All this Bllodhound stuff is all very well, but I prefer the charm of the other current British land speed record attempt. I can just imagine Fred Dibnah's excitment has he lived to see the day!
"Edward’s Air Force Base, California: Tuesday 18th August
The British Steam Car Team has now successfully carried out 5 test runs in excess of 100mph ahead of its bid to break the century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles. After numerous setbacks last week, the team were jubilant on Saturday having unofficially beaten the Fred Marriott record. The teams own calibrated equipment measured the two way average at 137.14mph, and a 48min 52 second turn-around."
Source:http://www.steamcar.co.uk/