Anyone who saw the Audi diesel GTP car at Sebring had to be impressed. That
is one fast car in any company. RF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 4:28 PM
Subject: Diesel Streamliner
> Thought this news item might be of interest:
>
> worlds highest specific power diesel engine for land speed record
> vehicle (link to this article)
> April 22, 2006 The JCB DIESELMAX has been created to break the world land
> speed record for a diesel powered automobiles. JCB is aiming to set a new
> land speed record for diesel vehicles with a super sleek streamliner car
> to be driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, the fastest man on Earth. The
> record attempt will take place on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah
> during August 2006.The stunning, nine metre long JCB DIESELMAX car boasts
> twin 4-cylinder, 5-litre JCB444-LSR engines with the worlds highest
> specific power diesel engines used in any automobile application. With
> each delivering 750hp and 1500Nm torque, the engines are over five times
> the power of the production version and at 150hp/litre, they exceed even
> motorsports applications as the worlds highest specific power diesels. At
> the same time the engines retain excellent fuel efficiency and very low
> emissions through the use of advanced combustion control and diesel
> particulate filter technology.
>
>
> DickJ
> In East Texas
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