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Wind-powered car breaks record
news.bbc.co ^ | 27 March 2009

Posted on 03/28/2009 12:59:02 PM PDT by JoeProBono

A British engineer from Hampshire has broken the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. Richard Jenkins reached 126.1mph (202.9km/h) in his Greenbird car on the dry plains of Ivanpah Lake in Nevada.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: car; wind
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To: JoeProBono

LOL


21 posted on 03/28/2009 2:36:26 PM PDT by VA Voter
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To: SES1066

a big glass of buttermilk and a couple of pickled eggs he could probably have broke 150


22 posted on 03/28/2009 3:14:26 PM PDT by mt tom (WE)
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To: SES1066

a big glass of buttermilk and a couple of pickled eggs he could probably have broke 150


23 posted on 03/28/2009 3:14:54 PM PDT by mt tom (WE)
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To: JoeProBono

I once saw a movie that this speed demon reminds me of. It was called “The World’s Fastest Indian” 2005 starring Anthony Hopkins. Not bad except he used gasoline to get to 201 mph in the late 1950’s


24 posted on 03/28/2009 4:56:36 PM PDT by eaglestar
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25 posted on 03/28/2009 5:10:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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26 posted on 03/28/2009 5:10:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Would have liked to see the record attempted on I-94, east of Detroit at the first 14’3” bridge clearance...........


27 posted on 03/28/2009 5:14:22 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (This country isn't going to hell in a handbasket, it's riding shotgun on an Indy car....)
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