New Wind Powered Land Speed Record 138.19mph
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Congratulations to Team New Zealand Photo: Emirates Team New Zealand A new wind-powered land speed world record has been set, smashing a previous record which stood for over 13 years. Team New Zealand – normally a sailing team – set the new benchmark on its land yacht, named Horonuku, at Lake Gairdner, a long white […]
6 Years Ago, History was Made
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Six years ago this week 30th March 2010, a bit of history was made, a massive kite buggying mile stone, the first man on the planet to break 80mph in a standard race type buggy, at that speed the amount of drag created from the position of the pilot is immense, when you consider the […]