Diesel: Dieselmax hits magic 300mph mark

The fastest Diesel in the world. But not as nice and probably not as reliable as the Audi R10.

While the 308mph reached today does represent the fastest speed ever recorded by a diesel vehicle, the official world record can only be claimed following two successful runs in opposite directions within a specified time limit. This will be attempted next week at the same location in the Utah desert.

Andy Green, overall world land-speed record holder for his efforts in the awesome ThrustSSC nine years ago, was driving today. Following a sticky moment when a safety braking parachute failed to operate, he said: "I was grateful for the exhaust brake. That worked perfectly, and the second 'chute worked fine at a lower deployment speed".

"JCB Dieselmax performed within its capacity of going well over 300 mph and we were not flat out today. The car was pulling like a train and it behaved perfectly with zero wheelspin."

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Source: Pocket-Lint

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