Guy Martin and a JCB

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Sparky137

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867 posts

180 months

Friday 21st June 2019
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Yesterday Guy Martin set a new UK land speed record for the fastest tractor at 103.6 mph in a JCB Fastrack.

Later this year there will be a program broadcast on TV following this achievement and how it happened.

Well done Guy!

Sparky137

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867 posts

180 months

Monday 11th November 2019
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The program is being broadcast next Sunday (17th Nov) on Channel 4 at 9:00 pm.

Sparky137

Original Poster:

867 posts

180 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Quick reminder bump!!!

Higgs boson

1,091 posts

152 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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thumbup

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Cheers me dears! thumbup

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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I wonder if he will do it... Oh, wait.....

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Spoiler alert !

Sparky137

Original Poster:

867 posts

180 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Here are some pictures of the machine when we had it at JCB Power Systems shortly after the record run.










ajprice

27,317 posts

195 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Casting shade on the Top Gear effort already hehe

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Not often one hears "we can take two or three tons off it" when talking of race vehicles. biggrin

BaldOldMan

4,582 posts

63 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Looking forward to the show

Is there a definition of what constitutes a 'tractor' ?

Goldenballs92

23 posts

142 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Good old Ricardo

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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His hair isn't doing the continuity much good laugh

ajprice

27,317 posts

195 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Grahamdub said:
His hair isn't doing the continuity much good laugh
hehe


DSLiverpool

14,671 posts

201 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Try talking like the narrator - it’s just weird!

Adrian W

13,848 posts

227 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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The charge cooler has been in all the other shots of the engine

GOATever

2,651 posts

66 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Good effort, but why not just smack a KB hemi in there, run it on NitroMeth, smack a load of NOS on it, and blow the Yankee Doodle dandies into next week?

Some Guy

2,075 posts

90 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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I guess using the JCB lump is good for credibility by keeping everything in house.

Stunning effort though. Awesome machine.

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Colin Furze would install a pulse jet made from an old drainpipe, and make it do 120mph. And only take 3 days.

Probably...

227bhp

10,203 posts

127 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Good effort, couldn't understand why they made grooved tyres though and not slicks?