JCB DIESEL MAX  -  NEWS

 

HOME  |  INDEX   |  AUTOMOTIVE  |  BLUEPLANET  |  BOOKS  |  ELECTRIC CARS  |  E. CYCLES  |   NEWS   |  SOLAR CARS

 

 

 

 

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

(UNOFFICIAL)

 

 

 

 

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

 

Sports

Prep Sports

Utah Utes

BYU Cougars

Utah Blaze

Real Salt Lake

Sports Photos

Sports Forums

Monson

College Sports

WSU Wildcats

USU Aggies

SUU Tbirds

Grizzlies

 

News

Contents

Photos

Obituaries

Archives

Utah Politics

Justice

Education

TribTalk Forums

Weather

Traffic

 

Blogs

Arts

Travel

Home & Family

Health & Science

Food

Dining Out

Outdoors

 

 

 

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

 

 

HOME | NEWS | CAR | TEAM | IMAGES | DIARY | JCB | BROADCASTERS

 

 

JCB today unveiled the JCB DIESELMAX vehicle with which it aims to break the world ... Ricardo will continue to support the JCB DIESELMAX project up to and ...

As the finishing touches were being put to the JCB DIESELMAX speed record contender – which Andy Green will begin testing in the UK next week – the ...

JCB dieselmax team breaks 200mph barrier news story in Cars - Pocket-lint.co.uk.

UK motoring, motoring news, reviewed cars, road tests and launches updated daily.

The JCB diesel record attempt car described in the June 2006 edition of Eureka has exceeded 200mph on tests, close to the current 235.756mph world record.

 

 

 

JCB Dieselmax computer aided design

 

 

JCB today unveiled the JCB DIESELMAX vehicle with which it aims to break the ... Ricardo will continue to support the JCB DIESELMAX project up to and ... ...

For the initial shakedown, the JCB Dieselmax ran without its sleek yellow ... JCB Dieselmax, the spectacular streamliner with which the British digger maker ...

The 200mph barrier has been broken by the JCB Dieselmax in UK testing for an attempt on ... The 750BHP engines of the JCB Dieselmax have been developed in ...

The JCB Dieselmax, a 9m-long streamliner powered by two highly tuned examples of the JCB444 diesel engine that has powered all kinds of JCB machinery since ...

Driving a purpose designed streamliner car – the JCB Dieselmax - Andy is hoping to achieve speeds of over 300 (483 km) miles per hour in the vehicle to ...

 

 

 

 

 

A - Z DIRECTORY of MOTOR MANUFACTURERS

 

Abarth

AC

Alfa Romeo

Allard

Alvis

Amphicar

Aprilia

Armstrong Siddeley

Aston Martin

Audi

Austin

Austin Healey

Auto Union

Bedford

Benelli

Bentley

Bertone

Bizzarrini

BMW

Bristol Cars

BSA

Bugatti

Buick

Cadillac

Cagiva

Caterham

Chevrolet

Chrysler

Citroen

Daewoo

Daihatsu

Daimler

Datsun

Davrian

Delahaye

DKW

Dodge

Ducati

Du Pont

Dutton

Facel Vega

Farina

Ferrari

Fiat

Ford

General Motors

Gentry

Gilbern

Gilera

Ginetta

Gordon Keeble

Gregoire

Hanomag

Harley Davidson

Heinkel

Hillman

Honda

Hummer

Husqvarna

Hyundai

Indian

Iso

Isuzu

Jaguar

Jeep

Jensen

Jösse

Kawasaki

KIA

KTM

Lada

Lagonda

Lamborghini

Lancia

Land Rover

Laverda

Lexus

Leyland

Lincoln

Lotus

Marcos

Maserati

Mazda

Mercedes Benz

MG

MGB

Mini

Mitsubishi

Morgan

Morris

Moto Guzzi

MV Augusta

Nissan

Nelson

Norton

Oldsmobile

Opel

Packard

Panhard

Panther

Peerless

Pegaso

Peugeot

Pininfarina

Pontiac

Porsche

Reliant

Renault

Riley

Rolls Royce

Rover

Royal Enfield

Saab

Sachs

Seat

Skoda

Smart

Standard

Steyr-Puch

Studebaker

Suburu

Sunbeam

Suzuki

Swallow

Toyota

Tata

Tatra

Treser

Triumph

TVR

Unipower

Vanden Plas

Vauxhall

Vespa

Volkswagen

Volvo

Wolseley

Yamaha

Yugo

 

