The FIA is digitising over two million historical documents on land speed racing as British driver Andy Green sets a new hydrogen-powered record at Bonneville salt flats, reaching 406.320mph.
The JCB Hydromax set a two-way average speed record of 406.320 mph for hydrogen-powered cars on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, driven by Andy Green.
British driver Andy Green is attempting to set a hydrogen land speed record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, driving the 1,600-horsepower JCB Hydromax to showcase hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative.
British driver Andy Green returns to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats to attempt a hydrogen land speed record using the 1,600-horsepower JCB Hydromax, aiming to prove hydrogen's viability as a clean energy source.
The Babs racing car returned to Pendine Sands in Carmarthenshire for its centenary celebration, marking 100 years since Welsh driver JG Parry-Thomas set a world land speed record of 170mph in April 1926. More than 2,000 people attended the event, including members of Parry-Thomas's family. The 27-litre aero-engined car achieved speeds of 169.30mph and 171.02mph during its record-breaking runs. Parry-Thomas died attempting to reclaim the record two months later in March 1927.
