140mph Brits break steam record – pics
27.08.2009 - May Starey
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Charles Burnett III has successfully broken the century-old world steam land speed record. The British driver raced 'Insipiration' – which he calls "the fastest kettle in the world" – to an average speed of 140mph on both runs, eclipsing the 1906 record of 127mph.