 


 

 

UK VEHICLE INSURANCE ONLINE A - Z

 

No matter what car, van or bike you drive, we're all looking for great value and quality in our UK motor insurance?  But who is the best - who is the cheapest and who offers the great service in the event of a claim?

 

See the insurance companies below who claim to offer competitive cover at sensible prices, our guide to the jargon and tips for cutting your quote - Good Luck:-

 

 

1ST QUOTE

4YOUNG DRIVERS.CO.UK

17 TO 40

A QUOTE INSURANCE

AA CAR INSURANCE

ACCEPT DIRECT

ADMIRAL CAR INSURANCE

ADRIAN FLUX - SPECIALIST INSURANCE

ASDA CAR INSURANCE

AUTOTRADER

AXA

BARCLAYS

BELL

BUDGET

CENTRAL DIRECT VEHICLE INSURANCE

CHURCHILL

COMPARE THE MARKET

CONFUSED.COM

CORNHILL DIRECT

DIAL DIRECT

DIAMOND

DIRECT LINE

EAGLE STAR

EASY MONEY INSURANCE

ECARINSURANCE.CO.UK

ELEPHANT.CO.UK

ENDSLEIGH

EQUITY RED STAR MOTOR POLICIES

ESURE

FOOL.CO.UK

FORD CAR INSURANCE

FORTIS

GROUPAMA

HALIFAX ONLINE CAR INSURANCE

HASTINGS DIRECT

HSBC car insurance

INSURANCE NOW.CO.UK

INSURE.CO.UK

ITS4ME

 

 

KWIK FIT

LEGAL & GENERAL

LIVERPOOL VICTORIA

LLOYDS TSB CAR INSURANCE

LOCAL BROKER.CO.UK

MASTER QUOTE

MARKS & SPENCER

MONEY SUPERMARKET.COM

MORE THAN - Sun Alliance

MOTOR QUOTE DIRECT

MOTOWORLD

N.I.G CAR INSURANCE

NORWICH UNION

PEOPLES CHOICE

PERFORMANCE DIRECT

POST OFFICE

PRIVILEGE

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL

PRUDENTIAL

QUOTE DIRECT

RAC

ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE

SABRE INSURANCE

SAGA

SAINSBURYS BANK

SCREENTRADE CAR INSURANCE

SHEILAS WHEELS

SMARTER MONEY.COM

SONAR DIRECT.CO.UK

SWIFTCOVER

QUICK CAR QUOTE

QUINN DIRECT CAR INSURANCE

QUOTE ZONE CAR INSURANCE

TESCO 

THE INSURANCE CENTRE

TINY QUOTES.CO.UK

VIRGIN

YES INSURANCE.CO.UK

YOUR FINANCE.BIZ

ZURICH

 

 

CONTACTS

 

 

 

JCB Dieselmax instrument panel

 

 

 

 


 

Solar Cola drinkers make better drivers ......

 

Planet Earth Solar Cola can 330 mil

 

 

AUTOMOTIVE  |  EDUCATION  |  SOLAR CAR RACING TEAMS  |  SOLAR CAR RACING TEAMS  |  SOLAR CARS

The content of this website is copyright © 1991 and 2012 Electrick Publications. All rights reserved. The bluebird logo and name Bluebird and Blue Max are trademarks.  The BE2 and BE3 vehicle shape and configuration are registered designs ®.  All other trademarks are hereby acknowledged.  Max Energy Limited is an educational charity.