Comments on: 'Fastest Kettle in the World' Racing to Break 103 Year-Old Steam Powered Land Speed Record http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: S.L. Lady Anne http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-12065 S.L. Lady Anne Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:14 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-12065 In 1907 Fred Marriott returned to Ormond Beach Florida with the Stanley Rocket to reset his first record. Engineers from M I T were there and set up timers along the measured mile. At the half mile point the Stanley rocket was clocked at just under 190 mph just before the car caught a berm in the sand and was sent airborne destroying the car and nearly killing Marriott. The Stanley Rocket was not a production car but a specially prepared car weighing less than 1300 lb. with an aerodynamic and streamlined body. At that time the speeds that were developed with the propulsion available were and are still truly amazing. Consider that even if the half mile time at 190 mph. was set as the established record careful calculations show it would have taken the British 425 years and a car weighing 12.75 tons to best the Yanks. In 1907 Fred Marriott returned to Ormond Beach Florida with the Stanley Rocket to reset his first record. Engineers from M I T were there and set up timers along the measured mile. At the half mile point the Stanley rocket was clocked at just under 190 mph just before the car caught a berm in the sand and was sent airborne destroying the car and nearly killing Marriott. The Stanley Rocket was not a production car but a specially prepared car weighing less than 1300 lb. with an aerodynamic and streamlined body.

At that time the speeds that were developed with the propulsion available were and are still truly amazing. Consider that even if the half mile time at 190 mph. was set as the established record careful calculations show it would have taken the British 425 years and a car weighing 12.75 tons to best the Yanks.

]]> By: S.L. Lady Anne http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-35295 S.L. Lady Anne Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-35295 In 1907 Fred Marriott returned to Ormond Beach Florida with the Stanley Rocket to reset his first record. Engineers from M I T were there and set up timers along the measured mile. At the half mile point the Stanley rocket was clocked at just under 190 mph just before the car caught a berm in the sand and was sent airborne destroying the car and nearly killing Marriott. The Stanley Rocket was not a production car but a specially prepared car weighing less than 1300 lb. with an aerodynamic and streamlined body. At that time the speeds that were developed with the propulsion available were and are still truly amazing. Consider that even if the half mile time at 190 mph. was set as the established record careful calculations show it would have taken the British 425 years and a car weighing 12.75 tons to best the Yanks. In 1907 Fred Marriott returned to Ormond Beach Florida with the Stanley Rocket to reset his first record. Engineers from M I T were there and set up timers along the measured mile. At the half mile point the Stanley rocket was clocked at just under 190 mph just before the car caught a berm in the sand and was sent airborne destroying the car and nearly killing Marriott. The Stanley Rocket was not a production car but a specially prepared car weighing less than 1300 lb. with an aerodynamic and streamlined body.

At that time the speeds that were developed with the propulsion available were and are still truly amazing. Consider that even if the half mile time at 190 mph. was set as the established record careful calculations show it would have taken the British 425 years and a car weighing 12.75 tons to best the Yanks.

]]> By: Steve Shurts http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-12064 Steve Shurts Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:05:52 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-12064 Well, the beast set the record today... It reached a whopping (almost) 140 mph - with a mere 3MW of power. For those of you interested in such trivia, that is equivalent to 4020 hp. In the meantime, 500 cc motorcycles are required to run at least 163 mph at Bonneville to even qualify. What do you bet that they are no where near 4000 hp behemoths? Want to make any bets on fuel economy? This thing is crap. It doesn't take any skill to throw more and more power to go faster - it takes a big wallet... Well, the beast set the record today… It reached a whopping (almost) 140 mph – with a mere 3MW of power. For those of you interested in such trivia, that is equivalent to 4020 hp. In the meantime, 500 cc motorcycles are required to run at least 163 mph at Bonneville to even qualify.

What do you bet that they are no where near 4000 hp behemoths? Want to make any bets on fuel economy? This thing is crap. It doesn’t take any skill to throw more and more power to go faster – it takes a big wallet…

]]> By: Steve Shurts http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-35294 Steve Shurts Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-35294 Well, the beast set the record today... It reached a whopping (almost) 140 mph - with a mere 3MW of power. For those of you interested in such trivia, that is equivalent to 4020 hp. In the meantime, 500 cc motorcycles are required to run at least 163 mph at Bonneville to even qualify. What do you bet that they are no where near 4000 hp behemoths? Want to make any bets on fuel economy? This thing is crap. It doesn't take any skill to throw more and more power to go faster - it takes a big wallet... Well, the beast set the record today… It reached a whopping (almost) 140 mph – with a mere 3MW of power. For those of you interested in such trivia, that is equivalent to 4020 hp. In the meantime, 500 cc motorcycles are required to run at least 163 mph at Bonneville to even qualify.

What do you bet that they are no where near 4000 hp behemoths? Want to make any bets on fuel economy? This thing is crap. It doesn’t take any skill to throw more and more power to go faster – it takes a big wallet…

]]> By: greg http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-12063 greg Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:35:48 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-12063 103 years and substantial improvements in support technology and the British Steam Car manages 10mph faster than a Stanley Steamer. Hmmnnn...... 103 years and substantial improvements in support technology and the British Steam Car manages 10mph faster than a Stanley Steamer.

Hmmnnn……

]]> By: greg http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-35293 greg Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:35:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-35293 103 years and substantial improvements in support technology and the British Steam Car manages 10mph faster than a Stanley Steamer. Hmmnnn...... 103 years and substantial improvements in support technology and the British Steam Car manages 10mph faster than a Stanley Steamer.

Hmmnnn……

]]> By: Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-12062 Jo Borras Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:12:21 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-12062 @ Rion EPIC find! @ Rion

EPIC find!

]]> By: Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-35292 Jo Borras Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:12:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-35292 @ Rion EPIC find! @ Rion

EPIC find!

]]> By: Rion http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-12061 Rion Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:42:45 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-12061 I would just like to point out that a steam locomotive in 1938 went 125.88mph while pulling a train (wikipedia). Not too far behind this record... I would just like to point out that a steam locomotive in 1938 went 125.88mph while pulling a train (wikipedia). Not too far behind this record…

]]> By: Rion http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/fastest-kettle-in-the-world-racing-to-break-103-year-old-steam-powered-land-speed-record/#comment-35291 Rion Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:42:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3276#comment-35291 I would just like to point out that a steam locomotive in 1938 went 125.88mph while pulling a train (wikipedia). Not too far behind this record... I would just like to point out that a steam locomotive in 1938 went 125.88mph while pulling a train (wikipedia). Not too far behind this record…

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