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Old 03-30-2009, 12:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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126mph "Greenbird" sets record (wind powered vehicle)
wind powered racer set land speed record


British man creates fastest wind-powered vehicleÂ*-Â*Car News | MSN Cars UK


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Old 03-30-2009, 02:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Cool - the attempt last year had to be aborted due to unusual levels of rain in Australia IIRC. They got there eventually.
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Old 03-30-2009, 02:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 03-30-2009, 11:24 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Just a little behind the times - I posted the link a couple of days ago :-)


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