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JCB DIESELMAX SETS NEW WORLD RECORD OF 308mph  - 19 August 2006

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Speed Week concluded Friday at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a new Diesel Land Speed Record.

Late Thursday, Andy Green, driving the JCB DieselMax Streamliner from England ran 308 mph. He backed up the run today to take the AA/DS record held since 1974 by the Thermo King Diesel. Green's record came after a series of disappointing runs during the week. The car had been plagued by problems with the rear engine of the sleek, state of the art, twin-engine vehicle. Parachute problems caused the 6,000-pound car to run past the nine-mile marker in today's record run.

Four drivers made runs in excess of 300 mph: Skip Hedrich 323.16, George Poteet 325.934, Andy Green 317.021, and David Haas 308.816.

More than 500 entries competed this week for new land speed records in a multitude of classes. The Hot Rod Trophy for the fastest speed of the meet went to the Burkland 411 Streamliner, which ran 410 mph.

FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2006

JCB DIESELMAX POWERS TO BONNEVILLE SPEED RECORD

The international diesel land-speed record for diesel-powered vehicles moved a step closer today as the JCB DIESELMAX broke the Bonneville Salt Flats course record with a measured-mile speed of 317.021mph

Having already achieved a recorded average speed over a measured mile of 308mph in the late afternoon of Thursday 17 August, the JCB DIESELMAX needed to complete a second run within 24 hours at least matching this speed in order to take the record. 

Today the second run was completed successfully achieving an average speed of 325mph.  The average speed of the two runs was thus recorded as 317mph, thus establishing the JCB DIESELMAX as the fastest-ever diesel over the Bonneville course.

"Entering the Bonneville record books is a wonderful way to complete JCB's participation in Speed Week and team confidence is high as we prepare the car for the record attempt next week," said Project Director, Dr Tim Leverton, "the team has done a wonderful job but the biggest challenge is still ahead of us."

Having achieved the course record, the JCB DIESELMAX team will now prepare the vehicle for its official FIA record attempt.  The car will now be fitted with the 750bhp JCB444-LSR "record" engines.

For the world record attempt the JCB DIESELMAX will need to complete two runs within the space of one hour from entry of the measured mile on the first run to exit on the second.

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE - LINKS

JCB Dieselmax team - Bonneville salt flats

LINKS

JCB DIESELMAX PRESS OFFICE

Amanda Gadeselli
T: +44 (0)20 7384 8701
E: amanda.gadeselli@fingal.co.uk

Peter Panarisi
T: +44 (0)20 7384 8720
E: peter.panarisi@fingal.co.uk

North America

Brendan Prebo
T: +1 313 6831155
E: bprebo@asgren.com

JCB WORLD COMMUNICATIONS

Daniel Ward
T: +44 (0)1889 59 3602
E: daniel.ward@jcb.com

Andy Green and Ron Ayres - Bonneville salt flats

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