JCB prepares for Bonneville diesel land speed record with DieselMax car – video clips and picture gallery

JCB’s attempt to break the diesel land speed record is on track.

The DieselMax car – powered by a pair of JCB’s own twin-turbocharged four-pot diesel engines – completed its final round of testing this week at RAF Wittering, Lincolnshire, and reached a top speed of 201mph on the 1.6-mile runway.

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FWi Introduction

It is expected to top 300mph later this month on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. We will have a full trackside report from the event.

The complete JCB DieselMax technical lowdown …

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DieselMax at Bonneville
Parachute deploys
DieselMax Dash
Andy Green - Fastest Man on Earth
Crew check
Fastrac prepares to push
Car and Engine
High-speed run
DieselMax Cutaway

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