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Old 05-06-2014, 03:49 AM   #81 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by xntrx View Post
At that point, might as well go full steam. Fyi, for the racers amongst us, the landspeed records for steam are ridiculously old and low.
They should hold an event for just such a race, I could see many grandpa's entry being spectacular although heavy..

On your steam assist idea maybe the steam engine could drive a air compressor to fill a large air tank for a assist air pressure motor.

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