Diesels continue to rewrite record books

On 23rd August the JCB Dieselmax broke the FIA international land speed record for a diesel vehicle for the second time in two days with a speed of 350.092mile/h.

Returning to the Bonneville Salt Flats with its FIA sealed engines on 23rd August, the JCB Dieselmax broke the FIA international land speed record for a diesel vehicle for the second time in two days with a speed of 350.092mile/h.

The third speed record achieved by the JCB Dieselmax in only six days demonstrates the power and reliability of its Ricardo-developed engines.

Speaking at the Bonneville Salt Flats as the new FIA record was announced, Ricardo Director of Diesel Engineering, Ian Penny, said: "Today's record is a stunning achievement for the JCB Dieselmax team which includes many Ricardo engineers led by Chief Engineer, Matt Beasley".

"We are particularly proud of the faultless operation of the Ricardo-developed JCB444-LSR engines and their performance at full power with no smoke".

"This is a great achievement for JCB, Ricardo and the JCB Dieselmax team which has demonstrated the very best of British engineering".

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