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Nelson was sufficiently advanced with the development of his battery cartridge refueling system and the design of a demonstration racing design to file a patent application in the winter of 1990.  The above letter from the Patent Office confirms receipt of Nelson's application and the date of filing as 21 November 1990. 

The obvious way to promote the performance of cars using his patent applied for, refueling system was to follow in the footsteps of Henry Ford, who also thought to set a land speed record on a frozen lake to draw attention to the performance of his cars.  

Nelson had already constructed a prototype vehicle to demonstrate his patent mechanical joystick control which replaced the usual floor pedals and steering wheel (patent GB2218187)  This car, built around his joystick control was named the 'Borzoi' after the Russian hunting dogs famed for their grace and speed.  The 'Borzoi" was no slouch, topping 175mph in some tests using a 2.8 litre injected V6 petrol engine.  

A patent was finally granted to Nelson for the battery cartridge refueling system in April of 1995 under patent number GB2253379 .

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