This just came across the wires from the UK’s Western Mail:
A British-built steam supercar broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles in the United States yesterday.
The 25ft-long British Steam Car — nicknamed the “fastest kettle in the world” — reached an average speed of 139.843mph on two runs over a measured mile at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The timing beat the previous record of 127mph set by American
Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car at the Daytona Beach Road
Course in 1906.Record officials recognize a land speed record as the average
speed of two passes made across the same measured distance in opposing directions within 60 minutes of each other.
Wow … that’s moving out. Can Steam NASCAR be far behind?
– Ward
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That’s a load of hot air!
103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles–
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The real question is: If Stanley threw on some aero shells on his steamer would it be faster than this new record?
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I always new the US was ahead of the UK technologically, BUT 100 YEARS! ; ) ; )
So these Brits have millions for fast cars but not enough for choppers in Afghanistan?!?
So these Brits have millions for fast cars but not enough for choppers in Afghanistan?!?
here is a picture or a 1907 production steamer.
Not something I would think of going over 50 kpm in.
http://www.stanleysteamers.com/photoalbum/vintage/1907Stanley%20EX.jpg
I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but 100+ years of holding a record using an antiquated form of tech, and only just now is someone else making it a few MPH above that? That is what is known as an Epic Fail.
@aflint/st6ng: this is what the record car looked like in 1907:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:N041921.jpg
Somewhat more sophisticated than what you might expect. Still a bit lousy to drive the old record out of the books, though.
Yeah but how fast can it boil a hotdog?
Yeah but how fast can it boil a hotdog?—-
british traditonal overexpensive steam cars are made for the old records not for boiling american fast food!
As a Brit i find this slightly embarrassing. The new record only managed to shave a few MPH off the old. Had Stanley had suitable aerodynamics his car would have undoubtably been faster.
With todays tech i would expect the speed to have been 200mph plus…
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