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News Release from: Visioneering UK | Subject: Automotive design
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Team on 25 August 2006
From Coventry to Bonneville
The JCB Dieselmax streamliner car was designed and built at Visioneering in Coventry.
Coventry based engineering company Visioneering supplied its engineering capabilities to JCB Dieselmax, which this week achieved a stunning 350mile/h (563km/h) to break its own land speed record for diesel-powered cars set yesterday A new FIA international record of 328.767mile/h (526.027km/h) was recorded on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, and beat the existing record by almost 100mile/h
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 4 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The project has involved the development of a purpose-designed streamliner car to prove the strength, performance and versatility of the JCB444 diesel engine.
The innovative car has been designed by a team led by JCB Group Engineering Director Dr Tim Leverton.
Visioneering Director of Special Projects John Piper is the Project Chief Designer for the JCB Dieselmax programme.
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He has considerable experience of F1 and Le Mans race car engineering which is invaluable in his role as Project Chief Designer.
JCB has used the specialist resource of Visioneering for the chassis development, custom-built components of the car and engineering packaging.
A team of Visioneering engineering personnel, led by Piper, have been in Bonneville to assist with the preparation and running of the JCB Dieselmax and have been working tirelessly throughout the project to ensure that the car was ready for the week's challenges.
The JCB Dieselmax streamliner car has been designed and built under Piper's supervision at Visioneering in Coventry.
Brian Horner, Chief Executive of Visioneering, says of the achievements of the JCB Dieselmax: "We're thrilled that JCB Dieselmax has achieved the goal that was set out at the beginning of the programme and we're proud to be associated with it, providing the specialist engineering skills that Visioneering excels in".
"This type of project gives us the chance to push the boundaries of engineering technology and we have been able to provide innovative solutions for the complex needs of a world land speed record attempt vehicle".
"We were confident that JCB had chosen the right company to assist them with their aim of developing the world's fastest diesel and we're very pleased that on the first day of FIA trials, the record was broken, and today in reaching over 350mile/h it has exceeded our expectations".
"I would like to thank all the Visioneering staff who have contributed to the success of the JCB Dieselmax project".
"The team in Coventry and everyone in Bonneville has shown true British grit and determination, focusing completely on delivering to JCB the highest levels of engineering assistance, so that their programme would be a success".
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