JCB in land speed attempt From: Citizen Gloucestershire, The | Date: August 28, 2007 | Copyright 2007 Citizen Gloucestershire, The. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Land speed recording breaking JCB has announced a return to the salt flats of Utah - a year after smashing the world speed record.

Last August, team JCB Dieselmax broke the land speed record for diesel-powered vehicles, averaging 328.7mph.

The previous record of 235mph had stood for 30 years.

Now the company, owned by Sir Anthony Bamford who lives on the Daylesford ...

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