Steam-Powered Car Breaks Oldest Land Speed Record

摘要

A steam-powered car developed by a British team has successfully broken the oldest land speed record, which pertains to steam-powered vehicles traversing a distance of 1 mi (1.6 km). The record was set in 1906 at Daytona Beach, Florida, by Fred Marriott, whose Stanley steam car reached a speed of 127 mph (204.3 km/h). The team breaking that record is based in Lymington, United Kingdom, and it conducted the time trials in California at Edwards AirrnForce Base.