{
  "id": 450015,
  "title": "Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/driver-who-broke-the-sound-barrier-attempts-another-land-speed-record",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/land-speed-record-hydrogen-car-bonneville-utah-8f42b646ab714a60292f2c1b21e777ad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British driver Andy Green, the sole individual to break the sound barrier in a car, returns to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah this week pursuing another land speed record with his hydrogen-powered vehicle. In 2006, Green set a diesel-powered land speed record of 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) on the same salt flats. Now, Green aims to beat that mark by driving the 32-foot (9.75-meter) JCB Hydromax, a bright yellow, long, and slim car equipped with two hydrogen internal combustion engines. The engines provide 1,600 horsepower, adapted from machinery used by construction equipment manufacturer JCB. Green hopes to not only win another accolade but also highlight hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative. In July, Green spoke to The Associated Press, expressing his enthusiasm for the \"fuel of the future.\" To officially earn the hydrogen record, Green must achieve 185.5 mph (298.5 kph) with hydrogen internal combustion engines and 341.3 mph (549.2 kph) with electric vehicles during Tuesday's attempt, in front of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile.",
  "summary": "British driver Andy Green, known for setting the land speed record for a diesel-powered car in 2006, is back at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in a hydrogen-powered vehicle in a bid to break the diesel-powered record and showcase the potential of hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative. The 32-foot-long JCB Hydromax, equipped with two hydrogen internal combustion engines, aims to surpass Green's previous speed of 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) and also set new records for hydrogen internal combustion engines and electric vehicles. Green, a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot, is optimistic about the future of hydrogen as a \"fuel of the future,\" but the exact speed he will achieve remains uncertain until he sets it during Tuesday's attempt in front of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/driver-who-broke-the-sound-barrier-attempts-another-land-speed-record-452883",
        "published": "2026-08-10T08:04:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}