the Hydromax, has completed its UK shakedown programme at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire, reaching 208mph and setting the stage for a world land speed record attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah next month.
The 32-foot car – powered by two of JCB’s own production-based hydrogen internal combustion engines producing a combined 1,600bhp – was driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, who pushed it to 208mph, up from 177mph recorded earlier in the programme.
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