1 posted on
08/11/2026 1:00:53 PM PDT by
DFG
To: DFG
What is the nature of the engines?
Turbine, reciprocating, rotary?
To: DFG
I thought the Blue Flame went over 600 mph back in the 70s. 400 would be impressive in something street legal, but that banana is not.
4 posted on
08/11/2026 1:22:21 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: DFG
To: DFG
"...a pair of 4.8-litre four-cylinder hydrogen-powered engines revving at over 4,000rpm ... Apparently the two engines are mounted in opposite ends. One drives the front wheels, the other, the rears.
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/official-jcb-hydromax-is-fastest-ever-hydrogen-ca/51540
To: DFG
Really cool, but hydrogen is impractical for common usage due to a number of problem with liquefying and storage and caloric density.
10 posted on
08/11/2026 2:51:25 PM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(No Jesus. No Peace.... Know Jesus. Know peace.)
To: DFG
I guess the Beach Boys will have to update their ‘Spirit of America’ song. “...They’d set a new record on that warm August morn.”
11 posted on
08/11/2026 2:51:30 PM PDT by
HardyCanuck
(Press Gangs)
To: DFG
Faster than the Blue Flame on those salt flats?
Faster than that guy on the Indian motorcycle?
13 posted on
08/11/2026 4:39:13 PM PDT by
desertsolitaire
("Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.")
To: DFG
Yes, yes very nice; but did he cross into the 8th Dimension?
15 posted on
08/11/2026 8:29:17 PM PDT by
MikelTackNailer
(Never forget: Wherever you go, there you are.)
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