The British Steam Car Challenge

Van Cutter Romney sends us word of a British steam-powered car that will attempt to set a world record speed of 200 mph. The car, constructed on a tubular chassis, holds four boilers that deliver four megawatts of power, producing 300 bhp. The current record of 127.659 mph was established in 1906. More photos and specs at the Steam Car Club of Great Britain's site.

Comments

My Steam Car Will Theoretically Go 210mph

[tjstork]

So, screw you Brits! Let me know when you theoretically run your car, and then I will put up a web site to theoretically build mine.

Re:Not really a steam car.

[Nimey]

It's probably just as well that we're /not/ using steam engines in our cars. Water vapor is even better as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, after all.