Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah
- British driver Andy Green is attempting to set a new land speed record in Utah this week.
- He previously set a diesel-powered land speed record of 350.092 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats twenty years ago.
- This time, he will drive a hydrogen-powered vehicle called the JCB Hydromax, designed by JCB.
- Green aims to demonstrate hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative during this attempt.
WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats. Green will return to the lunarlike landscape Tuesday and try to beat that mark, this time with a hydrogen-powered car.
The retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot aims not only to win another accolade but to showcase the power of hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative. It’s the “fuel of the future,” Green told The Associated Press in a July interview. Green will be driving the 32-foot (9.75-meter) JCB Hydromax, the brainchild of British construction equipment manufacturer JCB. The car is bright yellow, long and slim, resembling a pencil.
打破音障的驾驶员在犹他州尝试新的陆地速度记录
犹他州温多弗（美联社）—— 唯一一位在汽车中打破音障的人本周在犹他州的赛道上登场，准备挑战新的记录。二十年前，英国驾驶员安迪·格林在犹他州著名的博内维尔盐滩创造了350.092英里每小时的柴油动力陆地速度记录。格林将重返这片如月球般的土地，尝试打破这一记录，这次他将驾驶一辆氢动力汽车。
这位退役的皇家空军战斗机飞行员不仅希望赢得另一个荣誉，还希望展示氢作为清洁能源替代品的潜力。格林在七月的采访中表示，这是一种“未来的燃料”。格林将驾驶一辆32英尺（9.75米）长的JCB Hydromax，这款车是英国建筑设备制造商JCB的创意之作。这辆车呈亮黄色，细长，形似铅笔。