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.
- He previously set a diesel-powered land speed record of 350.092 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
- This time, he will drive a hydrogen-powered vehicle called the JCB Hydromax.
- Green aims to highlight 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.
打破音障的车手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准备尝试新的记录。二十年前，英国车手安迪·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。格林将于周二重返这片如月球般的土地，试图打破这一记录，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旨在赢得另一个荣誉，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，氢是“未来的燃料”。他将驾驶一辆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。这辆车鲜黄色，细长，形状类似铅笔。