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JCB Dieselmax speed record car gets another award

Traditionally, diesel engines have been renowned more for their utility than their outright performance. Last year Audi's efforts at LeMans and in the ALMS with the R10 really began to turn that image around in peoples minds, and that is continuing thanks to the efforts of JCB and Peugeot. In 2006 British construction equipment manufacturer JCB sponsored a successful attempt at capturing the world land speed for diesel powered vehicles. The JCB Dieselmax achieved a two way average of just over 350mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats on August 23, ... 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 ...

Lifan and Ricardo team up for new family of Chinese car Sebastian Blanco

Yesterday, the Chinese company Chongqing Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd (known as Lifan) announced that it would use powertrains developed by Ricardo in its upcoming cars. Ricardo's engines for Lifan ...

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 ...

Diesel land speed record car makes its first run Stuart Waterman

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 ...


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