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 using a hydrogen-powered vehicle.
- Green previously set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car at 350.092 mph in 2003.
- The vehicle he is using this time is the JCB Hydromax, designed by British construction equipment manufacturer JCB.
- Green aims to showcase 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.
突破音速的司机在犹他州尝试另一个陆地速度记录
犹他州温德弗（美联社）—— 唯一一个在汽车中突破音速的人本周在犹他州的赛道上驾驶新车，瞄准另一个记录。二十年前，英国司机安迪·格林在犹他州著名的博内维尔盐滩上创造了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。格林将于周二返回这一如月球般的景观，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力量。格林在七月的采访中表示，氢是“未来的燃料”。格林将驾驶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，细长，形状像铅笔。