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JCB Dieselmax


Wanna to see the JCB Dieselmax and enjoy a backhoe rodeo? You're in luck.

You remember the JCB Dieselmax right? It's the streamliner which is powered by a couple of large diesel engines. Way back in August of '06 we brought news of their record-breaking 317 mph run, later broken again at 328 miles per hour and finally set at 350 mph. In November of that same year we showed you the book covering the event(s). If you have been wanting to see the record-setting vehicle in person, click here for the details. You'll notice that in addition to laying eyes on the big-yellow speed-machine you can see a big-yellow ... Read more →

Book detailing the history of the world's fastest diesel already available Sebastian Blanco

That was fast. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. A 144-page, £17.99 book detailing the years of planning and work that led to the record-breaking land speed record set by the JCB Dieselmax in ...

1906 steam powered car land speed record is in serious danger Sebastian Blanco

When you think of steam-powered travel you think of ... going 200 miles per hour in a rocket car, right? Good, because that's exactly what a team in Britain is trying to do next year as part of the ...

Aerodynamic JCB Dieselmax broke land speed record without wind tunnel testing Sebastian Blanco

A few weeks ago, the JCB Dieselmax broke the world land-speed record for a diesel-powered car. For good reason, the posts we wrote on the subject (see below) were quite popular, so I know there's ...

JCB Dieselmax breaks own land-speed record, shoots to 328 mph Sebastian Blanco

That's one fast diesel. And the JCB Dieselmax is even faster now that it has taken the FIA international land speed record for a diesel-powered vehicle with a speed of 328.767 mph at the Bonneville ...

JCB Dieselmax wins Bonneville speed record with 317 mph measured-mile 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

No faster diesel-powered vehicle exists than the JCB Dieselmax, now that the needle-sharp vehicle has broken the diesel land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a measured-mile speed of 317 mph Thursday. The JCB Dieselmax did two runs of 308 and 325 mph, giving an average (and record ...

Diesel land speed record car makes its first run 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The JCB Dieselmax streamliner made its first run this past weekend on the Royal Air Force Wittering runways, where the land speed record hopeful will run testing sessions until early August. Running without its bodywork, the diesel-fueled, 1500 hp, twin-engine car was push-started, appropriately ...


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