JCB Hydromax set a provisional FIA flying-kilometer average of 406.320 mph at Bonneville.
It is powered by two production-based JCB hydrogen combustion engines tuned to a combined 1,600 horsepower.
The run eclipses BMW H2R’s 185.5 mph hydrogen-IC record, the 303 mph fuel-cell mark, and JCB’s 350.092 mph Dieselmax.
JCB Hydromax has pushed hydrogen power deep into four-figure territory, setting a provisional world land speed record of 406.320 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The British-built streamliner runs on hydrogen-fueled internal combustion, not fuel cells, and was driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, pending final ratification by motorsport’s governing body.
The 32-foot Hydromax completed two runs across Bonneville yesterday to meet Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) rules, which require passes in opposite directions within one hour. The car averaged 400.623 miles per hour on its first run and 412.135 miles per hour on its second, for a two-way average of 406.320 miles per hour over the flying kilometer distance.
