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20-04-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
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| JCB Diesel Max record breaker.
Revealed today is a new record breaking car,that will attempt a new land speed record at Boneville salt flats in August,heavily sponsored by J.C.Bamford the car will be driven by Wing Commander Andy Green at speeds hopefully of 300 mph plus.
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20-04-2006
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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That's pretty fast for a road digger!!! | |
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20-04-2006
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon Essex Real Name: Nigel My Models: All sorts Visit Nigel.D's Gallery
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| True but i bet he still holds up the bypass lol | |
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29-08-2006
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| | All Round Modeller | and since this was posted the car has indeed broken the record twice, 2nd time beating it's own record for the first run !!!
This is the newslink for it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/5279268.stm now that is some diesel engine !!!
Regards......Mark.
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29-08-2006
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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| Brilliant, thanks for the link Mark. | |
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29-08-2006
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| | All Round Modeller | No Problem
I hope they get a chance to set the record even higher yet !! A Real Triumph for British Engineering at it's best !!!
Regards......Mark
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