Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah
- British driver Andy Green, who previously broke the sound barrier, is attempting to set a new land speed record in Utah.
- He aims to beat his previous record of 350.092 mph set 20 years ago with a diesel-powered car.
- This time, he will drive a hydrogen-powered vehicle called the JCB Hydromax.
- The attempt is part of an effort to showcase hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative.
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.
打破音障的司机在犹他州尝试新的陆地速度记录
犹他州温多弗（美联社）—— 打破音障的第一人也是唯一一人本周在犹他州的赛道上出发，准备再次挑战速度记录。20年前，英国司机安迪·格林在犹他州著名的博内维尔盐滩创下了350.092英里每小时（563.4公里每小时）的柴油动力汽车陆地速度记录。
格林将于周二重返这片如月球般的土地，尝试打破这一记录，这次他驾驶的是一辆氢动力汽车。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7月接受美联社采访时表示，氢是“未来的燃料”。他将驾驶32英尺（9.75米）长的JCB Hydromax，这款车是英国建筑设备制造商JCB的创意产品。这辆车鲜黄色，长而细，像一支铅笔。