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Computer Designed Car Sets Speed Record

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sitting-on-a-rocket-and-lighting-the-fuse dept.

amcdiarmid writes "Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH. From the article: 'The record attempt came after a string of trial runs on the runways at the airbase. But while testing went well, the team endured a troubled time in the US. The combination of the altitude (4,000ft) and the higher air temperatures affected the performance of the second engine, which was generating insufficient turbo boost pressure and led to days of work for the small team of engineering experts.'"

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  1. That's pretty fast by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH.

    But they could probably top 350 MPH if they'd ditch the CB antenna and Yosemite Sam "Back Off" mudflaps.

    this thing gets some real looks at the Sapp Bros.

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  2. Imagine the bandwidth of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.

  3. Are we talking... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.

    An information super highway, here?

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  4. Yeah, but... by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the ping times are a bitch.

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