British Steam Car

Clif Heeney_2

The British Steam Car, set a new world record in August at Edwards Air Force Base, California.  The new world record  measured-mile was 139.843 mph and measured-kilometer was 148.308 mph, these being set in two consecutive days.



The previous measured mile record was 127.659 mph set in 1906 by Fred Marriott in a Stanley Steamer.



The car has 12 LPG boilers and uses 1,000 liters every 25 minutes.  It also has over 3 kms of tubing and weighs 3 tonnes.



Here is the website:  <a href="http://www.steamcar.co.uk/index.html">http://www.steamcar.co.uk/index.html</a>



There are lots of photos and a video on the website with some design details.



Here is the YouTube video if you just want to view it:



<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPir7ZwQZs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPir7ZwQZs</a>



Steamheads smile, you are living in the days of a NEW WORLD RECORD!!

Larry Weingarten

nonsense?

Hello:  It may be nonsense, but I think I remember reading the original steam race car never made it because aerodynamics were poorly understood and the car literally took off, (not a good thing with no wings!)



Yours,   Larry