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New car smashes land speed record

The fastest land speed record has been broken by a man named Charles Burnett III in a steam powered car. The long record had previously been held by a man named Fred Marriott and it was originally set in 1906 and his record has not only been beaten it has been absolutely shattered. The car recorded an average speed of 139.843mph on two runs over a measured mile. Continue Reading